Kumaravel

About

Kumar is an engineer by training, with strong interest in interdisciplinary studies, combining different field of science such as biophysics, microbiology and molecular biology, Kumar had been trained on various microscopic platforms such as Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy(AFM) and also on optical microscopes (CLSM and TIRF). In SCELSE(www.scelse.sg) Kumar had developed high-throughput immunofluorescent technique for screening subcellular localization patterns of virulence proteins in bacteria. Currently he is involved in developing state of art super resolution imaging platforms for studying dynamics of molecules in cells and in biofilm

Employment

• Kumaraguru College of Technology Assistant Professor
  2017 - Present
• Nanyang Technological University Research Associate
  2011 - 2012
• Quais-S Pte Ltd Product manager
  2010 - 2011
• Nanyang Technological University Project Officer
  2008 - 2010

Education

• Nanyang Technological University PhD in Molecular Microbiology and Biophysics
  2012 - 2017
• Nanyang Technological University MSC Biomedical Engineering
  2007 - 2008
• Anna University Chennai BTech Industrial Biotechnology
  2002 - 2006

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Lab-on-a-chip devices for bacterial systems: Tracking biofilm growth and antimicrobial interactions
  Total Environment Microbiology 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.temicr.2025.100042
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• Small colony variants and their role in biofilm associated infections
  The Microbe 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.microb.2025.100538
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• A review on antimicrobial strategies in mitigating biofilm-associated infections on medical implants
  Current Research in Microbial Sciences 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100231
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• Structural and functional insights of sortases and their interactions with antivirulence compounds
  Current Research in Structural Biology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.crstbi.2024.100152
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• Antimicrobial peptides: A small molecule for sustainable healthcare applications
  Medicine in Microecology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmic.2023.100090
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• A review on pilus assembly mechanisms in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
  The Cell Surface 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2022.100077
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• Phytochemical Extracts of Leucas aspera and Dahlia pinnata Exhibit Antimicrobial Properties in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis
  Current Biotechnology 2021 DOI: 10.2174/2211550109999201027201433
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• Adherence patterns of Escherichia coli in the intestine and its role in pathogenesis
  Medicine in Microecology 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmic.2020.100025
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• Active microfluidic systems for cell sorting and separation
  Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2019.09.014
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• Green synthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extracts of Leucas aspera exhibits antimicrobial and catalytic dye degradation properties
  SN Applied Sciences 2019 DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-0221-1
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