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Kumar DP

Also known as: Divya Prasanna Kumar

JSS Medical College and Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Mysore, St. Philomena's College

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5935-379X
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Dr. Divya P. Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysore, Karnataka, India. She is the awardee of the prestigious Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Dr. Kumar pursued her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) under the mentorship of Dr. Arun J. Sanyal and Dr. Murthy Karnam at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She obtained her postdoctoral training in Dr. Arun Sanyal’s lab, supported by a T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA.

The “Liver Metabolism and Diseases' group of Dr. Divya P. Kumar primarily focuses on basic, clinical, and translational research on liver diseases and metabolic health.

Focus areas:
• Understanding the molecular pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
• Unraveling the molecular links between inflammation and cancer in MASH-associated HCC
• Characterizing the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of HCC
• Exploring the molecular link contributing to osteoporosis and sarcopenia in MASLD
• Preclinical studies on MASLD and HCC


Research Group Motto:
(i) Do what you can, with what you have, where you are—Theodore Roosevelt.
(ii) If your wish is STRONG, the whole universe conspires to help you achieve it.

Employment

  • JSS Medical College and Hospital Associate Professor
    2024 - Present
  • JSS Medical College and Hospital Assistant Professor/ Ramalingaswami Fellow
    2019 - 2024
  • Virginia Commonwealth University T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
    2015 - 2018
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Postdoctoral Fellow
    2015 - 2015

Education

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Ph.D.
    2011 - 2014
  • University of Mysore M.S.
    2005 - 2007
  • St. Philomena's College B.S.
    2002 - 2005

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (43)