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He then went on to do a Ph.D., under the supervision of Terry Sejnowski, at Johns Hopkins University and the Salk Institute. After post-doctoral research at Yale University and MIT, he started his own laboratory at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India in 1999. He was the founding director of the Center for Brain Development and Repair, an international collaborative center between NCBS, inStem and University of Edinburgh. In 2023, he moved to Kolkata to established CHINTA. For his research, Prof. Chattarji was awarded the Global Champion Award by the Fragile X Research Foundation, USA. He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. He is also the first Indian neuroscientist to become a Fellow of the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Prof. Chattarji served on the Council of the Society for Neuroscience, the first Indian to do so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b42f0 e-con-full chi-profile-img e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31b42f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f46a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1f46a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tcgcrest.org\/institutes\/chinta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof.-Sumantra-Shona-Chattarji-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tcgcrest.org\/institutes\/chinta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof.-Sumantra-Shona-Chattarji-4.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.tcgcrest.org\/institutes\/chinta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Prof.-Sumantra-Shona-Chattarji-4-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22099de chi-rs-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22099de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1901f42 e-con-full chi-rs-heading chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1901f42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06dd6f3 fs-h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06dd6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c682df e-con-full chi-rs-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c682df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8385f5 e-con-full chi-rs-content-row chi-rs-content-row-1 chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8385f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a485aea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a485aea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36409a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36409a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccca6eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccca6eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emotionally significant experiences tend to be well remembered, and the amygdala has a pivotal role in this process. But the rapid and efficient encoding of emotional memories can become maladaptive, severe stress often turns them into a source of chronic anxiety. During the initial phase of my independent research career, I focused on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying these powerful affective symptoms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9f91a e-con-full chi-rs-content-row chi-rs-content-row-2 chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e9f91a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094b330 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"094b330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12a8a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12a8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To this end, my laboratory used a range of behavioral, morphometric, in vitro and in vivo electrophysiological tools to identify neural correlates of stress-induced modulation of amygdala structure and function- from cellular and synaptic mechanisms to their behavioral consequences in rodent models. Our research revealed unique features of stress-induced plasticity in the amygdala, which are in striking contrast to those seen in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, and could have long-term consequences for pathological fear and anxiety exhibited in people with stress-related psychiatric disorders (Chattarji et al., Nature Neuroscience, 2015).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2aa057 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2aa057\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac2c08 e-con-full chi-rs-content-row chi-rs-content-row-3 chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fac2c08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46841ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46841ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575980f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575980f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to behavioral experience, the genes we inherit can also cause cognitive and emotional dysfunction. Strikingly, individuals afflicted with certain types of neurodevelopmental disorders often exhibit impaired cognitive function alongside high anxiety and mood lability. Hence, over the past 20 years my research has also used rodent models, to identify circuit, cellular and molecular targets that can be used to correct affective and cognitive alterations caused by these disorders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5aea48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5aea48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b92c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b92c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our initial focus was on rodent models of Fragile X Syndrome, a common inherited form of mental impairment and autism. This work was then extended to several SFARI Consortium Rat Models at the Center for Brain Development and Repair (CBDR) in Bangalore, a collaborative center with the University of Edinburgh. Subsequently, we also used human neural stem cell models to identify a novel role for human astrocytes in mediating cell non-autonomous correction of aberrant firing in human FXS neurons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b143b chi-rp-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6b143b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddaa537 e-con-full chi-rp-heading chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddaa537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bb94b fs-h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37bb94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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Apart from looking at synaptic plasticity and stress-related changes in these models, this project will also extend to patient-derived stem cell&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fdf9f chi-btn-transparent chi-btn-v2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16fdf9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQyNzYiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"24\" fill=\"#DB5460\"><\/circle><defs><clipPath id=\"clip2\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"24\"><\/circle><\/clipPath><\/defs><g clip-path=\"url(#clip2)\"><g class=\"arrow-out\"><path d=\"M19.4334 15.7385L32.4992 16.251M32.4992 16.251L32.0889 30.2397M32.4992 16.251L16.3277 32.4224\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><g class=\"arrow-in\"><path d=\"M19.4334 15.7385L32.4992 16.251M32.4992 16.251L32.0889 30.2397M32.4992 16.251L16.3277 32.4224\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc7e5c chi-sp-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddc7e5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71bdc5 e-con-full chi-sp-heading chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b71bdc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ff3b7 fs-h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3ff3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Selected Publications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af97e39 e-con-full chi-sp-content e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af97e39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5e033 e-con-full chi-sp-content-col chi-fadeup-animation e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e5e033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f363e51 e-con-full chi-sp-content-col-item  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f363e51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256c52f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"256c52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8854fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8854fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Srinivasan DJ, Kagpal V, Morris RGM and Chattarji S (2025) Social dominance in rats is a determinant of susceptibility to stress. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA DOI: 10.1073\/pnas.2412314122.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5112ac elementor-widget__width-initial chi-circle-btn chi-btn-v1 chi-icon-d-block elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b5112ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"single\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40344000\/\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"24\" fill=\"white\"><\/circle><defs><clipPath id=\"clip1\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"24\"><\/circle><\/clipPath><\/defs><g clip-path=\"url(#clip1)\"><g class=\"arrow-out\"><path d=\"M19.4334 15.7385L32.4992 16.251M32.4992 16.251L32.0889 30.2397M32.4992 16.251L16.3277 32.4224\" stroke=\"#065E44\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><g class=\"arrow-in\"><path d=\"M19.4334 15.7385L32.4992 16.251M32.4992 16.251L32.0889 30.2397M32.4992 16.251L16.3277 32.4224\" stroke=\"#065E44\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a088d00 e-con-full chi-sp-content-col-item  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a088d00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3e017 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea3e017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff15e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff15e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sharma SD, Reddy BK, Pal R, Ritakari TE, Cooper JD, Selvaraj BT, Kind PC, Chandran S, Wyllie DJA and Chattarji S (2023) Astrocytes mediate cell non-autonomous correction of aberrant firing in human FXS neurons. Cell Reports DOI: 10.1016\/j.celrep.2023.112344.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6eb62 elementor-widget__width-initial chi-btn-v1 chi-icon-d-block elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1a6eb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37018073\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"24\" fill=\"white\"><\/circle><defs><clipPath id=\"clip1\"><circle cx=\"24\" cy=\"24\" r=\"24\"><\/circle><\/clipPath><\/defs><g clip-path=\"url(#clip1)\"><g class=\"arrow-out\"><path d=\"M19.4334 15.7385L32.4992 16.251M32.4992 16.251L32.0889 30.2397M32.4992 16.251L16.3277 32.4224\" stroke=\"#065E44\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><g class=\"arrow-in\"><path d=\"M19.4334 15.7385L32.4992 16.251M32.4992 16.251L32.0889 30.2397M32.4992 16.251L16.3277 32.4224\" stroke=\"#065E44\" stroke-width=\"2.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1e4a8 e-con-full chi-sp-content-col-item  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac1e4a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b038c02 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b038c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4066b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4066b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chattarji, S., Tomar, A., Suvrathan, A., Ghosh, S., and Rahman, M. 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