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The disruption caused by the move from Pitt to USF is behind us! We are all set to make new strides in ocular surface biology at USF!

Many congratulations to Satinder who received the prestigious Lions World Vision Institute Travel Award to attend ARVO! We are proud of you Satinder!

Shiva Swamynathan began to serve as an Editorial Board Member for the journal 'The Ocular Surface'. With a CiteScore of 11.6 and Impact Factor of 6.4, this is a prominent journal that publishes original research and review articles related to the ocular surface biology.

Satinder Kaur is engaged to marry Karanvir Kaushal, who works at Stanford University. We celebrated with a bridal shower! Their wedding is scheduled for April 18 in India. We wish Satinder and Karan a lifetime of love and laughter together!

Shiva served as a mentor (along with Dr. Yutao Liu from Georgia) to Dr. George Sosuan, a promising young physician-scientist from the Philippines at the 2024 ARVO annual meeting. This was a part of the Developing Country Eye Research Fellows program designed by ARVO to provide mentorship to those...

Our latest review on corneal epithelial development and homeostasis is now published by the journal 'Differentiation'! Corneal epithelial development and homeostasis - ScienceDirect

Sudha, Satinder, Peri and Shiva attended the 2023 ARVO annual meeting at New Orleans, Louisiana and presented their recent research outcomes. ARVO extended a warm welcome to us with Jazz music at the airport! It was great to meet friends and share our work with colleagues from around the world!

The Swamynathan lab had a strong presence at the 2025 ARVO annual meeting held at Salt Lake City, UT. Excellent presentations drew insightful comments and valuable feedback from those attending. It was exciting to meet friends, make new contacts and share our work with peers.

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.