S. Sendhil Velan

S. Sendhil Velan is the Head of Metabolic Imaging Group at the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). He also has a joint appointment with Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (clinical imaging) and adjunct appointments at NUS School of Medicine and Physiology Departments. His research focus is on imaging metabolic diseases to identify biomarkers in pre-clinical studies suitable for translation to clinical trials and interventions. His current focus is on imaging of adipose tissues (WAT, BAT, BEIGE) and skeletal muscle metabolism in rodents and humans. He is also involved in several clinical trials in collaboration with clinical scientists.