Publications

Selected Publication

(⁂ indicates especially significant publications)

2023

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Parikh BH, Blakeley P, Regha K, Liu Z, Yang B, Bhargava M, Wong DSL, Tan QSW, Wong CSW, Wang HF, Al-Mubaarak A, Chou C, Cheung CMG, Lim KL, Barathi VA, Hunziker W, Lingam G, Hu TX, Su X.
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals maturation of transplanted stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells toward native state.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 27;120(26):e2214842120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2214842120. Epub 2023 Jun 20. PMID: 37339216; PMCID: PMC10293804.

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Wong WM, Sun W, Vyas C, Fong AHC, Chee CK, Su XY, Teo KY, Cheung CMG.
Analysis of the pachychoroid phenotype in an Asian population: methodology and baseline study population characteristics.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2023 May;107(5):698-704. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-322457. Epub 2023 Feb 21. PMID: 36810152.

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Lenin RR, Koh YH, Zhang Z, Yeo YZ, Parikh BH, Seah I, Wong W, Su X.
Dysfunctional Autophagy, Proteostasis, and Mitochondria as a Prelude to Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 15;24(10):8763. doi: 10.3390/ijms24108763. PMID: 37240109; PMCID: PMC10217992.

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Wu D, Lim BXH, Seah I, Xie S, Jaeger JE, Symons RK, Heffernan AL, Curren EEM, Leong SCY, Riau AK, Lim DKA, Stapleton F, Ali MJ, Singh S, Tong L, Mehta JS, Su X, Lim CHL.
Impact of Microplastics on the Ocular Surface.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 15;24(4):3928. doi: 10.3390/ijms24043928. PMID: 36835339; PMCID: PMC9962686.

2022

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Kaiwen Zhang, Zengping Liu, Qianyu Lin, Yi Jian Boo, Valerie Ow, Xinxin Zhao, Daniel Soo Lin Wong, Jason Y. C. Lim, Kun Xue, Xinyi Su, Decheng Wu & Xian Jun Loh.
Injectable PTHF-based thermogelling polyurethane implants for long-term intraocular application.
Biomater Res. 2022;26(1):70. Published 2022 Dec 2. doi:10.1186/s40824-022-00316-z

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Kakkad Regha, Mayuri Bhargava, Abdurrahmaan Al-Mubaarak, Chou Chai, Bhav Harshad Parikh, Zengping Liu, Claudine See Wei Wong, Walter Hunziker, Kah Leong Lim & Xinyi Su*.
Customized strategies for high-yield purification of retinal pigment epithelial cells differentiated from different stem cell sources.
Scientific Reports 12, 15563 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19777-2

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Lim SY, Wong WM, Seah I, Chan HW, Su X, Lingam G, Yuen YS.
Treat and extend regimen for diabetic macular oedema-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2023 Feb;261(2):303-315. doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05770-y. Epub 2022 Jul 30. PMID: 35906415.

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Rebekah Pei Ting Tan, Jayce Jian Wei Cheng, Bhav Harshad Parikh, Joey Hui Min Wong, Beatrice W. Soh, Jun Jie Chang, Kim Chi Tran, Yuan Lee, Pei Lin Chee, Yi Jian Boo, Qianyu Lin, Lu Jiang, Xinyi Su, Jason Y.C. Lim, Xian Jun Loh, and Kun Xue
Versatile and Extendable Boronate-Based Tunable Hydrogel Networks for Patterning Applications
ACS Applied Polymer Materials2022 4 (7), 5091-5102 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c00614
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Bhav Harshad Parikh, Zengping Liu, Paul Blakeley, Qianyu Lin, Malay Singh, Jun Yi Ong, Kim Han Ho, Joel Weijia Lai, Hanumakumar Bogireddi, Kim Chi Tran, Jason Y. C. Lim, Kun Xue, Abdurrahmaan Al-Mubaarak, Binxia Yang, Sowmiya Rajan, Regha Kakkad, Daniel Soo Lin Wong, Queenie Shu Woon Tan, Zhongxing Zhang, Anand D. Jeyasekharan, Veluchamy Amutha Barathi, Weimiao Yu, Kang Hao Cheong, Timothy A. Blenkinsop, Walter Hunziker, Gopal Lingam, Xian Jun Loh*, Xinyi Su*
A bio-functional polymer that prevents retinal scarring through modulation of NRF2 signalling pathway.
Nat Commun 13, 2796 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30474-6

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Kan-Xing Wu, Natalie Jia Jing Yeo, Chun-Yi Ng, Florence Wen Jing Chioh, Fan Qiao, Xianfeng Tian, Yang Binxia, Gunaseelan Narayanan, Hui Min Tay, Han-Wei Hou, N Ray Dunn, Xinyi Su, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, Christine Cheung
Hyaluronidase-1-mediated glycocalyx impairment underlies endothelial abnormalities in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.
BMC Biol  2022 Feb 15;20(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01244-z

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Ivan Seah, Debbie Goh, Hwei Wuen Chan, Xinyi Su*
Developing Non-Human Primate Models of Inherited Retinal Diseases
(Basel). 2022 Feb 14;13(2):344. doi: 10.3390/genes13020344

2021

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Xinyi Su*, Wong Tien Yin
Revisiting the Alcohol Consumption association with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What should we tell our Patients in 2021?”
Nature Communication
JAMA Ophthalmology 2021 Dec 1;139(12):1307-1308. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.4602

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Tien-En Tan, Beau James Fenner, Amutha Veluchamy Barathi, Sai Bo Bo Tun, Yeo Sia Wey, Andrew Shih Hsiang Tsai, Xinyi Su, Shu Yen Lee, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheing, Tien Yin Wong, Jodhbir Singh Mehta, Kelvin Yi Chong Teo
Gene-based Therapeutics for Acquired Retinal Disease: Opportunities and Progress.
Frontiers in Genetics 2021 Dec 7;12:795010. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.795010

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⁂ Qianyu Lin, Zengping Liu, Daniel S.I. Wong, Chen Chuan Lim, Connie K Liu, Liangfeng Guo, Xinxin Zhao, Yi Jian Boo, Joey H.M. Wong, Rebekah P.T. Tan, Kun Xue, Jason Y.C.Lim, Xinyi Su*, Xian Jun Loh*.
High Molecular weight hyper-branched PCL-based thermogelling vitreous endotamponades.
Biomaterials 2021 Nov 17;121262. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121262

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⁂ Xinxin Zhao, Ivan Seah, Kun Xue, Wendy Wong, Queenie Shu Woon Tan, Eloise Xiao Ma, Qianyu Lin, Jason Y.C. Lim, Zengping Liu, Bhav Harshad Parikh, Joel Weijia Lai, Binxia Yang, Kim Chi Tran, Veluchamy Amutha Barathi, Kang Hao Cheong, Walter Hunziker, Xinyi Su*, Xian Jun Loh*
Anti-Angiogenic Nanomicelles for the Topical Delivery of Aflibercept to Treat Retinal Neovascular Disease.
Advanced Materials 2021 Nov 2;e2108360. doi: 10.1002/adma.202108360

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Pradeep Gautam, Kiyofumi Hamashima, Ying Chen, Ying Ying Zeng, Bar Makovoz, Bhav Parikh, Hsin Yee Lee, Katherine Anne Lau, Xinyi Su, Raymond Wong, Khiong Woon Chan, Hu Li, Timothy A Blenkinsop, and Yuin-Han Loh
Multi-species single-cell transcriptomic analysis of ocular compartment regulons
Nature Communication 2021 Sept 28;12(1):5675. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25968-8

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⁂ Swathi Lingam, Zengping Liu, Binxia Yang, Wendy Wong, Bhav Harshad Parikh, Jun Yi Ong, Debbie Goh, Daniel Soo Lin Wong, Queenie Shu Woon Tan, Gavin S W Tan, Graham E Holder, Kakkad Regha, Veluchamy Amutha Barathi, Walter Hunziker, Gopal Lingam, Xianmin Zeng, Xinyi Su*.
cGMP-grade human iPSC-derived retinal photoreceptor precursor cells rescue cone photoreceptor damage in non-human primates.
Stem Cell Res Therapy. 2021 Aug 19;12(1):463.  doi 10.1186/s13287-021-02539-8

Retinal progenitor cells derived from RxCell induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can mature into retina photoreceptors after transplantation into the preclinical models, enabling restored vision

Selection of some news websites reporting on the article:

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Gopal Lingam, Alok Sen, Lingam Vijaya, Muna Bhende, Tapas Padhy, and Xinyi Su*.
Ocular coloboma- a comprehensive review for the clinician.
Eye (Lond) 2021 Aug;35(8):2086-2109. PMID 33746210. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01501-5

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⁂ Liu Z, Ilmarinen T, Tan GSW, Hongisto H, Wong EYM, Tsai ASH, Al-Nawaiseh S, Holder GE, Su X, Barathi VA, Skottman H, Stanzel BV.
Submacular integration of hESC-RPE monolayer xenografts in a surgical non-human primate model.
Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021 Jul 27;12(1):423. doi: 10.1186/s13287-021-02395-6

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⁂ Seah I, Liu Z, Soo Lin Wong D, Wong W, Holder GE, Amutha Barathi V, Lingam G, Su X, Stanzel BV.
Retinal Pigment Epithelium Transplantation in a Non-human Primate Model for Degenerative Retinal Diseases.
J Vis Exp. 2021 Jun 14;(172). doi: 10.3791/62638

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⁂ Liu Z, Parikh BH, Tan QSW, Wong DSL, Ong KH, Yu W, Seah I, Holder GE, Hunziker W, Tan GSW, Barathi VA, Lingam G, Stanzel BV, Blenkinsop TA, Su X.
Surgical Transplantation of Human RPE Stem Cell-Derived RPE Monolayers into Non-Human Primates with Immunosuppression.
Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Feb 9;16(2):237-251. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.12.007

Selection of reports on multiple scientific news websites for this article.

Article was also featured on the cover of the Feb 2021 hardcopy issue of Stem Cell Reports. Cover image as seen on left.

2020

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Yonova-Doing E, Zhao W, Igo RP Jr, Wang C, Sundaresan P, Lee KE, Jun GR, Alves AC, Chai X, Chan ASY, Lee MC, Fong A, Tan AG, Khor CC, Chew EY, Hysi PG, Fan Q, Chua J, Chung J, Liao J, Colijn JM, Burdon KP, Fritsche LG, Swift MK, Hilmy MH, Chee ML, Tedja M, Bonnemaijer PWM, Gupta P, Tan QS, Li Z, Vithana EN, Ravindran RD, Chee SP, Shi Y, Liu W, Su X, Sim X, Shen Y, Wang YX, Li H, Tham YC, Teo YY, Aung T, Small KS, Mitchell P, Jonas JB, Wong TY, Fletcher AE, Klaver CCW, Klein BEK, Wang JJ, Iyengar SK, Hammond CJ, Cheng CY.
Common variants in SOX-2 and congenital cataract genes contribute to age-related nuclear cataract.
Commun Biol. 2020 Dec 11;3(1):755. doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-01421-2

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Seah I, Zhao X, Lin Q, Liu Z, Su SZZ, Yuen YS, Hunziker W, Lingam G, Loh XJ, Su X.
Use of biomaterials for sustained delivery of anti-VEGF to treat retinal diseases.
Eye (Lond). 2020 Aug;34(8):1341-1356. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0770-y. Erratum in: Eye (Lond). 2020 May 22

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Wong CW, Foo LL, Morjaria P, Morgan I, Mueller A, Davis A, Keys D, He M, Sankaridurg P, Zhu JF, Hendicott P, Tan D, Saw SM, Cheng CY, Lamoureux EL, Crowston JG, Gemmy Cheung CM, Sng C, Chan C, Wong D, Lee SY, Agrawal R, Hoang QV, Su X, Koh A, Ngo C, Chen H, Wu PC, Chia A, Jonas JB, Wong TY, Ang M.
Highlights from the 2019 International Myopia Summit on ‘controversies in myopia’.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 18:bjophthalmol-2020-316475. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-316475

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Seah I, Su X, Lingam G.
Revisiting the dangers of the coronavirus in the ophthalmology practice.
Eye (Lond). 2020 Jul;34(7):1155-1157. doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0790-7. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

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Gopal L, Xinyi S.
Commentary: All India Ophthalmological Society members’ survey: Practice pattern of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;68(6):1100-1101. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_16_20

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Wong WM, Chee C, Bhargava M, Chai C, Lin H, Zhao P, Ariadarma Mangunkusumo E, Naing T, Yuen YS, Wong TY, Su X, Lingam G.
Systemic Factors Associated with Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema.
J Ophthalmol. 2020 Mar 19;2020:1875860. doi: 10.1155/2020/1875860.

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Xue K , Liu Z , Jiang L , Kai D , Li Z , Su X , Loh XJ .
A new highly transparent injectable PHA-based thermogelling vitreous substitute.
Biomater Sci. 2020 Feb 4;8(3):926-936. doi: 10.1039/c9bm01603a

2019

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Xue K, Zhao X, Zhang Z, Qiu B, Tan QSW, Ong KH, Liu Z, Parikh BH, Barathi VA, Yu W, Wang X, Lingam G, Hunziker W, Su X, Loh XJ.
Sustained delivery of anti-VEGFs from thermogel depots inhibits angiogenesis without the need for multiple injections.
Biomater Sci. 2019 Nov 1;7(11):4603-4614. doi: 10.1039/c9bm01049a. Epub 2019 Aug 22.

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Liu Z, Liow SS, Lai SL, Alli-Shaik A, Holder GE, Parikh BH, Krishnakumar S, Li Z, Tan MJ, Gunaratne J, Barathi VA, Hunziker W, Lakshminarayanan R, Tan CWT, Chee CK, Zhao P, Lingam G, Loh XJ, Su X.
Retinal-detachment repair and vitreous-like-body reformation via a thermogelling polymer endotamponade.
Nat Biomed Eng. 2019 Aug;3(8):598-610. doi: 10.1038/s41551-019-0382-7. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

2017

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Chan SY, Chan BQY, Liu Z, Parikh BH, Zhang K, Lin Q, Su X, Kai D, Choo WS, Young DJ, Loh XJ.
Electrospun Pectin-Polyhydroxybutyrate Nanofibers for Retinal Tissue Engineering.
ACS Omega. 2017 Dec 31;2(12):8959-8968. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01604. Epub 2017 Dec 14.

2016

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Su X, Tan QS, Parikh BH, Tan A, Mehta MN, Sia Wey Y, Tun SB, Li LJ, Han XY, Wong TY, Hunziker W, Luu CD, Owada Y, Barathi VA, Zhang SS, Chaurasia SS. Characterization of Fatty Acid Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) in the Murine Retina.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Jun 1;57(7):3397-408. doi: 10.1167/iovs.15-18542

2015

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Su X, Tan MJ, Li Z, Wong M, Rajamani L, Lingam G, Loh XJ.
Recent Progress in Using Biomaterials as Vitreous Substitutes.
Biomacromolecules. 2015 Oct 12;16(10):3093-102. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01091. Epub 2015 Sep 18. 

2014

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Liao J, Su X, Chen P, Wang X, Xu L, Li X, Thean L, Tan C, Tan AG, Tay WT, Jun G, Zheng Y, Chew M, Wang YX, Tan QS, Barathi VA, Klein BE, Saw SM, Vithana EN, Tai ES, Iyengar SK, Mitchell P, Khor CC, Aung T, Wang JJ, Jonas JB, Teo YY, Wong TY, Cheng CY.
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in multiethnic Asians identifies two loci for age-related nuclear cataract.
Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Nov 15;23(22):6119-28. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddu315. Epub 2014 Jun 20.

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Wong WL, Su X, Li X, Cheung CM, Klein R, Cheng CY, Wong TY.
Global prevalence of age-related macular degeneration and disease burden projection for 2020 and 2040: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lancet Glob Health. 2014 Feb;2(2):e106-16. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70145-1. Epub 2014 Jan 3.

2009

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Ayoub N, Rajendra E, Su X, Jeyasekharan AD, Mahen R, Venkitaraman AR.
The carboxyl terminus of Brca2 links the disassembly of Rad51 complexes to mitotic entry.
Curr Biol. 2009 Jul 14;19(13):1075-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.05.057. Epub 2009 Jun 18.

2008

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Su X, Bernal JA, Venkitaraman AR.
Cell-cycle coordination between DNA replication and recombination revealed by a vertebrate N-end rule degron-Rad51.
Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2008 Oct;15(10):1049-58. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1490. Epub 2008 Sep 14.

2003

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Kadam-Pai P, Su XY, Miranda JJ, Soemantri A, Saha N, Heng CK, Lai PS. Ethnic variations of a retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (RB1) polymorphism in eight Asian populations.
J Genet. 2003 Apr-Aug;82(1-2):33-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02715879

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