Rate My Professor Antresh Kumar

Antresh Kumar's research specializes in the discovery and development of antifungals and antimicrobials targeting Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus, alongside studies on fluoride and drug resistance, within the broader domain of infection biology. He has authored three books, including "Synthesis and regulation of fungal secondary metabolites" (Springer, 2019) with Arvind Kumar, and contributions to "Soy Protein: Properties, Health Effects and Research Advances" (Nova Science Publishers, 2017). Key publications feature "Ouabain potentiates the antimicrobial activity of aminoglycosides against Staphylococcus aureus" (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019), "Functional characterization of host toxic EcdB transcription factor protein of echinocandin B biosynthetic gene cluster" (Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2019), and "Fungal-derived xenobiotic exhibits antibacterial and antibiofilm activity against S. aureus" (Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics, 2018). He has secured three research projects: DST-FAST-track Young Scientist on echinocandin B biosynthesis genes, SERB-EMEQ on fungal secondary metabolites against multidrug-resistant S. aureus, and UGC Start-Up Grant for fungal consortium biofuel production. Awards include UGC-JRF (2003), CSIR Research Associate fellowship, multiple travel grants to Gordon Research Conferences, and a pre-doctoral fellowship from NIH. Administratively, he coordinates the SC/ST Cell, directs the Dr. Ambedkar Center of Excellence, and previously served as Program Coordinator and Secretary of the Institutional Biosafety Committee at Central University of South Bihar.