BRIC-NABI · Mohali, India

NeuroMeT

Neuroscience & Immuno-Metabolism Laboratory

Investigating how dietary inputs modulate neuro-immune interactions — to understand their role in neurological and metabolic health.

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Principal Investigator
Dr. Mohit Kumar
Scientist C

Dr. Mohit Kumar

Scientist C  ·  BRIC-NABI, Mohali

Dr. Mohit Kumar leads the NeuroMeT Lab at BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (NABI), Mohali. His research spans nutritional neuroscience, neuroimmunology, and immunometabolism — with a focus on how dietary inputs modulate neuroimmune pathways to influence metabolic and neurological health.

2023 – presentScientist C, BRIC-NABI, Mohali, India
2021 – 2023MK Bhan Young Researcher Fellow, NABI, Mohali
2019 – 2021Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy, USA
2013PhD — Biochemistry
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"Dietary inputs serve as critical signals that modulate neuroimmune interactions, shaping neural function and influencing disease susceptibility." — NeuroMeT Lab Research Philosophy
Research Framework
The Lab's Core Research Axis
Neurobiology of Food Preference and Compulsive Eating
Neurobiology of Food Preference
Immunometabolism
Immunometabolism
Therapeutic Interventions
Therapeutic Interventions
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Neurobiology of Food Preference and Compulsive Eating
Microglial polarization diagram
Immunometabolism
Gut-brain axis and dopamine circuit
Therapeutic Interventions
Dietary and pharmacological interventions
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Ongoing Projects

Our lab pursues three interconnected research areas that together address how nutrition and metabolism shape neuroimmune health and disease.

Neuroimmunometabolic Reprogramming

Neuroimmunometabolic Reprogramming

We investigate how shifts in cellular and systemic metabolism reprogram neuroimmune responses — exploring the metabolic checkpoints, signalling cascades, and immune–brain axes that govern neurological health and disease susceptibility.

Neuroimmunology · Immunometabolism
Nutritional Interventions and Metabolic Therapies

Nutritional Interventions & Metabolic Therapies

We study how ketogenic diets and specific nutritional strategies modulate brain immunity, stress, and aging — investigating the therapeutic potential of dietary regimens and bioactive compounds across neurological and metabolic conditions.

Nutritional Neuroscience · Precision Nutrition
Neurobiology of Compulsive Eating

Neurobiology of Compulsive Eating & Food Preference

We explore the neural and immune mechanisms that drive compulsive eating behaviours and food preference — examining how brain reward circuits, neuroimmune signalling, and metabolic states interact to shape feeding behaviour and its disorders.

Food Behaviour · Neuroimmune Circuits
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Principal Investigator
Dr. Mohit Kumar

Dr. Mohit Kumar

Scientist C  ·  Principal Investigator
2023 – presentScientist C, BRIC-NABI, Mohali, India
2021 – 2023MK Bhan Young Researcher Fellow, NABI, Mohali
2019 – 2021Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy, USA
2013PhD — Biochemistry
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Publications

Full list available on Google Scholar and the NABI profile page.

2025
Neuroimmunometabolism: How Metabolism Orchestrates Immune Response in Healthy and Diseased Brain
Rana AK, Bhatt B, Gusain C, Biswal SN, Das D, Kumar M  (Corresponding author)
American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00331.2024 · Jan 2025
NeuroimmunometabolismMicrogliaImmunometabolismReview
2024
β-Hydroxybutyrate Improves the Redox Status, Cytokine Production and Phagocytic Potency of Glucose-Deprived HMC3 Human Microglia-like Cells
Rana AK, Bhatt B, Kumar M  (Corresponding author)
Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 19:35 · DOI: 10.1007/s11481-024-10139-5 · Jul 2024
β-HydroxybutyrateMicrogliaGlucose DeprivationKetone Bodies
2024
Sex-specific effects of ketogenic diet on anxiety-like behaviour and neuroimmune response in C57Bl/6J Mice
Kumar M, Bhatt B, Mahajan N, Gusain C, Bishnoi M  (Corresponding author)
The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 127:109591 · PMID: 38311044
Ketogenic DietAnxietyNeuroimmuneSex Differences
2024
Sex-specific effects of Sucrose Withdrawal on Anxiety-like Behaviour and Neuroimmune Response
Kumar M, Gusain C, Bhatt B, Lal R, Bishnoi M  (Corresponding author)
Neuropharmacology 249:109868 · PMID: 38403263
Sucrose WithdrawalFood AddictionNeuroimmune
2023
The Role of Microglia in Sex- and Region-Specific Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity During Nicotine Withdrawal
Kumar M, Keady J, Aryal S, Alpers MH, Richards CI, Turner JR
Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science 4(1):182–193 · PMID: 38298802
MicrogliaBlood–Brain BarrierNicotineSex Differences
2021
Sexually Dimorphic Neuroimmune Response to Chronic Opioid Treatment and Withdrawal
Kumar M, Williams K, Lyle J, Vassoler FM, Turner JR
Neuropharmacology 186:108469 · PMID: 33485944
OpioidNeuroinflammationSex Differences
2020
Hydrogen Sulfide Attenuates LPS-induced Behavioral Deficits by Suppressing Microglia Activation and Promoting M2 Polarization
Kumar M, Arora A, Sandhir R
Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 16(2):483–499 · PMID: 32676889
H₂SMicrogliaM2 PolarizationNutraceutical
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Second floor B wing, BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (NABI)
Sector 81, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali)
Punjab — 140306, India

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+91 172 522 1247

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