Dr. S. Kirankumar
RESEARCH INTEREST :
Cancer cell metabolism,VHL cancer syndrome,Neurodegenerative diseases
COURSES :
Principles of Genetics, Research Methodology, Developmental Genetics (Animal), Cancer Genetics
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Education
Degree | Institute/Organisation | Specialisation | Year Of Passing |
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Ph.D. | Madurai Kamaraj University | Genetics | 2003 |
M.Sc. | Madurai Kamaraj University | Biology | 1996 |
B.Sc. | SBK College, Madurai Kamaraj University | Zoology | 1994 |
publications
- Venkatasubramanian, H., Selvaraj, V., Ramasamy, M. and K. Santhakumar (2018) Effect of fadrozole exposure on socio-reproductive behaviors and neurochemical parameters in Betta splendens. Zebrafish (in press).
- Selvaraj, V., Venkatasubramanian, H., Roychaudhury, A. and K. Santhakumar (2018) Computational analysis of deleterious SNPs of SLC45A2 involved in Oculocutaneous albinism type 4. Gene Reports 12: 248-254.
- Selvaraj, V. and K. Santhakumarxa0 (2017)xa0 Analyzing locomotor activity in zebrafish larvae using wrMTrck. Zebrafish 14: 287-291.
- Kim, H.R., Greenald, D., Vettori, A., Markham, E., Santhakumar, K., Argenton, F. and F. van eedenxa0 (2017)xa0 Zebrafish as a model for von Hippel Lindau and hypoxia-inducible factor signaling. Methods in Cell Biology 138: 497-523.
- Hong, E., Santhakumar, K., Akitake, C.M., Ahn, S.J., Thisse, C., Thisse, B., Wyart, C., Mangin, J-M. and M.E. Halpernxa0 (2013)xa0 Cholinergic left-right asymmetry in the habenulo-interpeduncular pathway.xa0 Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, USA 110: 21171-6.
- Santhakumar, K., Judson, E.C., Elks, P.M., McKee, S., Elworthy, S., van Rooijen, E., Walmsley, S.S., Renshaw, S.A., Cross, S. and F.J.M. van Eedenxa0 (2012)xa0 A zebrafishxa0 model to study and therapeutically manipulate hypoxia signaling in tumorigenesis.xa0xa0 Cancer Research 72: 4017-27
- Snelson, C.D., Santhakumar, K., Halpern, M.E. and J.T. Gamsexa0 (2008)xa0 tbx2b is required for the development of parapineal organ.xa0 Developmentxa0 135: 1693-1702.
- Kirankumar, S. and T.J. Pandianxa0 (2004)xa0 Interspecific androgenetic restoration of rosy barb using cadaveric sperm.xa0 Genome 47: 66-73.
- Anathy, V., Venugopal, T., Kirankumar, S. and T.J. Pandianxa0 (2004)xa0 Growth enhancement and food conversion efficiency of transgenic fish, Labeo rohita.xa0 Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part A. Comparative Experimental Biology 301: 477-490.
- Kirankumar, S., Anathy, V. and T.J. Pandianxa0 (2003)xa0 Hormonal induction of supermale golden rosy barb and isolation of Y-chromosome-specific molecular markers. General and Comparative Endocrinology 134: 62-71
- Anathy, V., Kirankumar, S. and T.J. Pandianxa0 (2003)xa0 Enhanced expression of b-thymosin mRNA in the ovary of GnRH analog and Estradiol-17b (E2) treated fish, Macropodus opercularis.xa0 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: Part A. Molecular and Integrative Physiology 134(3):639-645.
- Principal Investigator, “A zebrafish model to study hypoxia signaling in tumorigenesis”, SERB, Govt. of India, Rs. 46.09 Lakhs (2018-2021)
- Principal Investigator, “Developing a zebrafish model to characterize SDH-mediated tumorigenesis”, DBT, Govt. of India, Rs. 24.68 Lakhs (2015-2018)
- Principal Investigator, “A zebrafish model to characterize FH-mediated renal cell carcinoma”, SERB, Govt. of India, Rs. 26.00 Lakhs (2015-2018)
awards & Achievements
- CRUK Travel Award to attend the 16th ISDB Congress held at Edinburgh, Sep. 2009
- Carnegie Post-doctoral Fellowship from Sep. 2003 to Oct. 2007
- CSIR Senior Research Fellowship from Jul. 2002 to Jul. 2003
- ICAR Junior Research Fellowship from Mar.1998 to Jun. 2002
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Work Experience
Academic Experience:
- Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield – S10 2TN, UK.
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore -MD 21218, USA.
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