Primary Research
- Creating clear and informative image-based figures for scientific publications.
Jambor H, Antonietti A, Alicea B, Audisio T, Auer S, Bhardwaj V, Burgess S, Ferling I, Gazda M, Hoeppner L, Ilangovan V, Lo H, Olson M, Mohamed S, Sarabipour S, Varma A, Walavalkar K, Wissink E, Weissgerber T
PLoS Biology (2021) || PDF
This was the ouput of a diverse, global team of researchers who were part of the eLife Community Ambassadors Program, specifically the Meta-Research working group.
I was involved in the study design, data collection, formal analysis, writing and revision.
Authorship order was alphabetical (by last name), except for the co-first authors and last (and corresponding) author.
- A machine-learning tool to identify bistable state from calcium imaging data
Varma A, Udupa S, Sengupta M, Ghosh P, Thirumalai V
Journal of Physiology (2024) || PDF
This article was the primary output from my PhD thesis work. I was involved in all stages of this project, from conceptualization, data collection, formal analysis, co-ordination, manuscript preparation, writing and revision.
- Predictive neural computations in the cerebellum contribute to motor planning and faster behavioral responses in larval zebrafish.
Narayanan S, Varma A, Thirumalai V
Science Advances (2024) || PDF
This article was a secondary output from my PhD thesis work. I was involved in data collection, formal analysis, writing and revision.
- Highly synchronized inhibition from Purkinje cells entrains cerebellar output in zebrafish
Agarwal V, Narayanan S, Sengupta M, Varma A, Sarkar S, Chinta S, Thirumalai V
bioRxiv (2024)
This article was a secondary output from my PhD thesis work. I was involved in data collection and formal analysis for part of this work.
- Temporal integration and active sensing of light in planarians
Dalmeida R, Varma A, Anil A, Palakodeti D, Gulyani A
bioRxiv (2025)
This article was a result of an independent collaboration with a colleague. I was involved in developing custom image analysis pipelines and software (in MATLAB) for segmenting and tracking planarians.
Advocacy / Science Citizenship
- Peer Review: Feeling like a ‘real’ scientist.
Varma A
eLife (2022) || PDF
This article was pitched and selected for publication in the Sparks of Change segment.
- Recommendations for empowering early career researchers to improve research culture and practice.
Kent. BA, Holman C, Amoako E, Antonietti A, Azam J, Ballhausen H, Bediako Y, Belasen A, Carneiro C, Chen Y, Compeer E, Connor C, Crüwell S, Debat H, Dorris E, Ebrahimi H, Erlich J, Fernández-Chiappe F, Fischer F, Gazda M, Glatz T, Grabitz P, Heise V, Kent D, Lo H, McDowell G, Mehta D, Neumann W, Neves K, Patterson M, Penfold N, Piper S, Puebla I, Quashie P, Quezada C, Riley J, Rohmann J, Saladi S, Schwessinger B, Siegerink B, Stehlik P, Tzilivaki A, Umbers K,, Varma A, Walavalkar K, de Winde C, Zaza C, Weissgerber T
PLoS Biology (2022) || PDF
This article was the output of a series of discussions among many early-career researchers across the globe, primarily within the eLife Community Ambassadors network.
I was involved in numerous brainstorming sessions, and was involved in writing and editing the article.
Authorship order was alphabetical (by last name), except for the first two authors, and the last author.
- Point of View: eLife’s new model and its impact on science communication
Urban L, De Niz M, Fernández-Chiappe F, Ebrahimi H, Han L, Mehta D, Mencia R, Mittal D, Ochola E, Quezada C, Romani F, Sinapayen L, Tay A, Varma A, Yahia Mohamed Elkheir L
eLife (2022) || PDF
This article was the statement by members of the eLife Early Career Advisory Group (ECAG) in support of the new Publish-Review-Curate model championed by eLife. It outlines the working of the model, as well as its advantages, especially for early-career researchers.
I was involved in conceptualization, writing and review/editing this article.
Authorship order was alphabetical (by last name) except for the first/corresponding author.