Sahana Kumar

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Sahana Kumar

Ph.D. Student

I have a bachelor's degree in bioengineering and fine arts (Bharatanatyam). My Ph.D. research focuses on assessing the properties of mucus in airways and exploring gene therapy approaches as potential treatments for chronic respiratory diseases. I am interested in science policy and in leveraging my technical expertise to inform evidence-based policymaking that supports innovative therapeutics and advance public health initiatives.

Outside of research, I am passionate about dance and actively practice and perform Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form.

Advisor(s)

Gregg Duncan

BISI Concentration Areas

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Latest Papers

Functional divergence of MdpS and MdpS2 reveals mucin-targeting strategies in Streptococcus oralis

| Journal of oral microbiology
Author(s): Fredrik Leo, Jonas Nilsson, Liisa Arike, et. al
UMD Author(s): Gregg Duncan, Sahana Kumar


AAV-mediated MUC5AC siRNA delivery to prevent mucociliary dysfunction in asthma

| Gene Therapy
Author(s): Sahana Kumar, Maria Corkran, Yahya Cheema, et. al
UMD Author(s): Gregg Duncan, Sahana Kumar


Microrheology of gel-forming airway mucins isolated from porcine trachea

| Soft Matter
Author(s): Elizabeth M. Engle, Sydney Yang, Allison Boboltz, et. al
UMD Author(s): Gregg Duncan, Sahana Kumar


Rapid in situ forming PEG hydrogels for mucosal drug delivery

| Biomaterials Science
Author(s): Taj Yeruva, Robert J. Morris III, Sahana Kumar, et. al
UMD Author(s): Gregg Duncan, Sahana Kumar


Inhaled drug delivery for the targeted treatment of asthma

| Advanced drug delivery reviews
Author(s): Allison Boboltz, Sahana Kumar, Gregg A. Duncan
UMD Author(s): Sahana Kumar


Nanotheranostic Strategies for Cancer Immunotherapy

| Small Methods
Author(s): Anh Nguyen, Sahana Kumar, Ashish A. Kulkarni
UMD Author(s): Sahana Kumar


Granzyme B nanoreporter for early monitoring of tumor response to immunotherapy

| Science advances
Author(s): Anh Nguyen, Anujan Ramesh, Sahana Kumar, et. al
UMD Author(s): Sahana Kumar


Targeting macrophages: a novel avenue for cancer drug discovery

| Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
Author(s): Sahana Kumar, Anujan Ramesh, Ashish Kulkarni
UMD Author(s): Sahana Kumar


Lipid-based phagocytosis nanoenhancer for macrophage immunotherapy

| Nanoscale
Author(s): Anujan Ramesh, Sahana Kumar, Anh Nguyen, et. al
UMD Author(s): Sahana Kumar