EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Areas of Interest
- RNA-Protein interactions in diseases, RNA structures and their recognition by RNA binding proteins
Santosh Kumar Assistant Professor Grade-I
Life Science
kumarsantosh@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2787
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PUBLICATIONS4
SPONSORED PROJECTS3
DOCTORAL STUDENTSPERSONAL INFORMATION
Santosh Kumar
Assistant Professor Grade-I
Life Science
Room Number: MN-240
Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2014
Ph.D.
BiotechnologyCSIR-IGIB, New Delhi, Degree awarded by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
2009
M.Sc
BiotechnologyJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2007
B.Sc (Hons)
ChemistryBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Teaching Experience
- Molecular Evolution, NIT Rourkela, 02 Jan 2020 - 30 Apr 2020
- Evolutionary Biology, NIT Rourkela, 29 Jul 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
- Enzymology and Metabolism, NIT Rourkela, 04 Jan 2019 - 30 Apr 2019
- Biology, NIT Rourkela, 04 Jan 2019 - 30 Apr 2019
- Bioanalytical techniques, NIT Rourkela, 27 Jul 2018 - 01 Dec 2018
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Structural Biology of RNA protein complexes using NMR, IISER Pune, 26 Jul 2016 - 12 Feb 2018
- RNA-protein interactions in Glioblastoma, WTCCB, University of Edinburgh, UK, 09 Dec 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
Role of pseudouridine modification of the mRNAs of mitochondrial respiratory complex proteins in RNA metabolism and mitochondrial metabolic disorders Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Optimum Resolution to Model Protein Association Reactions in Crowded Environment Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
SNP mediated changes in the structure of VPS26A mRNA and its implication in the actiology of Diabetes. ICMR
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Running Sponsored
Genome-wide identifiaction of IncRNA Ribosnitches and their Biophysical characterization. SERB
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Total Publications: 39
S. Kumar and H. Suryawanshi,"Role of miRNAs in cardiovascular diseases and their therapeutic implications", AGO-Driven Non-Coding RNAs: Codes to Decode the Therapeutics of Diseases, ch.9, pp.233-259, Elsevier, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India 2019, 10.1016/B978-0-12-815669-8.00009-9 Inbook
G. Bhosle, S. Kharche, S. Kumar, D. Sengupta, S. Maiti, and M. Fernandes,"Superior HIV-1 TAR Binders with Conformationally Constrained R52 Arginine Mimics in the Tat(48–57) Peptide", Chemmedchem, vol.13, no.3, pp.220-226, Wiley Online Library, January 2018, 10.1002/cmdc.201700653 Article
D. Dey, S. Kumar, R. Banerjee, S. Maiti, and D. Dhara,"Polyplex Formation between PEGylated Linear Cationic Block Copolymers and DNA: Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol.118, no.25, pp.7012-7025, American Chemical Society, June 2014, 10.1021/jp501234p Article
A. T, Roy. S, S. Kumar, C. Tk, and M. S,"In the sense of transcription regulation by G-quadruplexes: asymmetric effects in sense and antisense strands", Biochemistry, vol.53, no.23, pp.3711-3718, American Chemical Society, June 2014, 10.1021/bi401451q Article
S. Kumar, M., and M.,"Understanding the Effect of Locked Nucleic Acid and 2'-O-Methyl Modification on the Hybridization Thermodynamics of a miRNA–mRNA Pair in the Presence and Absence of AfPiwi Protein", Biochemistry, vol.53, no.10, pp.1607-1615, American Chemical Society, March 2014, 10.1021/bi401677d Article
- LS1001 : Biology {Theory}
- LS3404 : Evolutionary Biology {Theory}
- LS404 : Enzymology and Metabolism {Theory}
- LS4603 : Enzymology and Metabolism {Theory}
- LS504 : Bioanalytical Techniques {Theory}
- LS5412 : Molecular Evolution {Theory}
- LS3093 : Life Science Laboratory- III {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [3]
RNA Biology
Mandakini SinghEnrolled: Sep 2020ContinuingSupervisor
RNA BIOLOGY
Sushree Lipsa Lopamudra DwibedyEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
RNA Biology
Smruti Rekha BiswalEnrolled: Jul 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- International travel support, DST, India, 2012
Memberships / Fellowships
- RNA society member, 2021
- SERB N-PDF fellowship, 2016
- CSIR - Junior Research Fellowship, 2008
- DBT - Junior Research Fellowship, 2008
- DBT Fellowship for MSc, 2007