Arun Cherkkil

PhD in Mechanical Engineering. I build tech to study the brain. Talk neurotech to me.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

I am deeply grateful to my advisor Dr. @bksuhasa for his unwavering support as I led this moonshot project from concept to completion. I also thank my committee members, Dr. @TNetoff , Dr. Jeff Tithof, Dr. Ognjen Ilic, Dr. Yogatheesan Varatharajah.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

🎓PhD done! Time for a short break before embarking on the next exciting journey! Stay tuned ;) #research #mechanical #neurosciences #milestone

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

My dissertation focused on the development of a novel neural interface technology, the CortexCAM , to reveal cortex-wide neural networks underlying complex behaviors such as spatial navigation and head direction. Read more here: https://t.co/lnPr9vZl0u

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

Thanks for the introduction @bksuhasa! Come talk to me at #Sfn2025 if cortex-wide neuroimaging interests you!

[Suhasa @bksuhasa]

Excited to be back in San Diego for #Sfn2025 .We have three posters. First up @cherkkil will presenting his ultra compact microscope for cortex-wide imaging of 1000s of neurons in freely behaving mice. PSTR049.17 on Sat 1:00 PM.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

@_janzimmermann_ @bksuhasa Thankyou for your excitement @_janzimmermann_ ! Please do visit my poster at SfN if this is something that interests you!

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

I had the great opportunity to be selected for @HHMIJanelia Workshop on 'Grounding Cognition in Mechanistic Insight', at the Janelia Research Campus (April 27- May 2). Sharing pictures from my presentation here. It was a fun and exciting experience!

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

This year, I had the honor of being an invited speaker and share the highlights from my PhD work, the HP-MCAM (manuscript in preparation!). This is a novel multi-camera imaging platform to do cortex-wide cellular neuroimaging in a moving small mammalian model.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

I had the good opportunity to give an invited talk at Optica Biophotonics Congress held at Coronado, CA (April 22, 2025) on the development of a new class of neuroimaging devices for cortex-wide imaging in behaving model organisms.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

@cboudoux Thanks to my PI @bksuhasa for guiding and motivating me to pursue challenging research ideas. Thanks to all my collaborators and co-authors for their unwavering support and contributions to this work.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

It’s been a pleasure to meet with friends, peers and new researchers in Brain and Optics. I thank the organizers of this edition of the conference, especially @cboudoux for the opportunity and her inspiring words.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

I would like to thank CNE for the invite. Special thanks to Prof. @TNetoff , Lead at CNE, for selecting my work for presentation and my PhD advisor Prof. @bksuhasa for the support and recommendation.

More about this seminar series here :

https://t.co/smx1IkMKpi

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

Last week, I had the opportunity to present my research work on the development of brain-wide neural interfaces at the Center for Neural Engineering (CNE) Seminar Series at University of Minnesota. I shared some recent updates from my research on cortex-wide neuroimaging device.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

@WikiZong @KISNeuro Congratulations.

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

It was great to meet up with friends @StanfordBrain station. We were the first batch to attend the Neurobehavior workshop organised by @StanfordBrain and @StanfordMed . Highly recommend this for early career neuroscientists interested in diesease models and drug discovery #SfN24

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

And that’s a wrap at SfN24, Chicago. Engaging talks, buzzing poster sessions, scientific discussions, technology, and reunions. Always learning new things every year @SfNtweets . Looking forward to next year! #sfn2024

[Suhasa @bksuhasa]

New pre-print from our lab! We report on the automation of the delicate process of bone removal in rodent cranial microsurgeries. Video shows robotic eggshell engraving & comparison to a manual attempt by an experienced surgeon. https://t.co/8yWtmLeBWN

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

@WikiZong @bksuhasa @WikiZong Thanks so much for your interest in our work! Looking forward to connecting with you!

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

Interested in a scope that can detect neural activity from across the cortex in freely behaving 🐁? Check out our work on mini-MCAM that is up on Biorxiv. I’m happy to have co-led this work. Thanks to my PI, @bksuhasa for the opportunity. Next stop: Imaging the entire 🧠.

[Suhasa @bksuhasa]

🚨 New pre-print!! We built a miniaturized device with an array of 4 micro-cameras that can each image multiple cortical areas in freely behaving mice. The mini-MCAM can image dozens of brain regions spread across >30 mm^2 of the cortical surface https://t.co/gk58HXT613

[bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv_neursci]

Pan-cortical cellular imaging in freely behaving mice using a miniaturized micro-camera array microscope (mini-MCAM) https://t.co/8COO5rN6c2 #biorxiv_neursci

[Arun Cherkkil @cherkkil]

Had an amazing experience presenting on the development of a novel miniaturized cortex-wide neuroimaging device for translational neuroscience at Optica Biomed '24!
#OpticaBiomed24 #BioPhotonics #ComputationalMicroscopy #OpticsAndTheBrain