2024
Dilip Menon P
CSIR – Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi
Finalist, TNQ Inspiring Science Awards 2024
Affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Now: Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, San Francisco
Research paper title: Combinatorial encoding of odors in the mosquito antennal lobe
Journal: Nature Communications
“I am truly honored to be selected as a finalist for the Inspiring Science Award 2024. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to TNQ Science Award 2024. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to TNQ Technologies for recognizing the significance of my doctoral research and for inspiring young scientific minds in India to strive for research excellence. A special acknowledgment goes to my PhD mentor, Dr. Nitin Gupta, whose unwavering encouragement pushed me to pursue excellence even when I had no background in neuroscience prior to joining the lab. I also extend a huge thanks to all the contributing authors for their dedicated efforts invested in this project. Lastly, I am deeply grateful to my family members, friends, and my life partner, Shubham, for being my pillars of strength throughout this journey.”
Combinatorial encoding of odors in the mosquito antennal lobe