Manoj Kumar

Employment

• Iowa State University of Science and Technology Developing and applying 3D animal organoid models to study viral pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, and disease mechanisms.
  2024 - Present
• Duke-NUS Medical School Investigated dengue virus immunity using immunocompetent mouse models, with expertise in cellular and molecular immunology.
  2023 - 2024
• CSIR-India Institute of Toxicology Research Understanding the genetic variability of COVID-19 disease in India & Development of immunoassay based multiplaxed lateral flow microarray system for detection of multiple mycotoxins.
  2020 - 2023
• Defence Research and Development Establishment Identification and characterization of immunodominant antigen(s): Evaluation as subunit vaccine candidate(s) in a mouse model against Bacillus anthracis.
  2015 - 2020
• Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation An intra-operative nanoparticle based molecular assay system to detect lymph node metastasis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  2013 - 2014

Education

• Bharathiar University PhD
  2016 - 2023
• Defence Research and Development Organisation PhD thesis submitted/Identification and characterization of immunodominant antigen/s: evaluation as subunit vaccine candidate/s in a mouse model against Bacillus anthracis
  2015 - 2020
• Jiwaji University M.Sc. Biotechnolgy
  2009 - 2011

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• Development of a PCR-lateral flow assay for rapid detection of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague
  Acta Tropica 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105958
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• Production and Purification of Protective Antigen of Bacillus anthracis and Development of a Sandwich ELISA for its Detection
  Defence Life Science Journal 2020 DOI: 10.14429/dlsj.5.15591
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• BA3338, a surface layer homology domain possessing protein augments immune response and protection efficacy of protective antigen against Bacillus anthracis in mouse model
  Journal of Applied Microbiology 2020 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14624
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• Enhanced Production of Recombinant Extractable Antigen (EA1) an Extracellular Protein and its use in Detection of Spores of Bacillus anthracis the Causative Agent of Anthrax
  Defence Life Science Journal 2020 DOI: 10.14429/dlsj.5.15324
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• Generation of recombinant groel (hsp60) of bacillus anthracis in heterologous system e. coli and evaluation of its humoral immune response in mouse model
  Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense 2020 DOI: 10.4172/2157-2526.1000165
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• Enhanced Production of Protective Antigen, a Potent Diagnostic Protein of Bacillus anthracis, the Causative Agent of Anthrax
  Defence Life Science Journal 2019 DOI: 10.14429/dlsj.4.15132
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• Development of a novel chimeric PA-LF antigen of Bacillus anthracis, its immunological characterization and evaluation as a future vaccine candidate in mouse model
  Biologicals 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2019.07.004
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• A Rapid Flow through Membrane Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Bacillus anthracis using Surface Array Protein as a Biomarker
  Defence Science Journal 2019 DOI: 10.14429/dsj.69.13730
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• An ELISA using a recombinant chimera of protective antigen and lethal factor for serodiagnosis of cutaneous anthrax in India
  Biologicals 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2019.01.001
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• The Humoral Immune Response to Various Domains of Protective Antigen of Bacillus anthracis in Cutaneous Anthrax Cases in India
  Defence Science Journal 2016 DOI: 10.14429/dsj.66.10805
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