Paras Kumar

Position: Visitor Fellwo: Prof. Robert Stroud group, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, USA,

Fellowship: UGC Senior Research Fellowship; IUBMB Wood-Whelan Research Fellowship (2023), USA

Scientific interest: I'm currently immersed in the exploration of a high-affinity transporter of a root endophytic fungus Serendipita indica. My focus lies in unraveling the complicated mechanisms of anion transport across plasma membrane, employing cutting edge techniques such as Cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography. Through a blend of biochemical and biophysical analyses, I aim to characterize these transporters and their significance in advancing drug development initiatives.

Publications

1. Om Prakash Narayan, Paras Kumar, Bindu Yadav, Meenakshi Dua & Atul Kumar Johri (2023) Sulfur nutrition and its role in plant growth and development, Plant Signaling & Behavior, 18:1, DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2030082