Naveen Kumar, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

I am a self-motivated researcher with over 10 years of experience in Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology. Holding a Ph.D. in Microbial Biochemistry (Iron acquisition in Mycobacterium spp.) and an MSc in Biochemistry, I currently have a postdoctoral position at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA. Previously, I served as a Research Associate-II at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad. My expertise spans molecular biology, yeast genetics, mRNA vaccine development, lipid nanoparticle preparation, and animal studies.Key Skills:Expertise in mRNA vaccine development, lipid nanoparticle preparation, and animal studies with mRNA vaccinesBSL-III facility experience with pathogenic MycobacteriaAnimal handling and immunization (polyclonal antibodies)Molecular biology: gene cloning, PCR, protein expression, Western blotting, RNA extraction, qPCRYeast genetics: transformation, knockout strain generationMicroscopy: DAPI staining, GFP fluorescence, superresolution, immunofluorescenceModel systems: Mycobacteria, Candida glabrata, E. coli, HIV, THP-1 cells, murine macrophages, miceAnalytical tools: GraphPad Prism, ImageJ, Adobe Suite, ZEN Blue, bioinformatics tools