Rajendra Kumar, PhD

Instructor in Oncology

• Kumar R, Mendonca J, Shetty A, Yang Y, Owoyemi O, Wilson LC, Boyapati K, Topiwala D, Thomas N, Nguyen H, Luo J. CRM1 regulates androgen receptor stability and impacts DNA repair pathways in prostate cancer, independent of the androgen receptor. bioRxiv. 2024:2024-02

• Kumar, R*., L. A. Sena*, S. R. Denmeade and S. Kachhap (2022). The testosterone paradox of advanced prostate cancer: mechanistic insights and clinical implications. Nature Reviews Urology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-022-00686-y (*Equal contribution)

• R. Kumar*, J. Mendonca*, O. Owoyemi, K. Boyapati, N. Thomas, S. Kanacharoen, M. Coffey, D. Topiwala, C. Gomes, B. Ozbek, T. Jones, M. Rosen, L. Dong, S. Wiens, W. N. Brennen, J. T. Isaacs, A. M. De Marzo, M. C. Markowski, E. S. Antonarakis, D. Z. Qian, K. J. Pienta, D. M. Pardoll, M. A. Carducci, S. R. Denmeade and S. K. Kachhap (2021). Supraphysiologic Testosterone Induces Ferroptosis and Activates Immune Pathways through Nucleophagy in Prostate Cancer. Cancer Res 81(23): 5948-5962. (* Equal Contribution)

• Paller CJ, Wang L, Fu W, Kumar R, Durham JN, Azad NS, Laheru DA, Browner I, Kachhap SK, Boyapati K, Odeny T. Phase I trial of intravenous mistletoe extract in advanced cancer. Cancer Research Communications. 2023 Feb 28;3(2):338-46

• Sena, L. A.*, R. Kumar*, D. E. Sanin, E. A. Thompson, D. M. Rosen, S. L. Dalrymple, L. Antony, Y. Yang, C. Gomes-Alexandre, J. L. Hicks, T. Jones, K. A. Bowers, J. N. Eskra, J. Meyers, A. Gupta, A. Skaist, S. Yegnasubramanian, J. Luo, W. N. Brennen, S. K. Kachhap, E. S. Antonarakis, A. M. De Marzo, J. T. Isaacs, M. C. Markowski and S. R. Denmeade (2022). Androgen receptor activity in prostate cancer dictates efficacy of bipolar androgen therapy through MYC. J Clin Invest 132 (23). (* Equal Contribution)

• Early Investigator Research Award, Department of Defense CDMRP (Prostate Cancer Research Program), 7/1/22
• Young Investigator Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 12/31/21

Biology of cell death and prostate cancer.

• Indian Immunology Society,

  Life member of the Indian Immunology Society

• American Association for Cancer Research,

  Associate Member, American Association for Cancer Research

• The Cytometry Society (TCS), India,

  Life member of The Cytometry Society (TCS), India

• The Biophysical Society of India,

  Life member of The Biophysical Society of India

• Society for Basic Urology Research,

  In trainingMember, Society for Basic Urology Research