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Dr. Ravindra Kumar
Dr. Ravindra Kumar

Assistant Professor

Office Address:

Assistant Professor, Bioscience and Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India Pin-673601

Contact no:

0495-2285475

Home Address:

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, USA-60612 (2018-2020).

  • Doctor of Philosophy from Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. India-751023 (2012-2018).

  • Master of Technology (Bioinformatics) from University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500046 (2010-2012).

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Biotechnology) from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), University of Delhi, Delhi, India-110078 (2006-2010)

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, USA-60612 (2018-2020).

    • Doctor of Philosophy from Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. India-751023 (2012-2018).

    • Master of Technology (Bioinformatics) from University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500046 (2010-2012).

    • Bachelor of Engineering (Biotechnology) from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), University of Delhi, Delhi, India-110078 (2006-2010)

    Journals

    1. Asolkar S. S., Anju M, Kumar R., Deshmukh A., Ghosalkar A., Kumbhar P. Screening and selection of 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenases for the production of 2,3-butanediol in Bacillus subtilis using in silico analyses and experimental validation. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 2023 (Accepted)
    2. Vormittag-Nocito E, Acosta AM, Agarwal S, Narayan KD, Kumar R, Al Rasheed MRH, Kajdacsy-Balla A, Behm FG, Mohapatra G. In-Depth Comparison of Genetic Variants Demonstrates a Close Relationship Between Invasive and Intraductal Components of Prostate Cancer. Mod Pathol. 2023 Feb 13;36(6):100130. doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100130. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36933394.
    3. Vormittag-Nocito E., Kumar R., Narayan K. D., Chen Z., David O., Behm F., Mohapatra G. Utilization of cytologic cell blocks for targeted sequencing of solid tumors.  Cancer Medicine, 00, 1–22,  doi: 10.1002/cam4.5261 (2022).
    4. Mahapatra E., Sengupta D., Kumar R., Dehury B., Das S., Roy M. & Mukherjee S. Phenethylisothiocyanate Potentiates Platinum therapy by Reversing Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer.  Frontiers in Pharmacology, doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.803114 (2022).
    5. Fatima S., Kumar R., Dixit A., Swain R.K., Expression of two uncharacterized protein coding genes in zebrafish lateral line system. Int. J. Dev. Biol. 65: 563-570, doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.210066rs (2021)
    6. Routray S., Kumar R., Datta K.K., Puttamallesh V.D., Chatterjee A., Gowda H., Mohanty N., Dash R. & Dixit A. An integrated approach for identification of a panel of candidate genes arbitrated for invasion and metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Sci Rep 11, 6208 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-85729-x (2021). (PMID: 33739025)
    7. Kumar R., Samal S. K., Routray, S., Dash R. & Dixit A. Identification of oral cancer related candidate genes by integrating protein-protein interactions, gene ontology, pathway analysis and immunohistochemistry. Scientific Reports 7, 2472, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-02522-5 (2017). (PMID: 28559546)
    8. Jena J., Kumar R., Saifuddin M., Dixit A. & Das T. Anoxic–aerobic SBR system for nitrate, phosphate and COD removal from high-strength wastewater and diversity study of microbial communities. Biochemical Engineering Journal 105, 80-89 (2016).
    9. Jena J., Kumar R., Dixit A., Pandey S. & Das T. Evaluation of simultaneous nutrient and COD removal with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation using mixed microbial consortia under anoxic condition and their bioinformatics analysis. PloS One 10, e0116230, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116230 (2015).(PMID: 25689047)
    10. Srivastav S.R., Tiwary M., Kumar R. & Dubey A. Bacillus sp. AKD1 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence. GenBank:KC212686.1.
    11. Behera P. M., Kumar R., and Dixit A., Prediction and validation of potential candidate genes for type II diabetes mellitus using bioinformatics analysis. (2017) Can J Biotech, Vol 1, Page 240.

    BOOK CHAPTERS

    1. Kumar R., M. Anju, Washington A., and Joshua A. S. (2023).  Omics-based bioengineering: Emerging strategies for sustainable agriculture development and future perspectives. In:In: Sarma H. and Joshi J.S.Biotechnology of Emerging Microbes Biotechnology of Emerging Microbes https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15397-6.00007-3.
    2. Salim V., Sasidharan A. Kumar R.(2023). Endophytic bacteria-mediated resistance to plant diseases:Bioengineering approaches. In: Sarma H. and Joshi J.S. Biotechnology of Emerging Microbes https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15397-6.00002-4.
    3. Mishra, S., Das, S., Rout, M., Pati, S., Kumar, R., Dehury, B. (2023). Introduction to the World of Bioinformatics. In: Badar, M. A Guide to Applied Machine Learning for Biologists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22206-1_4.
    4. Panat, S., Kumar, R. (2023). Introduction to Artificial Intelligence & ML. In: Badar, M. A Guide to Applied Machine Learning for Biologists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22206-1_5.
    5. Cherian, J.M., Kumar, R. (2023). Fundamentals of Machine Learning. In: Badar, M.". (eds) A Guide to Applied Machine Learning for Biologists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22206-1_6.
    6. Khanna, S., Kumar, R., Ghodke, P.K. (2022). Biomass Recalcitrance and Omics Approaches for Understanding the Chemistry Affecting Recalcitrance. In: Verma, P. (eds) Thermochemical and Catalytic Conversion Technologies for Future Biorefineries. Clean Energy Production Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4316-4_9  
    7. Jena J., Kumar R., Dixit A. & Das T. Evaluation of simultaneous nutrient and COD removal with polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation using mixed microbial consortia under anoxic condition and their bioinformatics analysis. Sanchez, O. (Ed.). (2016). Environmental Engineering and Activated Sludge Processes: Models, Methodologies, and Applications (1st ed.). Apple Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b19902.

    Professional Experience

    • Assistant Professor, School of Biotechnology, NIT Calicut (2020 onward)

    • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, USA-60612 (2018-2020).

    • Guest faculty of Bioinformatics in Department of Biotechnology at SOA, University Bhubaneswar, Odisha (2015-2017).

    Teaching

    Current Courses

    • Introduction to Life Sciences (B.Tech 1st Year)

    • Biostatistics (B.Tech Biotechnology  2nd Year)

    • Elective-Structural Biology- (B.Tech 3rd Year)

    Previously offered Courses

    • Introduction to Life Sciences (B.Tech 1st Year)

    • Biostatistics (B.Tech Biotechnology  2nd Year)

    • Elective-Structural Biology- (B.Tech 3rd Year)

    • Bioinformatics (B.Tech Biotechnology  3rd Year)

    • Bioinformatics Laboratory (B.Tech Biotechnology  3rd Year)

    Membership of Scientific Societies

    MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

    1. Life membership of The Biotech Research Society, India (Reg. No. LM2001)
    2. Life membership of Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery Society (Reg. No. LMBIDDS17-416)
    3. Life membership of Proteomics Society, India (Reg. No. 409)
    4. Life membership of Indian Science Congress, India (Reg. No. L32501)
    5. Life membership of Indian Association for Cancer Research (IACR-LM/1193)
    6. Life membership of Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG- L/2048/2022)
    7. Annual membership of European Society for Medical Oncology (Reg. No.575353)
    8. Annual membership American Association for Cancer Research (AACR- 1051993)

    Position Available

    PhD: Our lab is looking for highly motivated researchers  to understand the cancer biology, develop the bioinformatics tools and techniques. Candidates having good programming skills and inrested in data science & machine learning analysis are encouraged to apply through NITC website advertisement https://nitc.ac.in/

    Research Interest

    1.Computational approaches for genomics and proteomics analysis.

     2.Protein-Protein interaction or network biology and pathway analysis for functional genomics.

     3.Machine learning and Data Science application in biology.

    4. Computer-aided Drug designing and discovery.

    5.Precision/personalized Medicine for Cancer Biology.

     

    Honors & Awards

    1. Department of Biotechnology- Senior Research Fellow award from 2014-2017

    2. Department of Biotechnology- Junior Research Fellow award from 2012-2014

    3. Graduate Aptitude Test Fellowship (GATE-BT) 2010-2012

    Research Area

    My Research Area is broadly Computational Biology and system biology. It is focused on functional genomics, network biology, NGS data analysis to understand the cancer biology. My Lab is also working to improve and development new methods, tools for high throughput data analysis and Computer aided drug designing and discovery.

    1. Delivered a lecture on “Identification of potential targets using Protein-Protein interactions network and Gene Ontology analysis” in the International Conference on Data Science Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics-ICDCB 2023 organized by the Department of Computer Science, Electronics and Biotechnology, University College of Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnatka, India during 24th and 25th March 2023.
    2. Delivered a lecture on “Fundamentals of Machine Learning and its Applications in Biology” in the workshop entitled “Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence (MAI2023)” organized by Department of Mathematics, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India-673601 during January 16-20, 2023”.
    3. Given an online lecture and Hands-on training on " Type of Biological Databases and their Importance in Drug Design and Discovery" in the workshop entitled " Data Mining from Biological Databases: An Important Step in Drug Discovery and Development" organized by DBT-Sponsored Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab 147002 during November 25-27, 2022.
    4. Given an online lecture and Hands-on training on "Identification of potential drug targets using biological network analyses" in the workshop entitled "Computational Biology and Network Pharmacology: New Horizon in Drug Discovery" organized by DBT-Sponsored Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab 147002 during December 21-23, 2021.
    5. Given an online lecture and Hands-on training on "Gene Ontology analysis and its application" in the workshop entitled " Workshop on Datamining for In-Silico Drug designing" organized by DBT-Sponsored Bioinformatics Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab 147002 during March 5-7, 2021.
    6. Delivered a seminar online talk on " Bioinformatics and Computational Biology" at The Department of Biotechnology Students, organised by Department of Biotechnology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751004 during July 31- Aug-3, 2021.