Prof. Vinay Kumar

Biography

Prof. Vinay Kumar is an eminent researcher in biomaterials, emerging environmental toxicants, and tissue engineering. Prof. Vinay completed his Ph.D. in biotechnology at the School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, one of India's premier institutes. He worked as a postdoctoral Fellow in several countries overseas. In addition, he completed a SERB research grant worth INR 2.25 million at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Moreover, he delivered lectures as a keynote speaker overseas. Currently, he is working as a full professor at the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (BITE) Laboratory, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India. During his academic career, he has received several prestigious awards. He was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and a National Eligibility Test (NET) in Life Sciences award by CSIR, New Delhi, India. He was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Biotechnology from the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, Government of India. He was awarded the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Life Science by IIT, India. He was awarded the National Eligibility Test (NET) in Agricultural Biotechnology by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India.

In addition to the national institutes, he collaborates with several international universities and institutes. These include but not limited to Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT University), FINLAND, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, SPAIN, Northwest A & F University, CHINA, Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico (UNAM), MEXICO, Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, MALAYSIA, Agricultural Research center (ARC), Giza, EGYPT, Agricultural University of Athens; National Technical University of Athens, GREECE, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK, Technological Institute of Thessaly; University of Campinas, BRAZIL, Mie University, JAPAN, Universidad Católica del Maule, CHILE, and King Saud University, Riyadh KSA, SAUDI ARABIA. In India, he works in collaboration with several reputed universities and institutes. The list includes but not limited to Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh; Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee; Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh; Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana; Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala; Lovely Professional University, Phagwara; Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Mohali, Punjab; Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab; Lovely Professional University, Punjab; Chandigarh University, Punjab; Chandigarh Group of College, Punjab; Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh; Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida; Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk, Rajasthan; Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune; Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kohima , Nagaland; Nagaland University, Nagaland; Jain University, Bengaluru; CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru; Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai; and Mar Athanasius College, Kerala. In addition, he has published several outstanding research papers in prestigious journals. Moreover, he edits several book series by reputed publishers. Recently, he completed a research grant from the Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India, of INR 2.25 million.

He published research with several reputed top-tier journals, including but not limited to TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Chemosphere, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, Materials Today Sustainability, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, Environmental Pollution, Journal of Water Process Engineering, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, Sustainability etc.