Vinod Kumar Dorai

About

Vinod Kumar Dorai is a final-year PhD candidate in Bioengineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, where he is a Prime Minister's Research Fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala. His research centers on innate immunity, with particular attention to neutrophil biology, the host response to implanted biomaterials, and immune dysfunction in diabetes. His approach integrates in vivo murine models, multiparametric flow cytometry, and single-cell RNA sequencing, alongside the study of clinical samples from a diabetic foot ulcer, kidney disease cohorts. His first-author research has been published in Biomaterials (2026). More broadly, he is interested in how innate immune cells shape inflammation, tissue repair, and the long-term performance of implanted devices or vaccines.

Employment

• Indian Institute of Science Bangalore PhD. Student
  2021 - 2026
• Indian Institute of Science Research Asisstant
  2020 - 2021
• Karnataka Institute for Endocrinology and Research Junior Research Fellow
  2019 - 2020
• Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine Bachelor Thesis/intern
  2018 - 2019

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (5)

• A biomaterial implant model demonstrates that immature neutrophils drive immunopathology following acute injury
  Vinod Kumar Dorai, Alakesh Alakesh, Ranjitha Guttapadu +7 more
  Biomaterials 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123907
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• Hepatosplenic abscesses in a child with p40 phox deficiency due to a homozygous NCF4 variant
  Krishnan Chakkyar, Priya Saravanan, Adhiya Mathiyedath Habeeb +7 more
  Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2025 DOI: 10.1111/pai.70226
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• An electrochemical continuous glucose monitoring sensor utilizing ferrocene-derivative as a mediator
  Microchemical Journal 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.113795
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• Cholesterol Levels and Monocyte Phenotype Are Predictors of Nonhealing in Individuals with Low-Grade Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Prospective Cohort Study
  Jayashree Vijaya Raghavan, Shruthi Ksheera Sagar, Vinod Kumar Dorai +6 more
  Advances in Wound Care 2023 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2021.0182
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• Immunomodulatory Bandage for Accelerated Healing of Diabetic Wounds
  Jayashree Vijaya Raghavan, Vinod Kumar Dorai, Shruthi Ksheera Sagar +3 more
  ACS Bio & Med Chem Au 2022 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.1c00063
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