Dr K Kiran Kumar
Assistant Professor -Senior Scale
Date of Joining: 09.03.2020
Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaches PharmD, DPharm and MPharm courses
- 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 guide for BPharm and MPharm students
Dr. K Kiran Kumar is an Assistant Professor-Senior Scale in the Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry (T&P) | BPharm II Semester |
| Pharmaceutical Microbiology (T&P) | BPharm III Semester |
| Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology (T&P) | D Pharm II year |
| Microbial and Cellular Biology | MPharm Semester I |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biotechnology | MPharm Semester II |
| Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab | MPharm Semester II |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | RNA Splicing | Indian Institute of Science Education and 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 (IISER Mohali) | 2020 |
| M.S (Pharm) Biotechnology | Biotechnology | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 (NIPER Mohali) | 2012 |
| BPharm | JNTU Anantapur | 2010 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, MCOPS, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 | Assistant Professor | Teaching and 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 | March 2020-present |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 (IISER-Mohali) | Project Fellow | 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 | July-December 2013 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 (NIPER, Ahmedabad) | Project Fellow | 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 | August 2012-June 2013 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular biology and Cancer Biology
Area of Expertise
RNA splicing, protein chemistry
Area of 亚洲通_亚洲通官网
Molecular biology, Cancer biology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Travel award from the RNA Society to attend RNA 2019 meeting in Krakow, Poland-2019
- Grant from DBT/CTEP, Govt. of India for RNA 2019 meeting in Krakow, Poland-2019.
- Travel grant from IISER Mohali to attend MaxQuant Summer School course at Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany, July 2017.
- ICMR-JRF, January 2014- December 2018.
- Two-year fellowship awarded by Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India, July 2010-2012.
- Member of The RNA Society, VA, USA.
Sde2 is an intron-specific pre-mRNA splicing regulator activated by ubiquitin-like processing
Thakran, P Pandit, P.A Datta, S Kolathur, K.K Pleiss, J.A
The EMBO Journal 2018; 37(1): 89-101. [IF-11.2]
Role of promoters in regulating alternative splicing
2021 Kolathur, K.K
Gene, 2021, 782:145523 (IF: 3.93)
Emerging therapeutic role of chondroitinase (ChABC) in neurological disorders and cancer
2022 Akshara Kumar Aishi Biswas Sree Lalitha Bojja Kiran Kumar Kolathur Subrahmanyam Volety
Current Drug Therapy, 2022, 17, 160-170 (IF: 0.79)
What is the role of Lithium in Epilepsy?
2022 Sree Lalitha Bojja Neha Singh Kiran Kumar Kolathu r C. Mallikarjuna Rao
Current Neuropharmacology, 2022, 20, 10, 1850-1864 (IF: 7.36)
The ubiquitin-like protein Hub1/UBL-5 functions in pre-mRNA splicing in Caenorhabditis elegans
2023 Kiran Kumar Kolathur Pallavi Sharma Nagesh Y. Kadam Ane Nishitha Kavita Babu Shravan Kumar Mishra
FEBS Lett, 2023, 597, 448–457 (IF-4.124)