Dr. Vinay Kumar
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Dr. Vinay Kumar

Associate Professor
Modern College, India

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biotechnology from University of Pune, Pune, India

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Biography

Dr. Vinay Kumar is currently working as Assistant Professor in Biotechnology at the Department of Biotechnology, Modern College, Ganeshkhind, Pune. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from University of Pune, Pune, India. He guided 30 MSc (Biotechnology) and 29 BSc (Biotechnology) students for their projects. His main area of interest focuses on Environmental Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Plant Biotechnology and Plant Molecular Biology. He is professional member of the Biotech Research Society India (BRSI), Trivandrum, India, and Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Incheon, South Korea. He also worked as Project Assistant, Junior Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at University of Pune, Pune. He also successfully completed 2 research projects as Principal Investigator/Co-investigator and also received funding from different Agencies. He is also serving as reviewer and editor in many journals. He has published 22 research papers in journals, and 22 presentations as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Environmental Biotechnology
62%
Plant Biotechnology
90%
Genetic Engineering
75%
Natural Products
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
6
Chapters
25
Articles
63
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Yang, B., J. Tang, Z. Yu, T. Khare, A. Srivastav, S. Datir and V. Kumar, 2019. Light stress responses and prospects for engineering light stress tolerance in crop plants. J. Plant Growth Regul. 10.1007/s00344-019-09951-8.
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  2. Xu, J., Q.M. Hou, T. Khare, S.K. Verma and V. Kumar, 2019. Exploring miRNAs for developing climate-resilient crops: A perspective review. Sci. Total Environ., 653: 91-104.
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  3. Wani, S.H. and V. Kumar, 2019. Heat Stress Tolerance in Plants: Physiological, Molecular and Genetic Perspectives. John Wiley and Sons Limited, UK.
  4. Verma, S.K., A.K. Das, S. Gantait, V. Kumar and E. Gurel, 2019. Applications of carbon nanomaterials in the plant system: A perspective view on the pros and cons. Sci. Total Environ., 667: 485-499.
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  5. Nanekar, V., V. Shriram, T. Khare and V. Kumar, 2019. Nrf2/HO-1 mediated antioxidant activities, cytotoxicity analysis and LC-ESI/MS profiling of Eulophia nuda L. Nat. Prod. J., (In Press). 10.2174/2210315509666190215101646.
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  6. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, R. Bhagat, T. Khare, S. Kapse and N. Kadoo, 2019. Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities of Pogostemon deccanensis essential oils. 3 Biotech. 10.1007/s13205-018-1560-0.
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  7. Kumar, V., T. Khare, A. Srivastav, C. Surekha, V. Shriram and S.H. Wani, 2019. Oxidative Stress and Leaf Senescence: Important Insights. In: Senescence Signalling and Control in Plants, Sarwat, M. (Ed.). Elsevier, New York, ISBN: 978-0-12-813187-9, pp: 139-163.
  8. Kumar, V., S. Datir, T. Khare and V. Shriram, 2019. Advances in Biotechnological Tools: Improving Abiotic stress Tolerance in Rice. In: Advances in Rice Research for Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Hasanuzzaman, M., M. Fujita, K. Nahar and J.K. Biswas (Eds.). Elsevier, New York, pp: 615-632.
  9. Kumar, V. and T. Khare, 2019. Potent Avenues for Conferring Salinity Tolerance in Rice. In: Rice Science-Biotechnological and Molecular Advancements, Verma, D.K. and A.B. Nadaf (Eds.). Apple Academic Press, USA., ISBN: 97-8-177-18869-25, pp: 29-52.
  10. Hossain, M.A., V. Kumar, D. Burritt, M. Fujita and P. Mäkelä, 2019. Osmoprotectant-Mediated Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants-Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. Springer International, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-030-27422-1.
  11. Yahiya, N., S.H. Wani and V. Kumar, 2018. CBF-Dependent and CBF-Independent Transcriptional Regulation of Cold Stress Responses in Plants. In: Cold Tolerance in Plants, Wani, S.H. and V. Herath (Eds.). Springer, Cham, ISBN: 978-3-030-01415-5, pp: 89-102.
  12. Wani, S.H., P. Tripathi, A. Zaid, G.S. Challa and A. Kumar et al., 2018. Transcriptional regulation of osmotic stress tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Mol. Biol., 97: 469-487.
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  13. Verma, S.K., A.K. Das, M.K. Patel, A. Shah, V. Kumar and S. Gantait, 2018. Engineered nanomaterials for plant growth and development: A perspective analysis. Sci. Total Environ., 630: 1413-1435.
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  14. Srivastav, A., T. Khare and V. Kumar, 2018. Systems Biology Approach for the Elucidation of the Plant Responses to Salinity Stress. In: Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants: Exploring RNAi, Genome Editing and Systems Biology, Kumar, V., S.H. Wani, P. Suprasanna and L.P.S. Tran (Eds.). Springer, Cham, pp: 307-326.
  15. Shriram, V., T. Khare, R. Bhagwat, R. Shukla and V. Kumar, 2018. Inhibiting bacterial drug efflux pumps via phyto-therapeutics to combat threatening antimicrobial resistance. Front. Microbiol., Vol. 9. 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02990.
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  16. Shaikh, S., V. Shriram, T. Khare and V. Kumar, 2018. Establishment of callus and cell suspension cultures of Helicteres isora L. Res. Plant Biol., 8: 1-7.
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  17. Shaikh, S., V. Shriram, A. Srivastav, P. Barve and V. Kumar, 2018. A critical review on Nepal dock (Rumex nepalensis): A tropical herb with immense medicinal importance. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 11: 405-414.
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  18. Kumar, V., T. Khare, V. Shriram and S.H. Wani, 2018. Plant small RNAs: The essential epigenetic regulators of gene expression for salt-stress responses and tolerance. Plant Cell Rep., 37: 61-75.
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  19. Kumar, V., T. Khare, S. Shaikh and S.H. Wani, 2018. Compatible Solutes and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants. In: Metabolic Adaptations in Plants during Abiotic Stress, Ramakrishna, A. and S.S. Gill (Eds.). CRC Press, USA., ISBN: 9781138056381, pp: 213-220.
  20. Kumar, V., T. Khare, M. Sharma and S.H. Wani, 2018. Engineering crops for future: A phosphoproteomics approach. Curr. Protein Pept. Sci., 19: 413-426.
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  21. Kumar, V., S.H. Wani, P. Suprasanna and L.S.P. Tran, 2018. Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants: Volume I. Targeting Sensory, Ion-Transport and Signaling Mechanisms. Springer International, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-75671-4, Pages: 399.
  22. Kumar, V., S.H. Wani, P. Suprasanna and L.S.P. Tran, 2018. Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants: Volume 2. Exploring RNAi, Genome Editing and Systems Biology Approaches. Springer International, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-90317-0, Pages: 326.
  23. Khare, T., V. Shriram and V. Kumar, 2018. RNAi Technology: Role in Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Crops. In: Biochemical, Physiological and Molecular Avenues for Combating Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants, Wani, S.H. (Ed.). Elsevier, USA., pp: 117-133.
  24. Khare, T., A. Srivastav, S. Shaikh and V. Kumar, 2018. Polyamines and their Metabolic Engineering for Plant Salinity Stress Tolerance. In: Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 1: Targeting Sensory, Transport and Signaling Mechanisms, Kumar, V., S.H. Wani, P. Suprasanna and L.S.P. Tran. (Eds.). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-75671-4, pp: 339-358.
  25. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, T.S. Hoque, M.M. Hasan, D.J. Burritt and M.A. Hossain, 2017. Glycinebetaine-Mediated Abiotic Oxidative-Stress Tolerance in Plants: Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms. In: Stress Signaling in Plants: Genomics and Proteomics Perspective, Volume 2, Sarwat, M., A. Ahmad, M.Z. Abdin and M.M. Ibrahim (Eds.). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-42183-4, pp: 111-133.
  26. Kumar, V., T. Khare, S. Arya, V. Shriram and S.H. Wani, 2017. Effects of Toxic Gases, Ozone, Carbon Dioxide and Wastes on Plant Secondary Metabolism. In: Medicinal Plants and Environmental Challenges, Ghorbanpour, M. and A. Varma (Eds.). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-68717-9, pp: 81-96.
  27. Kumar, V., T. Khare, M. Sharma and S.H. Wani, 2017. ROS-induced Signaling and Gene-Expression in Crops under Salinity Stress. In: Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Systems: Role and Regulation under Abiotic Stress, Khan, M.I.R. and N. Khan (Eds.). Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-10-5254-5, pp: 159-184.
  28. Kumar, V., T. Khare, M. Sharma and S.H. Wani, 2017. ROS-Induced Signaling and Gene Expression in Crops under Salinity Stress. In: Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Systems in Plants: Role and Regulation under Abiotic Stress, Khan, M.I.R. and N.A. Khan (Eds.). Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-10-5254-5, pp: 159-184.
  29. Kumar, V., M. Sharma, T. Khare and S.H. Wani, 2017. Impact of Nanoparticles on Oxidative Stress and Responsive Antioxidative Defense in Plants. In: Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Micro-organism: Concepts and Controversies, Tripathi, D.K., P. Ahmad, S. Sharma, D.K. Chauhan and N.K. Dubey (Eds.). Elsevier, USA., pp: 393-406.
  30. Kumar, V., M. Sharma, T. Khare and S.H. Wani, 2017. Impact of Nanoparticles on Antioxidant Defense System of Plants. In: Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies, Tripathi, D.K., P. Ahmad, S. Sharma, D.K. Chauhan and N.K. Dubey (Eds.). Elsevier, New York, USA., ISBN-13: 9780128116463.
  31. Wani, S.H., V. Kumar, V. Shriram and S.K. Sah, 2016. Phytohormones and their metabolic engineering for abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. Crop J., 4: 162-176.
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  32. Wani, S.H., S.K. Sah, M.A. Hossain, V. Kumar and S.M. Balachandran, 2016. Transgenic Approaches for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants. In: Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies, Volume 2: Agronomic, Abiotic and Biotic Stress Traits, Al-Khayri, J.M., S.M. Jain and D.V. Johnson (Eds.). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, ISBN: 978-3-319-22518-0, pp: 345-396.
  33. Shriram, V., V. Kumar, R.M. Devarumath, T. Khare and S.H. Wani, 2016. MicroRNAs as potent targets for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Frontiers Plant Sci., Vol. 7. 10.3389/fpls.2016.00817.
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  34. Kumar, V., S.K. Sah, T. Khare, V. Shriram and S.H. Wani, 2016. Engineering Phytohormones for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants. In: Plant Hormones under Challenging Environmental Factors, Ahammed, G.J. and J. Yu (Eds.). Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-017-7758-2, pp: 247-266.
  35. Kumar, V. and T. Khare, 2016. Differential growth and yield responses of salt-tolerant and susceptible rice cultivars to individual (Na+ and Cl−) and additive stress effects of NaCl. Acta Physiol. Plant., Vol. 38. 10.1007/s11738-016-2191-x.
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  36. Wani, S.H. and V. Kumar, 2015. Plant stress tolerance: Engineering ABA: A potent phytohormone. Transcriptomics, Vol. 3. 10.4172/2329-8936.1000113.
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  37. Mapara, N., M. Sharma, V. Shriram, R. Bharadwaj, K.C. Mohite and V. Kumar, 2015. Antimicrobial potentials of Helicteres isora silver nanoparticles against extensively drug resistant (XDR) clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Applied Microbiol. Biotechnol., 99: 10655-10667.
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  38. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, M.A. Hussain and P.B.K. Kishor, 2015. Engineering Proline Metabolism for Enhanced Plant Salt Stress Tolerance. In: Managing Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives, Wani, S.H. and M.A. Hussain (Eds.). CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL., USA., ISBN: 978-1-4822-4513-4, pp: 353-372.
  39. Shriram, V., V. Nanekar and V. Kumar, 2014. In vitro regeneration and ploidy level analysis of Eulophia ochreata Lindl. Indian J. Exp. Biol., 52: 1112-1121.
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  40. Nanekar, V., V. Shriram, V. Kumar and P.B. Kavi Kishor, 2014. Asymbiotic seed germination and seedling establishment in Eulophia nuda. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India Sec. B. Biol. Sci., 84: 837-846.
  41. Kumar, V., D. Desai and V. Shriram, 2014. Hairy root induction in Helicteres isora L. and production of diosgenin in hairy roots. Nat. Prod. Bioprospecting, 4: 107-112.
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  42. Kumar, V. and T. Khare, 2014. Individual and additive effects of Na+ and Cl- ions on rice under salinity stress. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 61: 381-395.
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  43. Khare, T., V. Kumar and P.K. Kishor, 2014. Na+ and Cl− ions show additive effects under NaCl stress on induction of oxidative stress and the responsive antioxidative defense in rice. Protoplasma, 252: 1149-1165.
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  44. Shriram, V., V. Kumar, J. Mulla and C. Latha, 2013. Curing of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance in multi-drug resistant human pathogens using Alpinia galangal rhizome extract. Adv. Biotech, 13: 1-5.
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  45. Kumar, V., V. Shriram and J. Mulla, 2013. Antibiotic resistance reversal of multiple drug resistant bacteria using Piper longum fruit extract. J. Applied Pharma. Sci., 3: 112-116.
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  46. Kumar, V., M. Sharma, M. Lemos and V. Shriram, 2013. Efficacy of Helicteres isora against free radicals, lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation and DNA damage. J. Pharmacy Res., 6: 620-625.
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  47. Kumar, V., M. Lemos, M. Sharma and V. Shriram, 2013. Antioxidant and DNA damage protecting activities of Eulophia nuda Lindl. Free Radicals Antioxidants, 3: 55-60.
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  48. Khare, T., D. Desai and V. Kumar, 2012. Effect of MgCl2 stress on germination, plant growth, chlorophyll content, proline content and lipid peroxidation in sorghum cultivars. J. Stress Physiol. Biochem., 8: 169-178.
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  49. Desai, D., T. Khare and V. Kumar, 2012. Sulfate and chloride salinity induced effects on physiological and biochemical parameters of sorghum. Int. J. Biochem. Biotechnol., 1: 5-10.
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  50. Shriram, V., V. Kumar, P.B.K. Kishor, S.B. Suryawanshi, A.K. Upadhyay and M.K. Bhat, 2010. Cytotoxic activity of 9,10-dihydro-2,5-dimethoxyphenanthrene-1,7-diol from Eulophia nuda against human cancer cells. J. Ethnopharmacol., 128: 251-253.
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  51. Shriram, V., S. Jahagirdar, C. Latha, V. Kumar, P. Dhakephalkar, S. Rojatkar and M.G. Shitole, 2010. Antibacterial and antiplasmid activities of Helicteres isora L. Indian J. Med. Res., 132: 94-99.
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  52. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, P.B. Kavi Kishor, N. Jawali and M.G. Shitole, 2010. Enhanced proline accumulation and salt stress tolerance of transgenic indica rice by over expressing P5CSF129A gene. Plant Biotechnol. Rep., 4: 37-48.
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  53. Kumar, V. and V. Shriram, 2009. Antioxidant enzyme activities and protein profiling under salt stress in indica rice genotypes differing in salt tolerance. Arch. Agrono. Soil Sci., 55: 379-394.
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  54. Shriram, V., V. Kumar and M.G. Shitole, 2008. Indirect organogenesis and plant regeneration in Helicteres isora L., an important medicinal plant. In vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Plant, 44: 186-193.
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  55. Shriram, V., S. Jahagirdar, C. Latha, V. Kumar and V. Puranik et al., 2008. A potential plasmid curing agent 8-epidiosbulbin E acetate from Dioscorea bulbifera L. against multiple-drug resistant bacteria. Int. J. Antimicrobial Agents, 32: 405-410.
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  56. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, T.D. Nikam, P.B. Kavi Kishor, N. Jawali and M.G. Shitole, 2008. Assessment of tissue culture and antibiotic selection parameters useful for transformation of indica rice. Asian Aust. J. Plant Sci. Biotechnol., 2: 84-87.
  57. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, T.D. Nikam, N. Jawali and M.G. Shitole, 2008. Sodium chloride induced changes in mineral elements in indica rice cultivars differing in salt tolerance. J. Plant Nutr., 31: 1999-2017.
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  58. Shriram, V., V. Kumar and M.G. Shitole, 2007. In vitro propagation through nodal explants in Helicteres isora L. a medicinally important plant. J. Plant Biotechnol., 34: 1-7.
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  59. Kumar, V., V. Shriram, N. Jawali and M.G. Shitole, 2007. Differential response of indica rice genotypes to NaCl stress in relation to physiological and biochemical parameters. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci., 53: 581-592.
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  60. Danai-Tambhale, S., V. Kumar and V. Shriram, 1990. Differential response of two scented Indica rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars under salt stress. J. Stress Physiol. Biochem., 7: 387-397.
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