Sunilkumar Puthenpurackal Narayanan
Mahatma Gandhi University, University of Regensburg, Kinki University
0000-0001-6811-9751
About
Dr. Sunilkumar P. N. obtained his B.Sc. (Chemistry, 1995), M.Sc. (Chemistry, 1997) and Ph. D. (Biophysics, 2005) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He also qualified UGC-CSIR National Eligibility Test (Chemistry, 2000). After obtaining doctoral degree he did post-doctoral research in many prestigious institutions like University of Regensburg (Germany), Kinki University (Japan) and Pusan National University (South Korea). His areas of expertise are multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, variable high pressure NMR spectroscopy, solid phase peptide synthesis and self-assembly of biomolecules. During doctoral and post-doctoral research Dr. Sunilkumar solved the structure of many peptides and did NMR assignment of many proteins, and deposited in BMRB. During doctoral research he was a visiting researcher to the National High Field NMR Facility, TIFR, Mumbai and received training under two well-known NMR experts -Prof. Girjesh Govil and Prof. KVR Chary. During post-doctoral research Dr. Sunilkumar focused on the dynamics of proteins using an advanced technique viz. variable high pressure NMR spectroscopy. He received training in this technique under two well-known experts- Prof. Kazuyuki Akasaka (Japan) who received Humboldt prize for his contributions in this area and Prof. Hans Robert Kalbitzer (Germany). Dr. Sunilkumar published more than twenty research papers in high impact international journals, delivered invited talks and presented papers in many international conferences. Presently he is working as a Scientist, NMR Facility, Institute for Integrated Programmes and Research in Basic Sciences (IIRBS), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala. Dr. Sunilkumar is the Secretary of Magnetic Resonance Society Kerala.
Employment
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Mahatma Gandhi University Scientist2018 - Present
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University of Regensburg Post doctoral fellow2012 - 2016
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Kinki University Post doctoral fellow2010 - 2012
Education
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Mahatma Gandhi University Ph. D.1999 - 2005
Projects & Funding
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Publications (23)
- The self-assembly of l-histidine might be the cause of histidinemia Save
- Anti-amyloid potential of some phytochemicals against Aβ-peptide and α-synuclein, tau, prion, and Huntingtin protein Save
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia drug – arsenic trioxide in the presence of eugenol shows differential action on leukemia cells (HL-60) and cardiomyocytes (H9c2) – inference from NMR study Save
- Induction of systemic acquired resistance in Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. by an endophytic bacterium antagonistic to Phytophthora meadii McRae. Save
- Solid-phase synthesis and solution conformation of two overlapping fragments of SPFE peptide using 2D-NMR Save
- Pressure response of 31 P chemical shifts of adenine nucleotides Save
- Structural transitions in full-length human prion protein detected by xenon as probe and spin labeling of the N-terminal domain. Save
- Sequential backbone resonance assignments of the E. coli dihydrofolate reductase Gly67Val mutant: folate complex Save
- Functional conformer of c-Myb DNA-binding domain revealed by variable temperature studies Save
- Interactions of some commonly used drugs with human α-thrombin Save