Expertise

Research Interests:

  • Working at the interface of Pharmaceutical and biomaterial sciences at the nano- or macro-scale to prevent, manage or treat diseases using drugs or drug like compounds or their combinations.

Dr. Kumar made seminal contributions to the following areas:

  • Autoimmune, inflammatory, infectious, and vascular disease conditions
  • Oral drug delivery platform technologies
  • Non-competitive active targeting strategies
  • Precision-polyesters for ligand-receptor stoichiometry optimization
  • Responsive delivery systems

Areas of Research

  • Immuno-Inflammatory Diseases
  • Nanoscience
  • Non-Competitive Active Targeting
  • Oral Drug Delivery
  • Precision polyesters

Research

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Diabetes
  • Eye Diseases
  • Lupus

Subject area:

  • Natural Products & Nanotechnology
Affiliations

Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University

Adjunct Distinguished University Research Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Alabama

Past Affiliations

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Texas A&M University (past)

Communities
Pharmacy
Degrees
PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Drug Delivery, 2000
MS, Devi Ahilya Viswha Vidyalaya, India, Applied Chemistry, 1996
BS, Nagarjuna University, India, Physical Sciences, 1992