Dr K Kiran Kumar
Assistant Professor
Date of Joining: 09.03.2020
Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaches PharmD, DPharm and MPharm courses
- Research guide for BPharm and MPharm students
Dr. K Kiran Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry (T&P) | BPharm II Semester |
| Pharmaceutical Microbiology (T&P) | BPharm III Semester |
| Biochemistry & Clinical Pathology (T&P) | D Pharm II year |
| Microbial and Cellular Biology | MPharm Semester I |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biotechnology | MPharm Semester II |
| Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab | MPharm Semester II |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | RNA Splicing | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER Mohali) | 2020 |
| M.S (Pharm) Biotechnology | Biotechnology | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER Mohali) | 2012 |
| BPharm | JNTU Anantapur | 2010 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, MCOPS, Manipal | Assistant Professor | Teaching and Research | March 2020-present |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-Mohali) | Project Fellow | Research | July-December 2013 |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER, Ahmedabad) | Project Fellow | Research | August 2012-June 2013 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular biology and Cancer Biology
Area of Expertise
RNA splicing, protein chemistry
Area of Research
Molecular biology, Cancer biology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Travel award from the RNA Society to attend RNA 2019 meeting in Krakow, Poland-2019
- Grant from DBT/CTEP, Govt. of India for RNA 2019 meeting in Krakow, Poland-2019.
- Travel grant from IISER Mohali to attend MaxQuant Summer School course at Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany, July 2017.
- ICMR-JRF, January 2014- December 2018.
- Two-year fellowship awarded by Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Govt. of India, July 2010-2012.
- Member of The RNA Society, VA, USA.
Sde2 is an intron-specific pre-mRNA splicing regulator activated by ubiquitin-like processing
Thakran, P Pandit, P.A Datta, S Kolathur, K.K Pleiss, J.A
The EMBO Journal 2018; 37(1): 89-101. [IF-11.2]
Role of promoters in regulating alternative splicing
2021 Kolathur, K.K
Gene, 2021, 782:145523 (IF: 3.93)
Emerging therapeutic role of chondroitinase (ChABC) in neurological disorders and cancer
2022 Akshara Kumar Aishi Biswas Sree Lalitha Bojja Kiran Kumar Kolathur Subrahmanyam Volety
Current Drug Therapy, 2022, 17, 160-170 (IF: 0.79)
What is the role of Lithium in Epilepsy?
2022 Sree Lalitha Bojja Neha Singh Kiran Kumar Kolathu r C. Mallikarjuna Rao
Current Neuropharmacology, 2022, 20, 10, 1850-1864 (IF: 7.36)
The ubiquitin-like protein Hub1/UBL-5 functions in pre-mRNA splicing in Caenorhabditis elegans
2023 Kiran Kumar Kolathur Pallavi Sharma Nagesh Y. Kadam Ane Nishitha Kavita Babu Shravan Kumar Mishra
FEBS Lett, 2023, 597, 448–457 (IF-4.124)