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He received a B.Tech and an M.Tech in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. He conducted postdoctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles as a Helen Hay Whitney Fellow in the lab of Dr. Larry Zipursky. His research focuses on the regulation of gene expression in developing nervous systems across space and time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnimal brains consist of a vast number of neurons (~100 billion in humans, ~100 million in mice), and thousands of neuron-types. These neurons generated at different times and locations in the developing brain come together in precise ways to form specific connections (~100 trillion connections in the human brain). Even subtle defects in wiring are associated with conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and epilepsy. How does biology ensure the assembly of such a complex structure? A key piece of this puzzle is ensuring that the right set of genes are expressed at the right time and in the right place. The Jain lab is trying to address the following questions: 1) How are the timing and cell-type specificity of gene expression controlled in developing neurons to ensure proper circuit formation? 2) How are these mechanisms perturbed in neurodevelopmental disorders? To address these questions, the lab applies single-cell genomics, genetics and molecular biology approaches in the developing mouse and fruit fly visual systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/soda\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESpatial Omics and Data Analytics (SODA) Center\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E meets monthly for networking, information transfer, and active partnership formation. These seminars will feature internal faculty spotlights, external leaders, and dedicated time slots for \u201cSynergy Sessions\u201d where faculty pitch data challenges or analytical solutions, directly seeding joint grant applications and cross-departmental Ph.D. mentorship.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Ch6\u003ESaumya Jain, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech\u003C\/h6\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Saumya Jain, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2026-08-24 18:51:22","changed_gmt":"2026-08-24 18:53:57","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-10-22T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-10-22T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-10-22T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-10-22 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-10-22 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-10-22 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Petit Biotechnology Building, 315 Ferst Drive NW, Suddath Seminar Room 1128, Atlanta, GA 30332","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. 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