FOCμS LAB
Fabrication of Organoid and Complex μ (micro/nano)-scale biomimetic Surfaces Laboratory
Kidambi Lab
Senthilkumar Thulasingam, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: (402) 472-2749
Email: tsenthilkumar13@gmail.com
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. Thulasingam's research focuses on engineering tissue engineering models of liver to better understand the role of liver microenvironment in the progression of liver diseases.
EDUCATION:
•Postdoctoral Fellow, SASTRA University, India, 2014-2017
•Ph.D., Biochemistry, Annamalai University, India, 2013
•M. Phil., Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University, India, 2007
•M.S., Biochemistry, JJ College of Arts & Science, India, 2002
•B.S., Biochemistry, St Joesph’s college of Arts and Science, India, 2000.
HONORS, AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Awarded Merit Scholarship from Annamalai University, India (2010-2011)
Awarded Senior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Medical Research, India (2012-2013)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & BOOK CHAPTER:
1“Chemopreventive agents targeting tumor microenvironment.” Sharma SH, Thulasingam S, Nagarajan S. Life Sci. 2016;145:74‐84
2“Ferulic acid pretreatment mitigates MPTP‐induced motor impairment and histopathological alterations in C57BL/6 mice.” Nagarajan S, Chellappan DR, Chinnaswamy P, Thulasingam S. Pharm Biol. 2015;53:1591‐601
3“Antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, and renoprotective effects of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in diabetic rats exposed to cadmium.” Senthilkumar T, Sangeetha N, Ashokkumar N. Toxicol Mech Methods 2012; 22:617‐24.
4“Impact of Chlorella pyrenoidosa on the attenuation of hyperglycemia‐mediated oxidative stress and protection of kidney tissue in Streptozotocin‐cadmium induced diabetic nephropathic rats.” Senthilkumar T, Ashokkumar N. Biomedicine & Preventive Nutrition 2012; 2:125‐131.
5“Antioxidant Activity of Datura alba During Wound Healing” Gopal R, Gayathri C, Udayakumar R, Senthilkumar T. Process. J. of Advanced Engineering and Technology 2011; 4: 119‐123.