Deepak Kumar
Assistant Professor
Deepak Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Bioengineering and Food Technology. He completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biotechnology from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and earned his PhD from the Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Asst Prof Kumar brings over four years of experience as a Demonstrator at PGIMER, where he was actively involved in both teaching and research. His research interests include biomarker discovery, enzymology, toxicology, metabolic studies, and the development of point-of-care diagnostic tools (POCT).
He has been recognised for his scientific excellence through numerous national and international fellowships and awards, including CSIR-NET JRF, GATE, the Best Researcher Award, and a certificate of appreciation in the Innovation category. Asst Prof Kumar has authored over 37 publications in high-impact national and international journals, including research articles and book chapters.
In addition to his research contributions, he serves as a peer reviewer for several reputed journals, including Scientific Reports, Archives of Medical Sciences, BMC Cancer, Gastroenterology, Clinica Chimica Acta, and Kidney 360.
Publications
Research papers
1. Gupta J, Pinjari D, Aggarwal Y, Kumar D, et al. Vitamin D in Health and Disease and as a Potential Shield Against COVID-19. Advances in Clinical Chemistry (Under consideration).
2. Dibyajyoti Banerjee., et al. “Phosphine Sensor in Granaries: A Call for Making It Mandatory at least Throughout the Developing World”. Scholastic Medical Sciences 2.9 (2025): 01-02.
3. Kaur S, Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Hemoglobin estimation by the classical method should be adhered to for understanding anemia following lead exposure: Old is gold. Indian J Pharmacol. 2025 May 1;57(3):200-201. doi: 10.4103/ijp.ijp_605_24. Impact factor: 1.5.
4. Gill K, Bindal E, Garg P, Kumar D*, et al. Exposure of Bisphenols (BPA, BPB & BPC) in HepG2 cells results in lysosomal dysfunction and lipid accumulation. Cell Biol Int. 2025 Jun;49(6):709-722. doi: 10.1002/cbin.70017.2025. Impact factor: 3.1
5. Dibyajyoti Banerjee., et al. “Towards the Correct Path for the Development of an Antidote for Phosphine Poisoning”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 2025; 9(2): 01-02.
6. Kaur S, Yadav D, Singh S, Kumari M, Kumar D*, et al. Insights from the molecular docking and simulation analysis of seocalcitol with ACE2 and vitamin D receptor. Bioinformation. Bioinformation 20(11): 1480-1482 (2024)
7. Gupta S, Pinjari D, Yadav D, Kumar D, et al. Bisphenol B: An inhibitor of mitochondrial electron transport chain protein. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics 2025;62:426-430. DOI: 10.56042/ijbb.v62i4.14428
8. Kumar D*, Dutta P, Ramachandran R, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D*. Excreted albumin of diabetic microalbuminuria cases exhibits pseudo esterase activity: A new way to explore microalbuminuria, perhaps with more information. Clin Chim Acta. 2025 Jan 15;565:119947. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2024.119947 ). Impact factor: 3.2.
9. Kumari M, Kumar D, Bhattacharya R, Banerjee D. Whether dye-based methods are ready for microalbuminuria detection: A review of research in the field. Ind J Clin Biochem. 2024.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-024-01213-z . Impact factor: 2.1
10. Jain S, Kaur S, Sangwan S, Kumar D, et al. Bisphenol B also affects the growth of E. coli akin to Bisphenol A. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology; 60, 46–54 (2024).https://doi.org/10.1134/S0003683824010058. Impact factor: 1.0
11. Kaur S, Chowdhary S, Kumar D*, et al. Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides: molecular toxicology and laboratory testing. Clinica Chimica Acta 2023;551:117584.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cca.2023.117584. Impact factor: 3.2.
12. Kaur S, Kumar D, Chowdhary S, et al. Electrophoresis of amplicons is a better method to understand the performance of Loop-Mediated Amplification (LAMP) assay for screening the presence of E. coli in water. Indian Journal of Public Health 2023;67(4):530-532. DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1628_22 Impact Factor: 1.7.
13. Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. In silico Observation of Interaction Pattern Following Docking Simulation has the Potential to Explain the Action of Drugs in Cystic Fibrosis. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 2023;7(9): 01-02.
14. Kumar D, Yadav D, Kaur S, et al. Spectrofluorimetric based approach to screen urine contamination in drinking water: A step towards the development of screening method for leptospirosis. Indian Journal of Public Health 2022;66:487-9. Impact Factor: 1.7
15. Yadav, D., Thakur, B., Kumar, D. et al. Sorting of exclusive mitochondrial proteins from the Mitoproteome database. Bull Natl Res Cent 46, 266 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-022-00952-4
16. Surender, Chowdhary, S., Kumar, D. et al. Whether heparin causes hemolysis: an in silico and in vitro study. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022; 38:566–569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-022-01340-3 .
17. Surender, Kaur S, Kumar D, et al. Detection of Human Serum Albumin on Gel from Sample Obtained from Different Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) Filtrates in a Patient on Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery. Ind J Clin Biochem 2022;37:375–377 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-022-01025-z . Impact factor: 2.1
18. Rai N, Chowdhary S, Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Molecular docking analysis of melamine with nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 and succinate dehydrogenase. Bioinformation. 2022 Aug 31;18(8):718-723. doi: 10.6026/97320630018718.
19. Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Fluorimetric method for specific detection of human serum albumin in urine using its pseudoesterase property. Anal Biochem. 2021 Nov 15;633:114402. Impact factor: 3.191
20. Kumar D, Singh S, Yadav D, et al. Prediction of remdesivir resistance in COVID-19 illness: Need for development of clinical laboratory test. Indian J ClinBiochem. 2021 36(4):498-499. Impact factor: 2.1
21. Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Pseudosterase Activity-Based Specific Detection of Human Serum Albumin on Gel. Talanta. 2021 Mar 1;224:121906. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121906. Impact factor: 6.057
22. Jain S, Kaur S, Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Plastics, Bisphenol and COVID: Bisphenol B is Necessarily not Better than Bisphenol A. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences, 2021; 5(3):1-2.
23. Kumar D, Behal S, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Fast Blue B Produces a Light Background on the Gel Surface. Ind J ClinBiochem 2020; 37:124–125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-020-00913-6. Impact factor: 2.1
24. Kumar D, Gupta P, Banerjee D. Letter: does vitamin D have the potential role against COVID-19? Aliment PharmacolTher . 2020 Jul;52(2):409-411. Impact factor: 9.524
25. Kumari M, Bhardwaj B, Kumar D, Bhattacharya R, Banerjee D. Coomassie Brilliant Blue can visualize a protein band without destaining: a quick visualization protocol on the agarose gel. Ind J ClinBiochem 36, 248–249 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-020-00874-w . Impact factor: 2.1
26. Kumar D, Singh S, Kaur S, et al. Rifampicin and Isoniazid behave as non-creatinine chromogens and interfere with Jaffe’s reaction: A phenomenon with the potential to give a false-positive result in creatinine estimation. Indian J Tuberc. 2020 Apr;67(2):253-256.
27. Kumari M, Kumar D, Banerjee D. Microalbuminurea Detection: The Future Challenges. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences. 2019;3:01.
28. Mittal A, Singh V, Chowdhary S, Moideen A, Kumar D, et al. The Effect of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin on Bacterial Growth: A Dual-Edged Sword. Kidney Dis (Basel). 2019 Mar;5(2):81-90. Impact factor: 3.222
29. Kumar D, Behal S, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. β-Naphthyl Acetate in Acetone Produces a Dark Background for Staining of Esterase Activity on Gel. Indian J ClinBiochem. 2019 Apr;34(2):240-242. Impact factor: 2.1
30. Kumar D, Singh V, Behal S, et al. Plasma Hydrogen Peroxide: A Myth or Reality? Ind J ClinBiochem. 2019 Jan;34(1):118-119. Impact factor: 2.1
31. Meena A, Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Aspirin to Prevent CAD: Not Beyond Trials. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences. 2018;2:31-32.
32. Narwal M, Kumar D, Mukherjee TK, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Molecular dynamics simulation as a tool for assessment of drug binding property of human serum albumin. MolBiol Rep. 2018 Dec;45(6):1647-1652. Impact factor: 2.742
33. Narwal M, Kumar D, Maniar K, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Albumin binding: an important parameter to study for drugs with low therapeutic index. J Transl Sci. 2018; 4.
34. Kafle JK, Bhardwaj B, Kaur R, Kumar D, Banerjee D. A Staining Protocol of Proteins on Agarose Gel with Amido Black. Acta Scientific Medical Sciences. 2018; 2: 59-63.
35. Kumar D, Behal S, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Pseudoesterase activity of albumin: A probable determinant of cholesterol biosynthesis. Med Hypotheses. 2018;115:42-45. Impact factor: 4.411
36. Nagra S, Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, et al. Designing of a penta-peptide against drug resistant E. coli. Bioinformation. 2017;13(6):192-195.
37. Kumar D, Banerjee D. Methods of albumin estimation in clinical biochemistry: Past, present, and future. ClinChimActa. 2017;469:150-160. Impact factor: 3.2
Preprints
1. Chawdhary S, Kumar D, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Prediction of binding of FDA approved drug Ledipasvir to SARS-CoV2 mutants: an in silico study. Research Square 2021. Available athttps://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-882289/v1
Book chapters:
1. Maniar K, Singh V, Kumar D, Moideen A, Bhattacharyya R, Banerjee D. Metformin: A Candidate Drug to Control the Epidemic of Diabetes and Obesity by Way of Gut Microbiome Modification. In: Faintuch J, Faintuch S, eds. Microbiome and Metabolome in Diagnosis, Therapy, and other Strategic Applications. London,United Kingdom: Academic Press; 2019. p. 401-408 (Available athttps://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128152492/microbiome-and-metabolome-in-diagnosis-therapy-and-other-strategic-applications#book-description).
2. Singh V, Kumar D, Chowdhary S, et al. Ligand-based designing of natural products. In: Sharma A, eds. Bioactive natural products for the management of cancer: From bench to bedside. Springer, Singapore; 2019. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-7607-8
3. Singh V, Kumar D, Chowdhary S, et al. Mechanistic insight into cancer aetiology and therapeutic management by natural metabolites. In: Sharma A, eds. Bioactive natural products for the management of cancer: From bench to bedside. Springer, Singapore; 2019. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-7607-8
Contact Details
Email: deepakkumar5@shooliniuniversity.com
M.No: +91-9888949470
Google Scholar Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_b1k2K8AAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepak-Kumar-73
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-6774
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-deepak-kumar-phd-69113885/