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Hire Vikash K.

India

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Cellular biologist specialized in Ion channel research, MD simulations, Bioinformatics and Membrane Biophysics

Profile Summary

Life sciences graduate (Integrated MSc, NISER Bhubaneswar) with substantial expertise in ion channel biology, membrane biophysics, and molecular modeling. Specialized in molecular dynamics simulations for lipid–protein interaction studies, membrane dynamics, and channel gating mechanisms. Experienced in computational biology, bioinformatics, scientific writing, and data analysis. Skilled in machine learning integration for biological research and advanced scientific computing.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Cell Biology
• ★ Bioinformatics
• ★ Structural Bioinformatics
• ☆ Computational Chemistry
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Mathematical Biology
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Structural Biology
• ☆ Membrane Biology
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Computational Neuroscience
• ☆ Biophysics
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Gene & Protein Expression Analysis
• ☆ Systems Biology
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Circadian Rhythm Research
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Tensorflow
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Scikit-learn
• ☆ Markup Languages
• ☆ Drug Discovery

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing

Research User Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Processing

Work Experience

National Institute of Science Education and Research

August 2020 - Present

Effect of progesterone on TRPV4 ion channel function

National Institute of Science Education and Research

June 2024 - July 2025

Hybrid Simulation Framework: Developed a novel dual-scale MD pipeline for globular proteins

CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

May 2024 - July 2024

Circadian Rhythm analysis: Insect Culture, Development, And Circadian Locomotor Activity Rhythm

Banaras Hindu University

May 2022 - July 2022

Education

Integrated MSc in Life Sciences

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar

August 2020 - July 2025

Certifications

• Qualified GATE Biotechnology, 2025

  IIT ROORKEE

  March 2025 - Present

• JNU Entrance Exam, AIR 11, 2020

  Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

  April 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Vikash Kumar, Sweta Agarwal, Anupriya Chattapadhya, Shamit Kumar, Luna Goswami, Chandan Goswami (2025). Amino acids critical for lipid/s-interaction at the lipid-water-interface of TRPV5/TRPV6 remain different during vertebrate radiation: Relevance in cancer, bone disorders and other pathophysiologies . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes.

Vikash Kumar, Nishant Kumar Dubey, Chandan Goswami (2024). Sperm-Specific CatSper is Not Conserved in All Vertebrates and May Not be the Only Progesterone-Responsive Ion Channel Present in Sperm . The Journal of Membrane Biology.

BOOK CHAPTER

Vikash Kumar, Nishant Kumar Dubey, Nilesh Kumar Das, Parnasree Mahapatra, Sushama Mohanta, Deep Shikha, Anushka Banerjee, Ram Prasad Sahu, Tusar Kanta Acharya, Subham Mishra, et al. (2024). Current understanding of TRP channels and their genomics: Implications in health research . TRP Channels as Therapeutic Targets.