Meet Our Faculty
MANJIRA GHOSH KUMAR, PH.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
Dr. Kumar earned herÌýBachelor of ScienceÌýdegree from theÌýUniversity of Calcutta in India,ÌýherÌýMaster of ScienceÌýdegree fromÌýKalyaniÌýUniversity in India,Ìýand herÌýPh.D.ÌýfromÌýThe Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Additional Information
Publications
Venkata R. Kolli; Gautam K. Ginjupalli;ÌýManjira Ghosh Kumar; Nandani D.P.K. Manne; Michael D. Hambuchen; Eric R. Blough; and Kevin M. Rice, The in vitro Effectiveness and Toxicity of a Quaternary Ammonium Compound as an Antimicrobial Finish on Denim: International Journal of Textile Science and Engineering. Published date: 15 August 2018.
Manjira Ghosh Kumar; Tanfis I. Alam; Bonnie Draper; John D. Stack;Ìýand Venigalla B. Rao, Regulation by Interdomain Communication of a Headful Packaging Nuclease from Bacteriophage T4:ÌýNucleic Acids Research. 2011 Apr; 39(7):2742-55.
Abdulrahman S. Al-Zahrani; Kiran Kondabagil; Song Gao; Noreen Kelly;ÌýManjira Ghosh Kumar;Ìýand Venigalla B. Rao, The Small Terminase, Gp16, of Bacteriophage T4 is a Regulator of the DNA Packaging Motor:ÌýJ Biol Chem.Ìý2009 Sep 4; 284(36):24490-500.
Tanfis I. Alam; Bonnie Draper; Kiran Kondabagil; Francisco J. Rentas;ÌýManjira Ghosh Kumar; Siyang Sun; Michael G. Rossmann; and Venigalla B. Rao, The Headful Packaging Nuclease of Bacteriophage T4:ÌýMol Microbiol.Ìý2008 Sep; 69(5):1180-90.
Research
Dr. Kumar studies aquatic, photosynthetic microorganisms called cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), which have the distinction of being the oldest known fossils. This large group of bacteria, having survived billions of years of evolution, provides a unique model system to study environmental pollution.
Her lab focuses on the biochemical, molecular, and phenotypic changes within the bacteria due to the exposure of surface waters or other chemical toxins such as antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Dr. Kumar is also a member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).