Areas of Interest
My long-term career goal is to explore the role of the membrane microenvironment in the organization, intracellular dynamics, and signaling of GPCRs. I am currently studying the mechanistic basis of spatiotemporal control of GPCR subcellular organization and signaling using a combination of quantitative cell biology, biochemistry, and forward genetics.
Honors & Awards
- American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023-24)
- Pandemic Research Recovery Program award, University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research (2022)
- International Travel Grant, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (2019)
- Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung conference award (2015)
Credentials
- PhD, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
- B.Tech, Amity University, Lucknow, India
Published Articles or Reviews
- Kumar, G.A., and Puthenveedu, M.A. (2022) “Diversity and specificity in location-based signaling outputs of neuronal GPCRs” Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 76: 102601.
- Kumar, G.A., Sarkar, P., Stepniewski, T.M., Jafurulla, M., Singh, S.P., Selent, J.. and Chattopadhyay, A. (2021) “A Molecular Sensor for Cholesterol in the Human Serotonin1A Receptor” Science Advances 7: eabh2922
- Kumar, G.A., and Chattopadhyay, A. (2020) “Statin-induced Chronic Cholesterol Depletion Switches GPCR Endocytosis and Trafficking: Insights from the Serotonin1A Receptor” ACS Chem. Neurosci. 11: 453-465.
- Kumar, G.A., Sarkar, P., Jafurulla, M., Singh, S.P., Srinivas, G., Pande, G., and Chattopadhyay, A. (2019) “Exploring Endocytosis and Intracellular Trafficking of the Human Serotonin1A Receptor” Biochemistry 58: 2628-2641 (featured on the cover).