Sonali Mohapatra wins ‘Best Oral Presentation’ at 1st Indian Association of Cell and Gene Therapy 2026 Meeting

At the 1st Indian Association of Cell and Gene Therapy held in Bengaluru, Sonali Mohapatra received the Best Oral Presentation for ‘Assessment of a Limbal Stem Cell-Based Strategy Combining Epithelial and Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Ocular Surface Regeneration in a Rabbit Model of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency.’

Her work, presented part of her ongoing PhD research, focuses on establishing xeno-free and serum-free culture conditions for human limbal epithelial and stromal stem cells, with the aim of advancing cell-based therapies for ocular surface regeneration.

Sonali Mohapatra is a Lady Tata Memorial Trusts Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for Ocular Regeneration—Prof Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, and is mentored by Dr Vivek Singh and Dr Sayan Basu.