IIT-JEE topper Nitin Gupta now studies mosquito brains at IIT Kanpur (opens the source in a new tab)
- All India Rank 1 in IIT-JEE 2000; BTech in computer science at IIT Kanpur (2004), a PhD at UC San Diego (2009) and NIH research (2010–14).
- Back at IIT Kanpur since July 2014, his lab studies how insect brains decide to approach or avoid a smell, such as a human body versus a repellent.
- His group built TreadWill, a free automated CBT programme for depression; in a 598-person randomised trial in India, users who finished at least half the modules showed significant drops in depression and anxiety symptoms.
- 598
- participants, India trial
- 12 of 20
- of 2000–19 toppers abroad
Why it matters Talent that stays can serve Indian needs.
Other side This is one career, and the trial benefit is reported for users who completed at least half the modules; others may not see the same. Twelve of twenty toppers abroad is a small group, not a trend.
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