Young Scientist Quickfire Pitch: Debsankar Saha Roy, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

In his presentation, Debsankar Saha Roy, a PhD candidate at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, revealed a new mechanism behind neurotransmission. Conventionally, neurotransmitters only act by binding themselves to receptor proteins. However, Roy discovered a lipid membrane-mediated mechanism wherein unreleased neurotransmitters can themselves modulate vesicle fusion.