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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...

Dr. Mehak Vohra joined the Swamynathan lab as a post-doctoral fellow in Jan 2024. She completed her Ph.D. at the Post-graduate institute for medical sciences in Chandigarh, India, and worked with Pandorum Technologies as well as Schroff Charity Eye Hospital. She wasted no time in making a strong...

Halloween, Diwali, Birthdays ...Many reasons to celebrate

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!