Hemanth Tummala

Dr. Hemanth Tummala, Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Molecular Biology at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, specializes in inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMF) and their link to leukemia. His research employs next-generation sequencing and patient-derived stem cells to model diseases like dyskeratosis congenita (DC), focusing on telomere maintenance, ribosome biogenesis, and transcription-associated DNA repair.

• Education: BSc in Biotechnology (Bangalore University, India); PhD at The Roslin Institute (Edinburgh).
• Research: Identified novel genes (e.g., TYMS) and digenic mechanisms (e.g., TYMS-ENOSF1 interactions) in DC, with implications for cancer therapy toxicity and targeted treatments like PAPD5 inhibitors.
• Publications: Key work includes studies on telomere biology, nucleotide metabolism, and genetic modifiers in IBMF.
• Teaching: Co-module lead for advanced genetics courses and PBL facilitator.