Sumit Kumar

About

Final year PhD student in molecular microbiology with over five years of lab experience in molecular cloning, bacterial chromosomal mutagenesis, protein purification, cell culture, and mouse infection models, aspiring to build a career in academic research.

Employment

• Institute of Microbial Technology Project Associate-I
  2021 - 2022
• Regional Centre for Biotechnology Junior Research Fellow
  2019 - 2021
• Mankind Pharma (India) Associate Officer
  2019 - 2019

Education

• University of Dundee PhD (Life Sciences)
  2023 - Present
• University of Liverpool PhD (Medical Microbiology)
  2022 - 2023
• Guru Nanak Dev University MSc (Microbiology)
  2017 - 2019
• Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry BSc (Honours) Biotechnology
  2013 - 2017

Projects & Funding

• Understanding adverse cardiac events in community-acquired pneumonia: how do bacterial and host factors contribute to severe infection outcomes Medical Research Council
  2022 - 2026

Publications (3)

• Niche-specific contribution of the branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis protein IlvD in Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
  Sumit Kumar, Angharad E. Green, Leonie Johanna Lorenz +9 more
  2026 0 citations DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.03.729751
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• Naturally acquired promoter variation influences Streptococcus pneumoniae infection outcomes
  Thomas E. Barton, Angharad E. Green, Kate C. Mellor +16 more
  Cell Host & Microbe 2025 5 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.08.005
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• Secondary messenger signalling influences Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptation to sinus and lung environments
  Dilem Ruhluel, Lewis Fisher, Thomas E. Barton +6 more
  The ISME Journal 2024 10 citations DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae065
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