Kumar A

About

Dr. Awanish Kumar received his Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India, and CSIR-CDRI (Central Drug Research Institute), Lucknow, India. Dr. Kumar's postdoctoral research experience includes Infection & Parasite Biology at McGill University, Canada. He was appointed as Assistant Professor in Biotechnology Dept., NIT Raipur in 2013, and currently, he is working as an Associate Professor at NIT Raipur. He is serving various national & international committees as advisor/editor/member/ reviewer and supervised a number of UG, PG & Ph.D. students. His previous/ongoing research is focused on:
• Antimicrobial resistance & drug discovery
• Drug targeting & network pharmacology
• Development of novel drug delivery system

Employment

• National Institute of Technology Raipur Associate Professor
  2022 - Present
• National Institute of Technology Raipur Assistant Professor
  2013 - 2022
• Jawaharlal Nehru University Young Research Investigator/Scientist
  2011 - 2013
• McGill University Post Doctoral Fellow
  2009 - 2010
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Hajipur Lecturer
  2008 - 2009

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru University Ph.D
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (324)

• Polymicrobial biofilms and catheter-associated UTIs: Emerging clinical challenges and management perspectives
  Next Nanotechnology 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.nxnano.2026.100679
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• Development of parasitic disease biobank and new antileishmanial agents
  Journal of Parasitic Diseases 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-025-01898-w
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• Biotherapeutic strategies for quorum quenching in Salmonella Typhi: a review
  Archives of Microbiology 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-026-04971-x
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• Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4): Pioneering nanomaterial to combat the bacterial biofilm infection
  Journal of Materials Research 2026 DOI: 10.1557/s43578-026-01860-3
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• Phytochemical profile and multi-therapeutic potential of Justicia adhatoda: A focus on antidiabetic and antifungal bioactives
  Pharmacological Research - Natural Products 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.prenap.2026.100772
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• Correlation in Stem Cell Technology, Tissue Engineering, and Regenerative Medicine
  Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s40883-025-00388-y
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• Molecular docking: a computational approach for the discovery of novel targets against visceral leishmaniasis
  Journal of Molecular Modeling 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-026-06647-1
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• Exploring multi-functional biopolymer polyhydroxyalkanoates in diabetes treatment
  Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 2025 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2025.2510445
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• Deciphering the bioactive properties of sodium lignosulfonate (LIG) and LIG-induced cell death of human fungal pathogen Candida albicans
  In Silico Pharmacology 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s40203-025-00490-7
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• Antifungal inbuilt carbon nanotube based redox metal organic framework validated by transcriptomic analysis in Aspergillus fumigatus
  Emergent Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s42247-025-01231-4
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