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KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS- Product development: Developed stem cell products for commercial and research use,- Antibodies, recombinant proteins, human amniotic membrane processing and storing facility- Translational science: Conceptualized and established translational research program for clinical application to treat corneal surface injury; Established state-of-art cell therapy lab for treating ocular surface- Clinical development: Participated in an in-house clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of cyclosporine in mitigating corneal ectatic disease- Keratoconus; Managed translational studies involving vitamin D levels in pre term infants with retinopathy of prematurity, cultured limbal epithelial cell transplantation in patients with limbal stem cell deficiency; Evaluated the effects of UV-A based collagen crosslinking used for treating corneal ectatic disorder on residing ocular stem cells. Interview published in American Academy of Ophthalmology.- Organizational development: Recruited and trained talented scientific teams, provided strategic direction, Organized international workshop and conference, Developed Video tutorial at Elsevier for Limbal stem cell culture.CORE ASSETS- Obtained Government and charitable foundation grants for translational research projects. Developed a cell culture methodfor generating corneal epithelial cells for cell therapy independent of cell source that is being currentlyapplied with more than 90% success.- Provided scientific evidences for usage of • Resveratrol- for treating dry eye disease• Vorinostat- for treating corneal ectasia or fibrosis• Vitamin D- for preventing retinopathy of prematurity- Managed multiple projects including evaluating personalized designing of scaffold for clinical application, cancer biology, cell therapy, mesenchymal stem cell applications, safety in UV based collagen crosslinking machines with respect to residing stem cells, nutraceuticals as a treatment regime- Establishedcollaborations with Indian Institute of Science, Anthem Biosciences, Manipal University, Vellore Institute of Technology, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad

Listed skills include Cell Culture, Immunohistochemistry, Immunocytochemistry, Western Blotting, and 34 others.