Prabha Muddobalaiah

Biography:

Prabha Muddobalaiah is an accomplished academician with a diverse research background in medical neuroscience, focusing on brain tumors and neurodegeneration, as well as cell/molecular neurochemistry, including neural stem cells and hydrolases. She holds an MSc in Biochemistry from Central College (1996) and a PhD in Biochemistry from Bangalore University and NIMHANS (2005). Prabha also completed a visiting fellowship at NCBS in 2006 and a postdoctoral fellowship at MCBL, IISc from 2007 to 2008. With over 24 years of research experience, including a PhD and postdoctoral training, she has spent 15 years in academia, with 7 years as an Assistant Professor and currently serving as an Associate Professor since 2017. She has delivered 8 invited talks and received around 30 invitations to speak abroad, published 20 research papers (18 as the first author), and served as an invited reviewer for journals like *Journal of Neurochemistry* and *Cancer Biomarkers*. Prabha is also a life member of several academic organizations, including IAN and SNCI India, and is an editorial member of three journals. Her contributions have earned her several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Shiksha Gaurava Puraskar, the Excellence for Best Educationist Award in 2022, and the Eminent Educationist of India Award by KTK Foundation, New Delhi, in November 2022. She also received the NPTEL Domain Star award in Biotechnology-Biosciences in 2022, earning six silver medals and an Elite certificate, and was recognized with the Women Researcher Award at the International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science, and Medicine in November 2022.