Vinay Kumar
University of Calcutta, Jadavpur University, Goel Group of Institutions, Jan Kalyan Institute of Technical Excellence
0000-0002-6809-7633
About
Researcher in the fields of AI-Driven Drug Discovery, Machine learning, QSAR/RASAR, Cheminformatics, Molecular Modeling, Multi-Omics Data Integration, Network Pharmacology, and Computer-Aided Drug Design with special reference to developing novel inhibitors against Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Qualified for the Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT) and NIPER JEE in 2015.
Awarded SRF from DAE-BRNS (2018) and ICMR (2019), Research Associateship from ICMR (2022), and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from AICTE (2026).
Received international travel grants from prominent funding agencies, including the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) in Germany, where he was awarded a bursary, as well as from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in India to facilitate his participation in conferences worldwide.
Serving as a peer reviewer for several scientific journals,
Editorial Review Board Member: IJQSPR (IGI Global);
Invited Reviewer: Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (Taylor and Francis), SAR and QSAR in environmental research (Taylor and Francis), Chemico-biological interactions (Elsevier), Computational biology and chemistry (Elsevier), Life sciences (Elsevier), Process safety and environmental protection (Elsevier), Chemosphere (Elsevier), Computers in biology and medicine (Elsevier), Heliyon (Elsevier), Journal of hazardous materials (Elsevier), Computational and theoretical chemistry (Elsevier), ChemistrySelect (Wiley-VCH), International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics (Springer Nature), Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (Springer Nature), Scientific Reports (Springer Nature), Medicinal Chemistry Research (Springer Nature), Discover Chemistry (Springer Nature), Chemical Papers (Springer Nature), BMC Bioinformatics (Springer Nature) and Molecular Diversity (Springer Nature).
Employment
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University of Calcutta AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellow2026 - Present
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Jadavpur University Research Associate (RA)-ICMR2022 - 2025
Education
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Goel Group of Institutions B. Pharm2012 - 2015
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Jan Kalyan Institute of Technical Excellence D.Pharm2009 - 2011
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (48)
- Crocetin Halts Tumorigenesis in Metastatic Breast Cancer via Disrupting CYP2J2/EET Axis Save
- Investigation of Thymoquinone as an Inhibitor of CYP2C8/EET Axis Save
- A round-robin exercise for the precise prediction of aqueous solubility of organic chemicals using chemometric, machine learning, and stacking ensemble of deep learning models Save
- Harnessing Phytochemistry to Combat Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 and Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase 2 in Restoring Tryptophan Homeostasis in Ovarian Cancer Save
- A similarity-augmented q-RASPR framework for the antioxidant potential prediction and identification of functional food compounds Save
- Comparative machine learning and deep learning frameworks for robust carcinogenicity prediction and activity cliff analysis Save
- Quantitative read-across structure-activity relationship modeling for the prediction of pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity of dietary polyphenols and saponins as potential anti-obesity agents Save
- Machine learning-based q-RASAR modelling for the in silico identification of novel α7nAChR agonists for anti-Alzheimer’s drug discovery Save
- Development of Machine Learning‐Based Models for Mutagenicity Predictions with Applications to Non‐Sugar Sweeteners Save
- Embracing the changes and challenges with modern early drug discovery Save