Professor of Integrative Physiology
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, United States
Vimal Selvaraj is a Professor at Cornell University with broad research interests in unsolved puzzles of the life sciences. He is renowned for overturning dogma and clarifying irreproducible research on the mitochondrial translocator protein (TSPO) and elucidating the mechanism of mitochondrial cholesterol import in steroidogenesis. His systems biology work in cattle has uncovered mechanisms for deriving self-renewing pluripotent and trophoblast stem cells. He aims to develop stem cell-based technologies for genetic preservation and assisted reproduction, ensuring livestock-based food security amid climate change. He encourages all trainees to think critically and creatively about solving future challenges by addressing research inconsistencies.
Bovine Beginnings: From Trophoblast Stem Cells to Placental Development
Thursday, July 18, 2024
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM IST