Dr Ravinash Krishna Kumar
Lecturer in Medical Technology
Centre for Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials S
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
microbial communities, 3D printing, microbiome models, synthetic biology, engineered living materials, synthetic tissues
Interests
My goal is to build new tractable models – using 3D printing and flow systems – to study how the composition and structure of the community and the host determine how bacterial communities persist over time, and importantly, if they thrive or perish. I have chosen to work in this research area because I believe I can vastly improve our understanding of the link between the host, community structure, and community function by building simplified microbiome models. Importantly, the technologies and understanding I develop throughout my research will not only benefit human microbiome research, but microbial communities found throughout the environment.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models2023
Krishna Kumar R and Foster KR (2023). 3D printing of microbial communities: A new platform for understanding and engineering microbiomes. Microbial Biotechnology vol. 16, (3) 489-493. 10.1111/1751-7915.141682021
Alcinesio A, Cazimoglu I, Kimmerly GR, Restrepo Schild V, Krishna Kumar R and Bayley H (2021). Modular Synthetic Tissues from 3D‐Printed Building Blocks. Wiley Advanced Functional Materials vol. 32, (7) 10.1002/adfm.202107773Alcinesio A, Krishna Kumar R and Bayley H (2021). Functional Multivesicular Structures with Controlled Architecture from 3D‐Printed Droplet Networks. Wiley Chemsystemschem vol. 4, (1) 10.1002/syst.202100036Krishna Kumar R, Meiller-Legrand TA, Alcinesio A, Gonzalez D, Mavridou DAI, Meacock OJ, Smith WPJ, Zhou L, Kim W, Pulcu GS, Bayley H and Foster KR (2021). Droplet printing reveals the importance of micron-scale structure for bacterial ecology. Nature Research Nature Communications vol. 12, (1) 10.1038/s41467-021-20996-w
Jahn MT and Krishna Kumar R (2021). Nanaerobic imaging breathes new life into gut microbiota microscopy. Nature Research Nature Reviews Microbiology vol. 19, (4) 224-224. 10.1038/s41579-021-00523-w2020
Alcinesio A, Meacock OJ, Allan RG, Monico C, Restrepo Schild V, Cazimoglu I, Cornall MT, Krishna Kumar R and Bayley H (2020). Controlled packing and single-droplet resolution of 3D-printed functional synthetic tissues. Nature Communications vol. 11, (1) 10.1038/s41467-020-15953-y2018
Nichols MK, Kumar RK, Bassindale PG, Tian L, Barnes AC, Drinkwater BW, Patil AJ and Mann S (2018). Fabrication of Micropatterned Dipeptide Hydrogels by Acoustic Trapping of Stimulus-Responsive Coacervate Droplets. Small vol. 14, (26) 10.1002/smll.2018007392016
Krishna Kumar R, Harniman RL, Patil AJ and Mann S (2016). Self-transformation and structural reconfiguration in coacervate-based protocells. Chem Sci vol. 7, (9) 5879-5887. 10.1039/c6sc00205f2013
Kumar RK, Li M, Olof SN, Patil AJ and Mann S (2013). Artificial cytoskeletal structures within enzymatically active bio-inorganic protocells. Small vol. 9, (3) 357-362. 10.1002/smll.2012015392012
Patil AJ, Krishna Kumar R, Barron NJ and Mann S (2012). Cerium oxide nanoparticle-mediated self-assembly of hybrid supramolecular hydrogels. Chem Commun (Camb) vol. 48, (64) 7934-7936. 10.1039/c2cc33351a2011
Kumar RK, Yu X, Patil AJ, Li M and Mann S (2011). Cytoskeletal-like supramolecular assembly and nanoparticle-based motors in a model protocell. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl vol. 50, (40) 9343-9347. 10.1002/anie.2011026282009
Harmer MA, Fan A, Liauw A and Kumar RK (2009). A new route to high yield sugars from biomass: phosphoric-sulfuric acid. Chem Commun (Camb) (43) 6610-6612. 10.1039/b916048eSuwanchawalit C, Patil AJ, Kumar RK, Wongnawa S and Mann S (2009). Fabrication of ice-templated macroporous TiO 2 –chitosan scaffolds for photocatalytic applications. Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 19, (44) 8478-8483. 10.1039/b912698h