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Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Stem cell biology, Chronobiology, Photobiology, Molecular method and Genetic tool development, Project Management
Austria, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, India, Switzerland

Biography

Dr. Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan, PhD
Project Lead | Senior Research Scientist
FWF-SFB F78 NeuroStemModulation
IMBA, Austrian Academy of Sciences | University of Vienna
Vienna BioCenter
Dr. Bohr Gasse 3
1030 Vienna, Austria

Research interests:
- Neurobiology
- Stem cell biology
- Chronobiology
- Photobiology

Current work:
Impact of circadian clock mutations on neural stem cell fate

Activities

Employment (6)

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology: Vienna, AT

2020-03 to 2022-10 | Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Neuroscience | Stem cell biology (FWF-SFB F78 NeuroStemModulation)
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2018-10 to 2020-02 | Postdoctoral Research Scientist
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University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2015-11 to 2018-09 | University Assistant | PhD Research Scientist - Photoreceptor Biology | Circadian and Circalunar clock
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University of Manchester: Manchester, GB

2015-03 to 2015-10 | Visiting Scientist - Photoreceptor Biology | GPCR signalling (Center for Biological Timing, Faculty of Life Sciences)
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Max F Perutz Laboratories Center of Molecular Biology: Vienna, AT

2011-02 to 2015-02 | VBC PhD Fellow - Photoreceptor Biology | Circadian and Circalunar Clock
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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore: Bengaluru, IN

2008-05 to 2010-05 | Research Assistant - Protein Bioinformatics | Database and Resources (Department of Biochemistry)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Vienna: Vienna, AT

2018 | PhD in Molecular Biology - Grade 1, Excellent | VDS CoBeNe Seed Grant Award winner (VBC PhD Program, Vienna BioCenter)
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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore: Bengaluru, IN

2008 | M.Sc. Bioinformatics - Thesis
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Bharathiar University: Coimbatore, IN

2008 | M.Sc. Bioinformatics - CGPA: 5.95/6.00, Grade 1; Distinction, University rank holder (Department of Bioinformatics)
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Madurai Kamaraj University: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN

2006 | B.Sc. Microbiology - Grade 1; Distinction | Best Outgoing Student Award (Sourashtra College)
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Professional activities (3)

Bharathiar University: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN

2008 | University Rank Holder (Topped University ranking with 2nd position in M.Sc. Bioinformatics)
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Karunya University: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IN

2007 | Certificate of Merit, National Technical Festival
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Madurai Kamaraj University: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN

2006 | Best Outgoing Student Award (Department of Microbiology, Sourashtra College)
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Funding (3)

SFB G78 “Stem Cell Modulation in Neural Development and Regeneration”

2020 to present | Grant
FWF Austrian Science Fund (Vienna, AT)
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan

CoBeNe Cross Disciplinary Seed Grant

2015 to present | Grant
University of Vienna (Vienna, AT)
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VBC PhD Fellowship

2011 to present | Contract
University of Vienna (Vienna, AT)
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Works (17)

Two light sensors decode moonlight versus sunlight to adjust a plastic circadian/circalunidian clock to moon phase

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2022-05-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan

Characterization of cephalic and non-cephalic sensory cell types provides insight into joint photo- And mechanoreceptor evolution

bioRxiv
2021 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85101013789

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Revilla-I-Domingo, R.; Veedin Rajan, V.B.; Waldherr, M.; Prohaczka, G.; Musset, H.; Orel, L.; Gerrard, E.; Smolka, M.; Farlik, M.; Lucas, R.J. et al.
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan via Scopus - Elsevier

Two light sensors decode moonlight versus sunlight to adjust a plastic circadian/circalunidian clock to moon phase

bioRxiv
2021 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85106393409

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Zurl, M.; Poehn, B.; Rieger, D.; Krishnan, S.; Rokvic, D.; Veedin Rajan, V.B.; Gerrard, E.; Schlichting, M.; Orel, L.; Lucas, R.J. et al.
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan via Scopus - Elsevier

Characterization of cephalic and non-cephalic sensory cell types provides insight into joint photo- and mechanoreceptor evolution

eLife
2021-08-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-084X
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan

Seasonal variation in UVA light drives hormonal and behavioural changes in a marine annelid via a ciliary opsin

Nature Ecology & Evolution
2021-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2397-334X
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Ciliary and rhabdomeric photoreceptor-cell circuits form a spectral depth gauge in marine zooplankton

bioRxiv
2018 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85095662013

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Verasztó, C.; Gühmann, M.; Jia, H.; Veedin Rajan, V.B.; Bezares-Calderón, L.A.; Lopez, C.P.; Randel, N.; Shahidi, R.; Michiels, N.K.; Yokoyama, S. et al.
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan via Scopus - Elsevier

A Go-type opsin mediates the shadow reflex in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii

BMC Biology
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1741-7007
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Ciliary and rhabdomeric photoreceptor-cell circuits form a spectral depth gauge in marine zooplankton.

eLife
2018-05-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan

Genetic and Genomic Tools for the Marine Annelid <i>Platynereis dumerilii</i>

Genetics
2014-05-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1943-2631
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Conditional and Specific Cell Ablation in the Marine Annelid Platynereis dumerilii

PLoS ONE
2013-09-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Stable transgenesis in the marine annelid <i>Platynereis dumerilii</i> sheds new light on photoreceptor evolution

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2013-01-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0027-8424
Part of ISSN: 1091-6490
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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HSPIR: a manually annotated heat shock protein information resource

Bioinformatics
2012-11-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1460-2059
Part of ISSN: 1367-4803
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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Arabidopsis thaliana J-class heat shock proteins: cellular stress sensors

Functional &amp; Integrative Genomics
2009-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1438-793X
Part of ISSN: 1438-7948
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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"Diverse effects of light": Deciphering the role of opsins in photic entrainment of marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii

2008 | Dissertation/Thesis
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Genome-wide and Structural analyses of J-class Heat shock protein family

2008 | Dissertation/Thesis
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An Insilico analysis of cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease

2007 | Dissertation/Thesis
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Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan

An In silico and chromatographic analysis of Antidiabetic medicinal plant drugs

2006 | Dissertation/Thesis
Contributors: Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan
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