Hyderabad, 24-26 July 2026
Twenty-three members from the Aravind Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) participated in ARVO-INDIA 2026, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Eye Research Group, held at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad.
Research scholars from the Aravind Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) participated in ARVO-INDIA 2026, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Eye Research Group, held at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Hyderabad.
Thusmitha Prakash and Kanthimathi R. from the Department of Immunology and Stem Cell Biology received the Best Floor Presentation Award for their research presentations. Four scholars—S. Hari Vignesh, Shiva Sankari Sundar, Kanthimathi R., and Thusmitha Prakash—were awarded travel grants in recognition of their research contributions.
In addition, Thusmitha Prakash and Kanthimathi R. received the Young Investigator Award for Best Platform Presentation. Thusmitha Prakash was recognised for her paper, “Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing data analysis identified stem-like populations in adult human lens,” while Kanthimathi R. received the award for her paper, “Spatial transcriptomics reveals adult human retinal pigment epithelium stem cells to be confined in the CMZ and peripheral region.”
Dr. Bharanidharan Devarajan, Scientist, delivered a special talk titled “Species-specific corneal miRNA responses in fungal keratitis leading to potential disease markers.”
Prof. K. Dharmalingam, Dr. P. Sundaresan, Dr. C. Gowri Priya, Dr. S. Senthilkumari, and Dr. Daipayan Banerjee chaired various scientific sessions during the meeting.
Flash Talk
Sri Sanjana S. V.
- Virulence determinants of ocular MDR pseudomonas aeruginosa from keratitis patients associated with corneal miRNAs
Poster Presentations
Dr. Senthilkumari Srinivasan
- Targeting glaucoma pathology via relaxin-mediated ocular hypotension and anti-fibrotic pathways
Balachander Kannan
- Clinical-grade exosomes from human adult stem cells enhanced wound healing of trabecular meshwork cells in vitro
Dhanu Prakash Muthupandi
- Disease-specific tear immuno-inflammatory signatures reveal distinct MIF-associated immune networks in ocular inflammation
Hari Vignesh Sekar
- Mitochondrial dysfunction drives primary open-angle glaucoma: insights from whole mitochondrial genome sequencing
Shiva Sankari Sundar
- Leber congenital amaurosis: Insights into the genetic spectrum and genotype–phenotype correlations
