Centre for Stem Cell Research

Published articles

1. Hawkins M, Schwarz P, Yajnik CS, Bajaj M, Powers AC, Boyne MS, Wild S, Christensen DL, Bahendeka S, Jones AG, Mukhopadhyay S, Ramaiya K, Phillips D, Kehlenbrink S, Kibirige D, Bavuma C, Somasundaram NP, Thompson DS, Abodo J, Alemu S, Katulanda P, Pathan F, Selim S, Mathai S, Joseph M, Sonawane M, Mathur S, Anoop S, Kamalanathan S, Mondal P, Naik D, Kolthur-Seetharam U, Dasgupta R, Jebasingh F, Thomas N, Wadivkar P, Vaag AA, Recognising type 5 diabetes. Lancet Global Health. February 2026, 12.
2. Ghoshal A, Sharma P , Sudhakaran D, Dutta E, Connor S, Ali Z, Thomas N, Rajagopal MR. Integrating Palliative Care Into the Noncommunicable Disease Framework in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Advances in Public Health. February 2026.

Invited talk:

1. Dr. Nihal Thomas delivered a talk titled “Type 5 Diabetes – What, How, Why, and What Not” at the Malabar Endocrine Society Meeting (MENDOS 2026) in January 2026.
2. Dr. Nihal Thomas delivered a talk on “Perspectives of GDM Prevention and Clinical Care in India” at the Workshop on Prevention and Management of Gestational Diabetes: Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Integrated Care Approaches, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in January 2026.
3. Dr. Nihal Thomas delivered a talk titled “Deciphering the Diagnosis of Young-Onset Diabetes in South Asia: The Road to Type 5 Diabetes – The Vellore Story” at DKM College, Vellore, in January 2026.
4. Dr. Nihal Thomas delivered a talk on “Lipodystrophic Diabetes – Congenital and Acquired: Recent Advances and Insights from India” at the Diabetes India Conference 2026, held in 13th - 15th February 2026.
5. Dr. Mohan KM delivered a talk on “Advanced genome editing strategies for the treatment of hematological disorders" at IPGMER on 16th February, 2026.
6. Dr. Saravanabhavan Thangavel delivered a talk on Exploring regenerative medicine, stem cells and gene therapy, from lab to life., IPGMER, Kolkata (online), 16th  February, 2026. 

Others:(Conferences/Seminars/Outreach/Meetings/Events, etc.):

1. Dr. Nihal Thomas was invited as the Chief Guest – BLS programe Annual Day held at Springdays Junior School in Vellore in January- 2026.
2. Dr. Nihal Thomas was invited as the Chief Guest at the Annual Conference held at DKM College for Women in Vellore in January 2026.
3. Dr. Nihal Thomas was appointed as DM Viva Examiner at Christian Medical College Vellore for the January 2026 examination session.
4. Dr. Saravanabhavan Thangavel chaired a session at ClinViCON-2026, Indian Society of Clinical Virology, Vellore, February 5-7, 2026. 

Thesis Awarded:

1. Ms. Sevanthy S, working under the guidance of Dr. Srujan Kumar Marepally successfully completed her PhD viva on February 19, 2026. Thesis Title: “Therapeutic Application of Genetically Modified Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells”.

Outreach Activities:

1. DM students from clinical Virology department from CMC have visited CSCR facilities and Dr. Srujan Kumar Merapally (lab-8) and completed their training from 09/02/2026 to 14/02/2026. Total no. of the students = 2. This was coordinated by CSCR Core facility.