Biography
Dr. Balne received M.Sc in Medical Microbiology in 2008 from Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) University, India. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. in Biochemistry) degree from L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (an Associate Institute of the University of Hyderabad), India in 2016. Following his PhD degree he completed Post-Doctoral Fellowships at the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore and University of Missouri, USA.
Personal Statement
My research is focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of diabetes and aging associated corneal complications and develop therapeutic strategies to prevent vision loss (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1BIUviLNbhVsAB/bibliography/public/
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Areas of Specialty
Corneal wound healing
Chemical injury
Corneal fibrosis
Ocular infections
Immunity.
Achievements & Awards
Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Autophagy, Inflammation, and Metabolism (AIM CoBRE) mentored PI research grant. NIH grant P20GM121176 (mPI), 2024-2027.
R21 Research grant (1R21EY032742) from National Eye Institute, NIH, 2021-2023.
Phi Zeta Research grant award - 2020 from College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
Indian Eye Research Group - ARVO (IERG-ARVO) International Chapter Affiliate Travel Grant-2014.
Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS) Travel Fellowship – 2014.
Junior Best Paper award at the 37th National Congress of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists - MICROCON 2013.
National Travel Grant from ASIA ARVO-2013 Conference.
Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India (2012-2015).
Gender
Male
Languages
- English
- Telugu
- Hindi