Meet Anand Subramaniam

Anand Subramaniam is a PhD candidate conducting his research under the supervision of Prof. Eran Perlson.

His work focuses on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by disruption of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and progressive motor neuron loss.

Using an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based approach, he models a functional humanized NMJ on a microfluidic chip platform to study NMJ-related signaling pathways involved in neurodegeneration.

This model enables drug testing in patient-specific systems and holds potential to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutic targets that could preserve NMJ integrity and improve neuronal function.