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After two years of post-doctoral training in our lab, Satinder Kaur is heading west to Stanford University, to continue her training and be closer to her husband! In the two years that she spent with us, Satinder produced high quality work that resulted in a first author review, one co-authored...

Renowned ocular surface surgeons Dr. Virender Sangwan and Dr. Abha Gour from the Shroff Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), New Delhi, India visited our lab. They presented the Ophthalmology Grand Rounds. It was a proud day for us as our previous post-doctoral fellow Dr. Anil Tiwari, now a Scientist at...

We welcomed the newest member of our team, Simran Kumar. Simran graduated from the USF in 2023 and is an aspiring medical professional. We look forward to a productive stint for her in our lab.

Sudha presented our latest research outcomes in the 2023 Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research at Gold Coast, Australia. Shiva organized and chaired a session on 'Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis' in the same meeting.

After 15 years at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Swamynathan Lab moved to the Morsani College of Medicine, USF, Tampa in Jan 2023! Peri and Satinder helped Sudha and Shiva coordinate the move. Even as we miss our home for the last 15 years, we are looking forward to the sunny...

On May 15, Shiva began serving as a member of the ARVO Professional Development and Education Committee. He will be engaged in this committee for the next three years.

Dr. Umang Mathur, the CEO of Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH), New Delhi, and their senior scientist Dr. Anil Tiwari visited us recently when we signed a new MOU formalizing our collaboration. We look forward to this collaboration ushering in a stream of new discoveries, publications and...

Our latest findings on SLURP1 are now published!

Our latest review on ocular surface barrier function is now published in the journal 'The Ocular Surface'! Molecular nature of ocular surface barrier function, diseases that affect it, and its relevance for ocular drug delivery - ScienceDirect

Swamynathan Lab Members attended the 2024 ARVO annual meeting in Seattle, where they presented their recent findings and interacted with colleagues from around the world. Shiva and Sudha Swamynathan also attended the 25th annual meeting of the International Ocular Surface Society (IOSS) held a day...