Abhinav Kethiri

About

Postdoctoral Researcher passionate for research and teaching. Experience in lab training/mentoring master students and research teams. Current focus on differentiating pluripotent stem cells into corneal cells and bioprinting. Research interests span applied cell and molecular biology, translational/clinical research, tissue engineering, and immunology. Demonstrated expertise in pluripotent stem cells, tissue engineering approaches, advanced microscopy, and in vivo animal models.

Employment

• L V Prasad Eye Institute Associate Research Scientist
  2026 - Present
• Tampere University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  2022 - 2026
• L V Prasad Eye Institute Research Associate
  2020 - 2022

Education

• L V Prasad Eye Institute Ph.D. Research Scholar
  2016 - 2020
• International Institute of Information Technology Master of Science in Biotechnology with Stem cell biology
  2010 - 2012
• Sathyabama University Bachelor of Technology
  2006 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (20)

• Wet-stable PLGA–PCL electrospun membranes as synthetic scaffolds for corneal applications
  Biomedical Materials Bristol 2026 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605X/ae57f1
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• In Vivo Evaluation of Injected and Bioprinted Hyaluronic Acid-Based Bioink in Corneal Stromal Pocket
  Macromolecular Bioscience 2026 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202500555
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• Co-differentiation and enrichment of corneal endothelial cells and keratocytes from human pluripotent stem cells
  Scientific Reports 2025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-03509-3
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• Immunological and histopathological changes in alkali burn-induced ocular surface pannus: Implication on success vs. failure of SLET
  Experimental Eye Research 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2025.110378
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• Cornea-Specific Human Adipose Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Matrix for Corneal Stroma Tissue Engineering
  ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17803
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• Development and validation of a reliable rabbit model of limbal stem cell deficiency by mechanical debridement using an ophthalmic burr
  Experimental Eye Research 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2023.109667
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• Histopathological Characteristics of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency Secondary to Chronic Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
  Cornea 2022 DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002775
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• Assessment of epithelial restoration using limbal allograft transplantation in rabbit model with persistent corneal epithelial defect
  The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2022
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• Molecular mechanisms in ocular surface disease of chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome patients using tear proteomics
  The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2022
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• Tuning Electrospun Substrate Stiffness for the Fabrication of a Biomimetic Amniotic Membrane Substitute for Corneal Healing
  ACS Applied Bio Materials 2021 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00436
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