Researcher

Raghuvaran Shanmugam is currently a Scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Previously, he was a Research Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB). After completing his PhD from University of Stuttgart, Germany, he worked as a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University for a year before working at A*STAR. He joined A*STAR IMCB in 2018, where he focused on telomerase reactivation mechanisms in colorectal cancer. In 2020, he was rewarded with the Open Fund Young Investigator Research Grant (OF-YIRG). With a strong background in RNA biology, immunology and cancer biology, Raghuvaran has made significant contributions to understanding the impact of iron from red meat on telomerase reactivation and has provided detailed insights into the molecular basis of iron’s regulation of telomerase activity. His expertise and research foundation were instrumental in the publication of this work in Cancer Discovery.