Shelly Pal Singh

PhD-trained neuroscientist with expertise in neural circuit mechanisms governing social, emotional, and fear-related behaviors. Extensive experience in utilizing rodent models, conducting behavioral phenotyping, and performing in vivo recordings and manipulations. Proven track record of leading independent projects while effectively collaborating across disciplines to produce high-quality, reproducible research. Eager to pursue postdoctoral training to enhance skills in circuit-level analysis and contribute to innovative neuroscience research.

• Daphne, Deborah, Ashutosh Ahire, Shelly P. Singh, Shlomo Wagner, Edi Barkai, and Iris Reuveni. 2025. “Extended Fear Learning Enhances Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission onto Amygdala Engram Cells.” Nature Communications 16 (1): 9908. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64854-5.
• Hochgerner, Hannah, Shelly Singh, Muhammad Tibi, et al. 2023. “Neuronal Types in the Mouse Amygdala and Their Transcriptional Response to Fear Conditioning.” Nature Neuroscience 26 (12): 2237–49. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41593-023-01469-3.
• Jabarin, Renad, Wael Dagash, Shai Netser, Shelly Singh, Blesson K. Paul, Edi Barkai, Shlomo Wagner 2022. “Modulation of Social Investigation by Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus Rhythmic Neural Activity.” iScience, December, 105921–105921. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ISCI.2022.105921.

• Outstanding Poster Award Winner at the Winter Neuroscience Event organized by IBBRC, University of Haifa, 2025.
• Annual Article Publication Grant by IBBRC, University of Haifa (2023 and 2024).
• Sagol Department of Neurobiology Annual PhD Conference Participation Grant for the 2021-22 and 2024-25.
• Excellence Scholarship for graduate studies (2019-2023).
• CSIR-UGC-NET Fellowship (2019), Awarded by University Grants Commission (UGC), India.
• Junior Research Fellowship (2014)- Awarded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India.
• Summer Research Fellowship (2014), Awarded by INSA-NASI-IAS, India.

• European Social Club Annual meeting on the Neurobiology of Social behavior in Coimbra, Portugal, in June 2025
• Presented a poster at the Israel Society for Neuroscience (ISFN) in 2025 and 2022, held at Eilat, Israel.
• Cajal advanced Neuroscience training program on Optogenetics, Chemogenetics, and biosensors for neural circuit research at Bordeaux Neurocampus, France, in April 2024
• Presented a poster at the FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2022 held in Paris, France.
• Attended symposium on Mathematics in Biomedical Sciences, 2019, held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIIMS), New Delhi, India.
• Attended the Brain Modes, a Computational Neuroscience Conference 2017, held at the National Brain Research Centre, India.
• Attended the Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Neurosciences (IAN) 2016, held at the National Brain Research Centre, India.

• Shlomo, Wagner, Prof., shlomow@research.haifa.ac.il, 972-4-8288773, University of Haifa, Head, Sagol Department of Neurobiology, Abba Khoushy Ave 199, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel, 3498838, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Multi-purpose Building, Room 75
• Amit, Zeisel, Dr., amit.zeisel@technion.ac.il, 077-8871335, TECHNION – Israel Institute of Technology, Assistant Professor, Emerson Life Sciences Building, Haifa, Israel, 3200003, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering
• Edi Barkai, Prof., ebarkai@research.haifa.ac.il, 972-4-8288419, University of Haifa, Sagol Department of Neurobiology, Abba Khoushy Ave 199, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel, 3498838, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Multi-purpose Building, Room 76