Speakers

Dr. Hemanth Tummala is a Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London. His research programme elucidates the pathogenic mechanisms underlying Telomere Biology Disorders, with a specific focus on how telomere dysfunction drives premature aging and aberrant human development.

His group employs integrated next-generation sequencing , patient-derived pluripotent stem cell models, and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing to systematically characterize novel genes and molecular pathways governing telomere maintenance.

Dr. Tummala’s published work has identified causative mutations in telomere-related genes and delineated their role in replicative senescence, stem cell attrition, and age-related pathologies. By bridging rare disease genomics with fundamental mechanisms of human aging, his research provides a molecular framework for understanding developmental defects and therapeutic targeting in TBDs and associated age-dependent disorders.