Kumar S Uday

Uday K. Sukumar received the B.Tech. degree in biotechnology and the M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in nanotechnology from IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 2010, 2012, and 2016, respectively. After a brief stint with Nanotech startup (E-Spin Nanotech, Kanpur, India), he joined Dr. Paulmurugan’s Laboratory, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA, to pursue post-doctoral studies in the interdisciplinary field of nanobiotechnology. He specializes in synthesis, characterization, and bioevaluation of diverse nanoformulations for ultrasound-assisted targeted delivery of diagnostic nanomaterials as well as microRNA/suicide genes to orthotopic tumor models. His research interest lies in exploring nano-enabled approaches for targeted therapeutic and diagnostic preclinical interventions.