National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Areas of Interest
  • RNA-Protein interactions in human health and diseases, RNA structures and RNA modifications

Santosh Kumar Assistant Professor Grade-I & Warden (M.Visweswaraya Hall of Residence)

Life Science

kumarsantosh@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2787

Biosketch

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL 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.
Biotechnology
CSIR-IGIB, New Delhi, Degree awarded by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

2009

M.Sc
Biotechnology
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

2007

B.Sc (Hons)
Chemistry
Banaras 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

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 20
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 8
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 40
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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 [5]
RNA Biology
Mandakini Singh
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
RNA BIOLOGY
Sushree Lipsa Lopamudra Dwibedy
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
RNA Biology
Smruti Rekha Biswal
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
RNA Biology, Human Molecular Genetics, Protein Biology and Functional Genomics
Madhumitha S
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
RNA BIOLOGY
Sujeet Kumar Satapathy
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

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