Singapore, 11-13 December 2024

The faculty and students from the Department of Immunology and Stem Cell Biology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), made poster presentations on their research work at the Singapore International Symposium on “Stem Cells in Tissue Maintenance, Repair, and Aging,” organised by the International Society for Stem Cell Research, in partnership with the Stem Cell Society Singapore. The event brought together scientists from across the region and the globe to share their latest research on tissue stem cells and their roles in maintenance, repair, and aging.

Dr. Gowri Priya Chidambaranathan, Scientist, Immunology & Stem Cell Biology, AMRF
Title: Accumulation of autophagosomes in the central zone of human lens epithelial cells: A study on the biology of adult stem cells in age-related cataract pathogenesis

Sneha Nair, Junior Research Fellow
Title: MiRNAs regulating human trabecular meshwork stem cell maintenance and their decline with aging

During their stay in Singapore, they visited the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) and met Dr. Gary SL Peh, Junior Principal Investigator, Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Group, as well as Dr. AR Muralidharan, Assistant Professor, Visual Neuroscience Department. They also visited the 10X Genomics Office in Singapore to discuss spatial transcriptomics technology.