Welcome to the Chalasani lab! We use Caenorhabditis elegans, Danio rerio, and Mus musculus to study how the nervous system integrates changes in external and internal environment to generate behavior. We expect to uncover principles of brain function and develop therapeutics for various human neurological conditions.
Magaram, U., Weiss, C., Vasan, A., Reddy, K.C., Friend, J., Chalasani, S.H. Two pathways are required for ultrasound-evoked behavioral changes in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2022) PLOS One. 17(5):e0267698. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267698
Matty, M.A., Lau, H.E., Haley, J.A., Singh, A., Chakraborty, A., Kono, K., Reddy, K.C., Hansen, M., Chalasani, S.H. Intestine-to-neuronal signaling alters risk-taking behaviors in food-deprived Caenorhabditis elegans. (2022) PLOS Genetics. 18(5):e1010178. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010178
Mei, J., Vasan, A., Magaram, U., Takemura, K., Chalasani, S.H., Friend, J. Well-free agglomeration and on-demand three-dimensional cell cluster formation using guided surface acoustic waves through a couplant layer. (2022) Biomed Microdevices. 24(2):18. DOI: 10.1007/s10544-022-00617-z
Vasan, A., Allein, F., Duque, M., Magaram, U., Boechler, N., Chalasani, S.H., Friend, J. Microscale concert hall acoustics to produce uniform ultrasound stimulation for targeted sonogenetics in hsTRPA1-transfected cells. (2022) Adv Nanobiomed Res. 2(5). DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202100135
Quach, K.T., Chalasani, S.H. Flexible reprogramming of Pristionchus pacificus motivation for attacking Caenorhabditis elegans in predator-prey competition. (2022) Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.033