Member SpotlightsNanotechnology Approach for Targeted Delivery of Drugs and Identification of Biomarkers Arun Kumar, Ph.D. A Science Advisory Board Member Since 2004 Arun Kumar has a Ph.D. in Chemistry with a specialization in biosensors from University of Delhi, India. Before moving to the United States he was associated with many laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India, such as the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Institutes of Genomic and Integrative Biology and National Physical Laboratories. For his post-doctoral fellowship in 2003, Kumar worked with Professor Joseph Wang in his SensoChip Lab at New Mexico State University. He is currently a faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine at University of South Florida. Kumar’s research is focused on the development of targeted strategies for drug delivery and identification of biomarkers using nanotechnology and nanodevices. He has a strong interest in biosensors, organic molecular synthesis and nanomaterial development for biomedical and bioengineering applications. He speaks on nanotechnology and biosensors at conferences worldwide. Among his notable achievements, Kumar is a panelist of the National Science Foundation (NSF) study section, has received the Top Referee of the year 2006 award from Elsevier and the editor of Biosensor and Bioelectronics (International Journal of Biosensor), and is an editorial board member of Sensors and Transducers Journal. Kumar has filed about 17 patent disclosures in the area of nanotechnology and biosensors and given 45 international and national presentations over his work. Professional affiliations include the Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (US), Institute of Nanotechnology, Scotland (UK), Material Research Society (US), American Chemical Society (US), and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (US). Research Interests My area of research is development of functional nanomaterial to target specific disease. My interest is in developing the novel drugs and strategies for targeting cancer tumors and other deadly diseases where a conventional approach does not work. Further, my key interest is in developing ultrasensitive biosensors to identify biomarkers which are the signature of disease. These approaches not only help in accurate diagnosis of disease, but also in early detection that can save the lives of many people. The influence of nanotechnology Nanotechnology is having a significant impact on almost all industries and all areas of society. Nanotechnology has significantly affected medicine. The clinical application of nanotechnology could be the uses of molecular-sized particles to deliver drugs, heat, light or other substances to specific cells in the human body. An engineered nanoparticle used in this way allows detection and/or treatment of diseases or injuries within the targeted cells, thereby minimizing the damage to healthy cells in the body. Career Outlook From student, to research scientist, and now faculty. I have long way to go in my career, this is just the beginning. My goal is to stay within a purely academic environment, which allows me to develop a nanotechnology-based program to help me to solve some of the challenging clinical and nanoengineering problems. Further, I want to train students in this highly interdisciplinary area of research. I would like to pursue technology driven Research and Development (R&D) in frontier and inter-disciplinary areas of nanotechnology and address the key issues related with risk management of nanotechnology research and product development. I would like to put a smile on faces of those who lost the hope of surviving due to the disease where current treatment approaches do not work. To discuss nanotechnology and other topics with fellow Science Advisory Board members, please visit our community forums. Publications 1. Ultra sensitive detection of cortisol with enzyme fragment complementation technology using functionalized nanowire. Arun Kumar, Milorad Gordic, Shekhar Bhansali and Shyam Mohapatra communicated to Biosensor & Bioelectronics (Elsevier UK) Volume 22, Issues 9-10, 15 April (2007), Pages 2138-2144. 2. Analysis of Mesocavity DNA Biochip for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Diagnosis. Zekri, Souheil; Kumar, Arun; Singh, Shree R.; Kumar, Ashok, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Volume 3, Number 2, June (2007) pp. 139-147(9). 3. Development of Hyaluronic acid-Fe2O3 hybrid magnetic nanoparticles for targeted delivery of peptide. Arun Kumar, B. Sahoo, Alison Jones, Sumita Behera and Shyam S Mohapatra, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine,3 (2007) 132-137. 4. Magneto impedance biosensor for Fe3O4 nanoparticles intracellular uptake evaluation. Arun Kumar, V. Fal-Miyar, J. A. García and A. Cerdeira, S.Mohapatra, H. Srikanth, G. V. Kurlyandskaya, accepted in Applied Physics Letters (2007). ### << Previous Next >> [ View All Member Spotlights ] |
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