
Kundan Kumar, PhD
@kundan703
#I-PhD #IISERP
#Interested_in_immunity_Lipid_Biochemistry_Serine_hydrolases, Fly-genetics, #CRISPR-cas9
#mentor_for_Igem2023-IISERPUNE
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26-02-2016 19:46:45
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Happy to share a new paper (Biochemistry) from the lab IISER Pune assigning PLC-type activity with specificity towards phosphatidylinositol lipids to an uncharacterised lipase CG17192 in flies during infection. Wonderful work led by Kundan Kumar, PhD. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acā¦

Enzyme assignment: Kundan Kumar, PhD et al provide evidence that the uncharacterized CG17192 has phospholipase C-type activity, acting on phosphatidylinositol to impact signaling pathways in the fruit fly gut. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac⦠Siddhesh Kamat IISER Pune #drosophila #lipase


#InfosysPrize2024 in Life Sciences is awarded to Prof. Siddhesh Kamat, Siddhesh Kamat, of IISER Pune for his discoveries concerning bioactive lipids and their receptors, and their metabolic and signaling pathways. His research using advanced methods to understand the function of



Itās been a platinum journey (after a golden one NVS). Grateful for all Iāve learned in science and beyond. Heartfelt thanks to my amazing mentors Girish Ratnaparkhi and Siddhesh Kamat for their unwavering support, and to everyone who contributed to this PhD milestone!!! IISER Pune.

Dr. Siddhesh Kamat, Siddhesh Kamat, the Infosys Prize 2024 laureate in Life Sciences, takes the stage to delve into the world of bioactive lipids - key molecules at the heart of cellular communication and human health.


Do check out a new preprint from the lab IISER Pune on the bioinformatics analysis and biochemical characterization of ABHD12. Nice work spearheaded by Arnab Chakraborty & Archit Devarajan, with help from Kundan Kumar, PhD & Rohith. biorxiv.org/content/10.110ā¦

New paper out in Vaccine: sciencedirect.com/science/articl⦠Brilliantly led by Bhagyashree Deshmukh, with Dhruv Khatri, Athale Lab: CyCelS ššššš²š¤æāµ & Prof. SK Kochar. Big takeaway: A single protein vaccine (Rh5/AMA/MSP) may not work due to redundancy & antigenic variation. A tough conclusion, but data says so!


It is great to work in collaboration and understand fly and mammalian biology simultaneously. I must thank both my supervisor Siddhesh Kamat and RatnaparkhiLab for this opportunity.

Lipids studied by Infosys Prize winner Siddhesh Kamat are essential for energy storage and cell signaling. Can you name a disease linked to lipid imbalance? While you're at it, here's our profile on Prof. Kamat, sharing his work and his achievements. Siddhesh Kamat




Congratulations Karthik Shanbhag, Arnab Chakraborty & Kundan Kumar, PhD (in spirit) on receiving your Ph.D. degree today !!! Congratulations Arnab Chakraborty on receiving the "Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in Biology" !!! Best wishes to all those from IISER Pune who also received their degrees today.


Lab alumni, SHUBHAM SINGH starts (from Sept 2025) his research group BCMHouston at the Texas Children Hospital. His lab aims to delineate lysosomal lipid metabolism and diseases associated with their dysfunction. He will be recruiting postdocs soon !!! #proudofalumni
