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Viju Vijayan Pillai

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2015Rising activity
Reproductive Biology and FertilityPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringAnimal Genetics and ReproductionMesenchymal stem cell research

Publications

20

Citations

490

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher works on stem cell biology and reproductive science in livestock and other animals, with a focus on deriving and characterizing embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (from species like cattle and sheep), trophoblast (placental) stem cells, and early embryo development. The work also extends to related veterinary topics such as animal disease diagnostics, gene editing, and vaccine safety testing. This research could interest students wanting to study stem cell reprogramming, reproductive biotechnology, or veterinary biomedical science.

Stem cell derivation and reprogramming in livestockTrophoblast and placental biologyEmbryo development and reproductive biotechnologyVeterinary disease diagnostics and pathologyGene editing and organoid modeling

Publication output fluctuated with a gap in 2020 but has increased notably in 2025-2026, suggesting a recent uptick in activity after a period of lower output.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications19202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 5 publications5252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • PLoS ONE×2
  • Biology Open×2
  • Biology of Reproduction×2
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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