Lalhaba Oinam

Highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher conducts glycan research and participates in stem cells, gut-microbiota, pancreatic cancer topics that demonstrate experience with molecular biology techniques, sound knowledge of stem cells, complex data analysis for next-generation sequencing and targeted therapy . Documented publication record in several peer-reviewed literature. A recipient of several scholarships during undergraduate, graduate and a recent recipient of CHUGAI Foundation for innovative drug design in the area of pancreatic cancer drug development. Self-directed and motivated professional with highly-ethical, meticulous and thorough approach. Posses an effective verbal and written communication skills to deliver excellent presentations and prepare written reports.

FELLOWSHIPS

• Tsukuba Scholarship: 2012 - 2014
• University of Tsukuba, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Special Fellow 2015 – 20203
• Chugai Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow previously known as Tokyo Biochemical Research

PRESENTATIONS

• 10th Asian Community of Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, Taiwan, 2018 (Poster)
• Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW), Tsukuba, Japan, 2018 (Poster)
• Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Tissue Niches and Resident Stem Cells in Adult Epithelia, New Hamsphire, US, 2018 (Poster)
• 9th Annual Symposium, Indian Scientist Association in Japan (ISAJ), 2018 (Poster)
• 18th Mini symposium of University of Tsukuba-Kyoto University-NTU, 2019 (Oral)
• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Stem Cell Biology meeting, 2019 (Oral)
• 11th Asian Community of Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, South Korea, 2019 (Oral, Poster)

INVITED TALK

• Novel strategy for drug discovery using glycans and lectins, 94th Annual meeting of the Japan Biochemical Society, 2021

AWARDS

• . Best discussant award: RIKEN mouse bio-resource workshop, 2016
• Merit poster award: 10th Asian Community of Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, Taiwan, 2018
• Best oral presentation award: 18th Mini symposium of University of Tsukuba-Kyoto University- National Taiwan University, 2019
• Poster presentation award: 11th Asian Community of Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, South- Korea, 2019
• Certificate of commendation for the PhD thesis work from University of Tsukuba, 2021

• Oinam L, Tateno H. Glycan Profiling by Sequencing to Uncover Multicellular Communication: Launching Glycobiology in Single Cells and Microbiomes. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 May 27;10:919168.
• Oinam L, Hayashi R, Hiemori K, Kiyoi K, Sage‐Ono K, Miura K, Ono M, Tateno H. Quantitative evaluation of glycan‐binding specificity of recombinant Concanavalin A produced in lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 2022 Apr 8.
• Oinam, L., Minoshima, F. and Tateno, H., 2022. Glycan profiling of the gut microbiota by Glycan-seq. ISME Communications, 2(1), pp.1-9.
• Oinam L, Tateno H. Evaluation of Glycan-Binding Specificity by Glycoconjugate Microarray with an Evanescent-Field Fluorescence Detection System. In Glycan Microarrays 2022 (pp. 25-32). Humana, New York, NY.
• Oinam L, Changarathil G, Ngo YX, Tateno H, Sada A, Yanagisawa H, Glycome profiling by lectin microarray reveals dynamic glycan alterations during epidermal stem cell aging, Aging Cell. 2020; 19:e131901.
• Oinam L, Changarathil G, Ngo YX, Yanagisawa H, Sada A, Chapter Two - Epidermal stem cell lineages, in Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches, 2019, Elsevier. p. 31-72.
• Tsunezumi J, Sugiura H, Oinam L, Ali A, Thang BQ, Sada A, Yamahiro Y, Kuro-O M, Yanagisawa H. Fibulin-7, a heparin binding matricellular protein, promotes renal tubular calcification in mice. Matrix Biol. 2018;74:5-20.
• Nishimura K, Kato T, Chen C, Oinam L, Shiomitsu E, Ayakawa D, Ohtaka M, Fukuda A, Nakanishi M, Hisatake K. Manipulation of KLF4 expression generates iPSCs paused at successive stages of reprogramming. Stem Cell Reports. 2014;3(5):915–929.