# First person – Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal

## TL;DR

Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal discusses his research on genetic regulation of injury-induced bone formation in zebrafish and future work in orthopedic healthcare.

## Contribution

The study identifies genetic mechanisms underlying injury-induced heterotopic ossification in zebrafish.

## Key findings

- Genetic factors regulate injury-induced bone formation in adult zebrafish.
- Findings may inform translational research in orthopedic healthcare.

## Abstract

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, helping researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Arun-Kumar Kaliya-Perumal is first author on ‘Genetic regulation of injury-induced heterotopic ossification in adult zebrafish’, published in DMM. Arun conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Prof. Philip Ingham’s lab at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He will soon join the Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore as a Research Fellow, where he will pursue his interest in translational research within the field of orthopedics, focusing on enhancing the quality of healthcare delivery in Singapore.