Academic Profile : Faculty

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Assoc Prof Anjali Parmanand Kusumbe
Associate Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Kusumbe earned her Ph.D in 2012 as a Fellow of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, where she investigated the roles of cancer stem cells and endothelial cells in ovarian cancer progression. During her postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Germany, she discovered specialized blood vessels (type H capillaries) in bone, uncovering their crucial role in bone formation and aging.

She was awarded Medical Research Council UK Career Development Award, followed by European Research Council Starting Grant in 2019, enabling her to establish an independent research group.

Her lab investigates the role of vasculature in maintaining haematopoietic and skeletal stem cells, promoting tissue regeneration and during cancer metastasis.

Selected Awards / Recognition
2024: Journal of Cell Biology, Early Career Advisory Board
2023: Women in Cell Biology, British Society for Cell Biology
2023: Rising Star Award, International Society for Regenerative Biology
2022: Life Sciences Award, Royal Microscopical Society
2022 & 2023: GOLD Award, Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework
2021: Iain T Boyle Memorial Award; European Calcified Tissue Society
2017: John Goldman Fellowship, Leukaemia UK
2016: Senior Research Fellowship; Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research
2016: Elected Member; European Calcified Tissue Society Academy
2015: Alice L. Jee Award; Orthopaedic Research Society
2014: Werner-Risau Memorial Award; German Society for Cell Biology