Ayushi is a PhD candidate interested in neuroimmunology and neurotoxicology, with a long-term goal of understanding how immune responses and environmental factors interact to drive neurological disease.

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GRADUATE STUDENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

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Neuronal- Microglial Interactions in Brain

Gut- Brain Axis in regulating Neurological Function

Diagram illustrating the gut-brain axis, showing the brain, gut, and enteric nervous system, with gut microbiota labeled as beneficial microbes and pathogenic microbes, and an infographic at the bottom showing progression of neuroinflammation stages.