School of Biomedical Sciences is pleased to invite you to join the following seminar:

Date: 16 November 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 4:00 -5:00 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, G/F, William M.W. Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road

Speaker: Professor Sudipto Roy, Senior Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Talk Title: 25 years of Research with Cilia and Ciliopathies

Biography

Sudipto Roy obtained a Ph.D. in developmental genetics, studying the cellular and genetic basis of muscle and neuronal development in the fruit fly, Drosophila, at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, India. He completed post-doctoral studies at the Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics at the University of Sheffield, England, where he initiated research into vertebrate development using the zebrafish embryo. He joined the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore in 2002 as a junior investigator and is currently a senior principal scientist with the organization. Dr. Roy has been the recipient of several awards and fellowships that include the Company of Biologists (UK), the Wellcome Trust (UK), the Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). In 2002, he was honoured with the prestigious Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Medal. In 2012, he was awarded the STAR Employee Award from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research of Singapore (A*STAR) for his achievements and services to scientific research in Singapore. Recently, he has developed a liking for communicating science to the general public through writing, and in 2015 won a merit award at the inaugural Asian Scientist Writing Prize competition. In 2016, he was conferred the first distinguished alumnus award on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations of the National Centre for Biological Sciences, India, and this year he received the A*STAR graduate academy Mentor Award.

Abstract
Cilia are microtubule-based organelles that have essential roles in signal transduction, cellular motility and driving fluid flow over epithelia. My lab has been working on cilia – how they are made and how they function - for the past 25 years. In this seminar, I will summarize some of the significant work we have done in the field, using genetics and cell biological analysis with a variety of model organisms ranging from flat worms, zebrafish and mice. I will also discuss how these fundamental findings have led us to establish intricate roles of cilia in a variety of human disorders.

ALL ARE WELCOME

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