Sahana Sitaraman, PhD
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Sahana is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist, where she crafts stories that bring the wonders and oddities of science to life. In 2022, she earned a PhD in neuroscience from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, India, studying how neurons develop their stereotypical tree-like shapes. In a parallel universe, Sahana is a passionate singer and an enthusiastic hiker.

Education

National Centre for Biological Sciences, India

PhD

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Rukhmabai Initiatives Fellowship

Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program

Articles by Sahana Sitaraman, PhD

An illustration showing cancer cells against a background of DNA strands.

Jumping DNA Sequences Drive Early Tumor Growth

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 2 min read

A mouse aorta with immunofluorescence tagging of various molecules, emphasizing the close connection between vasculature and fat.

How Fat Type Shapes Hypertension Risk

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

An aerial view of a glacier, which houses millions of microbes within its icy interior.

The Ice is Alive: Uncovering the Vanishing World of Glacial Microbes

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 8 min read

A young female cancer patient spending time with a friend. They are sitting outside, enjoying tea and conversation, as the sun sets behind them.

Social Interactions Slow Cancer Via an Anxiety-Reducing Neural Circuit

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 4 min read

Two hands massaging a knee, indicating pain.

Restoring Autophagy Eases Chronic Pain in Mice

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

A bowl of kopi luwak beans, also called civet coffee.

What’s the Secret to Civet Coffee’s Distinctive Taste?

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

AI-produced rendering of mouse brain regionalization overlaid with network motifs, symbolizing the fusion of artificial intelligence and neuroanatomical discovery.

A Neural Network Maps the Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

A network of sympathetic nerves (white) innervating and growing alongside the eggs (green) within a fragment of a human ovary. A large growing follicle containing an egg is shown in magenta.

A Cellular Atlas of the Aging Ovary Reveals How Fertility Fades

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 4 min read

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Peripheral Immune Tolerance Research Wins Nobel Prize

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

Yogurt in an earthen pot with a wooden spoon by the side.

Ants Can Ferment Milk to Make Yogurt. But How?

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 4 min read

A woman capturing a photograph of an elephant, while on a safari. Such salient moments can strengthen the memory of mundane stuff that occurred before or after.

Why Do Some Memories Stick, But Others Fade Away?

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 3 min read

Young woman clutching abdomen in discomfort, showing symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.

Why Smoking Surprisingly Soothes Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms

By Sahana Sitaraman, PhD | | 4 min read

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