I am an undergraduate researcher at IISc interested in biomedical research. I am fascinated by the plasticity of biological systems and how these systems across different scales communicate and adapt.
Research Projects
AMPK-TXNIP in epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer
with Prof. Annapoorni Rangarajan and Prof. Mohit Kumar Jolly
Role of PV interneurons in spatial memory interference in mice
with Prof. Balaji Jayaprakash
mRNA-based therapeutics for Endometriosis
under Prof. Rachit Aggarwal | iGEM 2023
Preprint
Meena, R. K., Fan, Y., R, S., Pandey, A. J., Kannan, A., Subramanian, Y., Subramanian, Y., George, J. T., Jolly, M. K. (2025). Interconnected axes of phenotypic plasticity in epithelial cancer: implications for therapeutic resistance and metastatic competency. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.29.636020
Science Communication
I am enthusiastic about communicating science to a wider audience. As a science writer intern at IISc Office of Communication, I have authored the following articles:
- The hidden cost of doing science
- How cancer cells adapt while moving across tissues
- Action and reaction
- 4D printing for artificial blood vessels
Some of my articles on Medium:
Curriculum Vitae
You can download my CV here (PDF).