Amod Kumar

B.V.Sc & A.H from CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur (2010), M.V.Sc  from ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly (2012) and Ph.D from ICAR-IVRI, Bareilly (2015)

Scientist at ICAR- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal since November 2019

Scientist- ICAR- Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut from October 2018 to November 2019

Genome analysis, Host-Pathogen interaction, Gene expression, miRNomics, Computational biology

• ICAR-JRF- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India (2010-12)
• CSIR-NET- Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India (2012)
• ICAR-NET- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India (2013)
• Dr. S.S. Prabhu, Best PhD Scholar Award- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India (2015)
• Oral Presentation Award at National Conference on Livelihood Improvement through Sustainable Livestock Production, Nov. 3-4, 2019

1. Mishra A*, Asaf M*, Kumar A*, Kulkarni DD, Sood R, Bhatia S, Bhushan B, Raut AA. 2022. Differential miRNA expression profiling of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 infected chicken lungs reveals critical microRNAs, biological pathways and genes involved in the molecular pathogenesis. Virol Sin. DOI:10.1016/j.virs.2022.03.004. *equal contributor
2. Kumar A,Gaur GK, Panigrahi M, Asaf VNM, Priya B, Gupta JP, Gandham RK. 2022. Comparative gene expression profile in circulating PBMCs of Bos indicus and crossbred cattle to understand disease tolerance mechanism. Animal Biotechnology, DOI:10.1080/10495398.2022.2043883
3. Kumar A, Vohra V, Verma U, Singh U. 2022. Estimates of genetic parameters for production and reproduction traits in Murrah buffaloes (Riverine Buffalo) in India. Buffalo Bulletin, 41(1).
4. Gupta S, Agarwal A, Kumar A,Biswas D. 2018. Genome-Wide Analysis to Identify HLA Factors Potentially Associated With Severe Dengue. Front Immunol.; 10;9:728.
5. Kumar A,Gaur GK, Gandham RK, Panigrahi M, Ghosh S, Saravanan BC, Bhushan B, Tiwari AK, Sulabh S, Priya B, V N MA, Gupta JP, Wani SA, Sahu AR, Sahoo AP. 2017. Global gene expression profile of peripheral blood mononuclear cells challenged with Theileriaannulata in crossbred and indigenous cattle. Infect Genet Evol.; 47:9-18.
6. Priya GB, Nagaleekar VK, Milton AAP, Saminathan M, Kumar A,Sahoo AR, Wani SA, Kumar A, Gupta SK, Sahoo AP, Tiwari AK, Agarwal RK, Gandham RK. 2017. Genome wide host gene expression analysis in mice experimentally infected with Pasteurella multocida. PLoS One. 13; 12(7).
7. Panigrahi M, Kumar A,Bhushan B, Ghosh S, Saravanan BC, Sulabh S, Parida S, Gaur GK. 2016. No change in mRNA expression of immune-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells challenged with Theileriaannulata in Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Jul; 7(5):754-758.
8. Asaf VN, Kumar A,Raut AA, Bhatia S, Mishra A. 2015. In-silico search of virus-specific host microRNAs regulating avian influenza virus NS1 expression. Theory Biosci.; 134(1-2):65-73.
9. Dewangan P, Panigrahi M, Kumar A,Saravanan BC, Ghosh S, Asaf VN, Parida S, Gaur GK, Sharma D, Bhushan B. 2015. The mRNA expression of immune-related genes in crossbred and Tharparkar cattle in response to in vitro infection with Theileriaannulata. Mol Biol Rep. 2015 Aug; 42(8):1247-55.
10. Kumar A,Vn MA, Raut AA, Sood R, Mishra A. 2014. Identification of Chicken Pulmonary miRNAs Targeting PB1, PB1-F2, and N40 Genes of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 In Silico. BioinformBiol Insights. 12;8:135-45.