Biography and education
I was born and raised in India and moved to USA after completing PhD in Microbiology from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research.
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Sapkota, M., Marreddy, K., Wu, X., Kumar, M., & Hurdle, J. (2020). The early stage peptidoglycan biosynthesis Mur enzymes are antibacterial and antisporulation drug targets for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Anaerobe, 61:, 102129.
- Kumar, M., & Thornhill, S. G. (2018). Biological filters and their use in potable water filtration systems in spaceflight conditions. Life Sciences in Space Research, 17, 40–43. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lssr.2018.03.003
- Pujara, D. S., Kim, S., Nam, J. C., Mayorga, J., Elmore, I., Kumar, M., … Kang, H. G. (2021). Imaging-based resistance assay using enhanced luminescence-tagged Pseudomonas syringae revealed a complex epigenetic network in plant defense signaling pathways. Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction, 34, 990–1000. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-12-20-0351-TA
- Osbon, Y., & Kumar, M. (2019). Biocatalysis and Strategies for Enzyme Improvement. In Biophysical Chemistry -Advance Applications. UK: Intech Open.
- Kumar, M., McLellan, J., Thornhill, S. G., & Shelton, S. (2018). Keratin-Based Biofilms, Hydrogels, and Biofibers. In Keratin as a protein Biopolymer (pp. 187–200). San Marcos, Switzerland: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02901-2_7
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for excellence in teaching, Texas State University. May 2024 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Judge Travel Award, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS). August 9, 2022 - November 12, 2022
- Award / Honor Recipient: (SBRI- USA, Bursaries award, International Symposium on New Frontiers in Tuberculosis Research. 2006
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dr. R.S. RANA memorial award, 44th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI). 2003

Featured service activities
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Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Frontier in immunology
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies.
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MDPI Journals Pharmacuticals , Water
- Other
Student organization: Peers against Pathogens”
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Antibiotic