T. Naveen Keerthi
The Mind Behind NeuroHawk
T. Naveen Keerthi is an MBBS student at MIMER Medical College (MUHS) with profound research interests spanning neuroscience, oncology, immunotherapy, neurodegeneration, and computational modeling. His academic excellence is highlighted by being a Gold Medalist and State Topper in Pathology, with distinctions across all subjects in both First and Second MBBS.
He currently serves as the Research Lead for the IEEE Neuromathematics Project (Pune Section), where he develops computational models of hippocampal network degeneration to study structural and functional adaptation in neurodegenerative disease.
Additionally, he is one of the youngest undergraduate Review Board Members for Acta Scientifica Neurology, contributing to academic peer evaluation in clinical and computational neuroscience.
His experience includes work at ACTREC (Tumor Drug Resistance Lab) on the molecular drivers of chemoresistance, and at Tata Memorial Hospital (Parel) in the CART Cell Therapy Unit and Medical Oncology services, gaining exposure to cellular immunotherapy workflows and multidisciplinary cancer management.
As a Principal Investigator at MIMER, he leads pioneering studies on neurofibrillary tangle distribution in the olfactory bulb in suspected Alzheimer’s disease and on morphological patterns of anemia in tuberculosis. His work has also been supported by the ICMR-STS for projects evaluating BLS proficiency in underserved communities. He has also worked in nanoparticle-based targeted delivery research at the Central Research Laboratory, MIMER.
Future Vision
His academic and research direction powerfully integrates histopathology, computational neuroscience, tumor biology, and translational therapeutics, with a long-term aspiration toward a clinician-scientist pathway in neurosurgical oncology.