Dr. Manish Kumar, Ph.d.
Associate Professor
Biosciences and Bioengineering
IIT Guwahati
India
Biography
Dr. Manish Kumar Associate Professor Office Room # 108, N-Block Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati, Assam - 781 039
Research Interest
1. Molecular interaction of host-pathogen-vector of infectious diseases 2. Gene expression analysis of Spirochete, Leptospira interrrogans and Borrelia burgdorferi 3. Development of vaccine against outer membrane protein of Leptospira interrogans and Borrelia burgdorferi. 4. Vector borne diseases of Zoonotic importance.
Publications
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Kumar P, Pandian S J, Kumari RK, Kumar M. (2016). Package and practices for Livestock Farmers: Under supervision of a Veterinarian. Poulvet;Online journal http://poulvet.com/dairy/articles/livestock_farmers.php
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Dixit B, Ghosh KK, Fernandes G, Kumar P, Gogoi P, Kumar M (2016). Dual nuclease activity of a Cas2 protein in CRISPR-Cas subtype I-B of Leptospira interrogans. FEBS Lett; 590 (7): 1002-16.
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Singh P, Verma D, Backstedt BT, Kaur S, Kumar M, Smith AA, Sharma K, Yang X, Azevedo JF, Gomes-Solecki M, Buyuktanir O, Pal U. (2017). Borrelia burgdorferi BBI39 paralogs are targets of protective immunity inducing microbicidal responses and reducing pathogen persistence either in hosts or in the vector. J Infect Dis. Jan 31. doi:10.1093/infdis/jix036.