Uday Kumar Chekkilla, PhD

Education: PhD in Biochemistry

Research Projects: Being a part of an active research group, I am currently working on developing therapeutic gene therapy for treating/ preventing AMD (Age Related Macular Degeneration) , IRD’S (Inherited Retinal Degenerations), Retinitis Pigmentosa-28.

Research Interest: Gene therapy, AMD, Retinitis Pigmentosa and Translational Ophthalmology

Career Ambition: Developing therapeutic strategies for preventing or treating eye diseases.

Memberships: 

• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
• American Society of Nutrition (ASN)
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Awards & Honors:

• Awarded ICMR-SRF fellowship from the Indian Council of medical research (2017-2020)
• Qualified in TS-SET for lectureship (2017)

uchekkilla@meei.harvard.edu