Shekhar Kumar, PhD
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About Shekhar Kumar, PhD
Titles
Research Faculty
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Awards and Honors
2016, Judith Graham Pool Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Award
2015, ASH, Mary Rodes Gibson Memorial Award in Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
International
2013-present, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
National
2013-present, North American Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (NASTH)
2011-present, American Society of Hematology
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
Ad-hoc Reviewer
2017-present, PLOS One
2013-present, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
2012-present, Blood
2012-present, Journal of Biological Chemistry
Education & training
Graduate Degree
PhD in Biochemistry - Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
MS in Biotechnology - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellow - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2018
Gunaratne, R*., Kumar, S*., Frederiksen, J.W., Stayrook, S., Lohrmann, J.L., Perry, K., Bompiani, K.M., Chabada, C.V., Thalji, N.K., Ho, M.D., Arepally, G., Camire, R.M., Krishnaswamy, K., and Sullenger, B.A. Combination of aptamer and drug for reversible anticoagulation in cardiopulmonary bypass. Nature Biotechnology. Nat Biotechnol. 2018 Aug;36(7):606-613. doi: 10.1038/nbt.4153. Epub 2018 Jun 4.
2016
Sawhney, P., Kumar, S., Maheshwari, N., Guleria, SS., Dhar, N., Kashyup R., and Sahni, G. Site- Specific Thiol-mediated PEGylation of Streptokinase Leads to Improved Properties with Clinical Potential. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 22 (38), 5868-5878, 2016.
2009
Aneja, R.,Datt, M., Singh, B., Kumar, S., and Sahni,G. Identification of a New Exosite Involved in Catalytic Turnover by the Streptokinase-Plasmin Activator Complex during Human Plasminogen Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. November 20; 284(47), 32642–32650, 2009.