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Area of Expertise:
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Signaling and cellular differentiation
- Genetic crosses
- Gamete fertility
Sudhir Kumar
Position
- Assistant Professor
The major focus of my work is to decipher the molecular mechanisms underlining sexual stage differentiation and gamete fertility in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. These stages and underlying processes are critical for parasite transmission to the mosquito vector. Another line of research in my lab is to understand the mechanism of drug resistance in P. falciparum.
Contact Info
Patterson Hall
1800 Christensen Dr
Ames
,
IA
50011-1134
Email
sudhirk@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-5215
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Education
- B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, India, 2008
- M.Sc. Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Delhi, India, 2011
- Ph.D. Malaria: Cell Biology, Signaling, Biochemistry, National Institute of Immunology / Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India., 2017
- Postdoctoral Fellow: Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA, USA. 2017-2021
- Research Scientist: Seattle Children's Research Institute, WA, USA. 2021-2023