Ishan Agrawal
Post Doctoral Research Assistant
I completed my Ph.D. in 2021 from the Indian Institute of Technology in Jodhpur, India. My Ph.D. thesis focused on investigating dopamine's role in the induction of microglial extracellular traps. I am intrigued by the role of microglia and its crosstalk with other neuronal cells in neurodegenerative diseases. I joined James and Lillian Martin Stem Cell Centre at Sir William Dunn School of Pathology in 2022 as a postdoc researcher. I studied the expression and function of the cGAS-STING pathway in human induced pluripotent stem cells derived microglia, neurons, and astrocytes. I joined the Oxford-GSK-IMCM Alzheimer's Disease (AD) team in 2024 as a postdoc researcher. I will be studying how tau, amyloid-beta, alpha-synuclein, and TDP-43 affect microglia and play a role in the development and progression of AD. I love teaching and mentoring, and have mentored students during my Ph.D. and previous postdoc. I am an intermediate-level squash player and love reading, traveling, and eating