Dr. Kumar's OSU:pro Profile

Current OSU Appointment

Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Abstracts

Kumar P., Ning Y. and Polverini P.J. 2008. "Endothelial cells expressing Bcl-2 promote tumor metastasis by enhancing tumor angiogenesis, blood vessel leakiness and tumor invasion." Abstract. 99th AACR Annual Meeting Abstract # 1082. [Peer Reviewed]

Kumar P., Patel S.N., Ning Y., Islam M., Nagel T., Pan Q., Polverini P.J., Merajver S., and Teknos T.N. 2008. "Tetrathiomolybdate inhibits head and neck cancer metastasis by decreasing tumor cell invasion and promoting tumor cell anoikis." Abstract. 7th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. [Peer Reviewed]

Degrees

1990	B.S., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Human Biology

1992	M.S., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Biochemistry

1997	Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Biochemistry

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Morel JC; Park CC; Zhu K; Kumar P; Ruth JH; Koch AE. 2002. Signal transduction pathways involved in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblast interleukin-18-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression. The Journal Of Biological Chemistry. Vol. 277, no. 38. (September 20): 34679.

Ruth JH; Shahrara S; Park CC; Morel JC; Kumar P; Qin S; Koch AE. 2003. Role of macrophage inflammatory protein-3alpha and its ligand CCR6 in rheumatoid arthritis. Laboratory Investigation; A Journal Of Technical Methods And Pathology. Vol. 83, no. 4. (April 1): 579.

Kumar P; Amin MA; Harlow LA; Polverini PJ; Koch AE. 2003. Src and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase mediate soluble E-selectin-induced angiogenesis. Blood. Vol. 101, no. 10. (May 15): 3960.

Amin MA; Volpert OV; Woods JM; Kumar P; Harlow LA; Koch AE. 2003. Migration inhibitory factor mediates angiogenesis via mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol kinase. Circulation Research. Vol. 93, no. 4. (August 22): 321.

Kumar P; Miller AI; Polverini PJ. 2004. p38 MAPK mediates gamma-irradiation-induced endothelial cell apoptosis, and vascular endothelial growth factor protects endothelial cells through the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt-Bcl-2 pathway. The Journal Of Biological Chemistry. Vol. 279, no. 41. (October 8): 43352.

Kumar P; Benedict R; Urzua F; Fischbach C; Mooney D; Polverini P. 2005. Combination treatment significantly enhances the efficacy of antitumor therapy by preferentially targeting angiogenesis. Laboratory Investigation; A Journal Of Technical Methods And Pathology. Vol. 85, no. 6. (June 1): 756.

Hong GK; Kumar P; Wang L; Damania B; Gulley ML; Delecluse HJ; Polverini PJ; Kenney SC. 2005. Epstein-Barr virus lytic infection is required for efficient production of the angiogenesis factor vascular endothelial growth factor in lymphoblastoid cell lines. Journal Of Virology. Vol. 79, no. 22. (November 1): 13984.

Zhang Z; Mitra RS; Henson BS; Datta NS; McCauley LK; Kumar P; Lee JS; Carey TE; D'Silva NJ. 2006. Rap1GAP inhibits tumor growth in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The American Journal Of Pathology. Vol. 168, no. 2. (February 1): 585.

Kumar P; Coltas IK; Kumar B; Chepeha DB; Bradford CR; Polverini PJ. 2007. Bcl-2 protects endothelial cells against gamma-radiation via a Raf-MEK-ERK-survivin signaling pathway that is independent of cytochrome c release. Cancer Research. Vol. 67, no. 3. (February 1): 1193.

Kumar P; Gao Q; Ning Y; Wang Z; Krebsbach PH; Polverini PJ. 2008. Arsenic trioxide enhances the therapeutic efficacy of radiation treatment of oral squamous carcinoma while protecting bone. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. Vol. 7, no. 7. (July 1): 2060. (IF: 4.800)

Kumar P; Ning Y; Polverini PJ. 2008. Endothelial cells expressing Bcl-2 promotes tumor metastasis by enhancing tumor angiogenesis, blood vessel leakiness and tumor invasion. Laboratory Investigation; A Journal Of Technical Methods And Pathology. Vol. 88, no. 7. (July 1): 740. (IF: 4.479)

Positions

1992 - 1994

Junior Research Fellow, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. New Delhi, India.

1994 - 1997

Senior Research Fellow, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. New Delhi, India.

1997 - 1999

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Rockford, IL, United States.

1999 - 2001

Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University Medical School. Chicago, IL, United States.

2001 - 2002

Research Associate, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN, United States.

2002 - 2003

Research Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN, United States.

2003 - 2008

Research Assistant Scientist, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI, United States.

2008 - present

Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH, United States.