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Dr M. Jeevan Kumar View All

Assistant Professor

School of Health Sciences

Dr. M. Jeevan Kumar holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology, Zoology, and Chemistry from Sri Venkateswara University and a postgraduate degree in Biomedical Genetics from VIT University, Vellore, where he also completed his Ph.D. in Biomedical Genetics. Additionally, he earned a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical Genetics from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.

With over five years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Jeevan Kumar has held positions at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur; Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai; and Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He has supervised more than 20 undergraduate and postgraduate student projects and has served in various administrative roles, including student research project coordinator, subject coordinator, and student advisor.

Dr. Jeevan Kumar has published eight articles in international and national journals, contributed two book chapters for doctoral students, and has managed two research projects. He has organized six workshops and secured funding of Rs. 3 lakhs from SRM Institute of Science & Technology for his research project. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer for the Indian Journal of Medical Research.

    • Graduation In :

      Microbiology, Zoology and Chemistry

    • Graduation From :

      Sri Venkateswara University

    • Graduation Year :

      2002

    • Post Graduation In :

      Biomedical Genetics

    • Post Graduation From :

      VIT University

    • Post Graduation Year :

      2005

    • Doctorate In :

      Medical Genetics

    • Doctorate From :

      VIT University

    • Doctorate Year :

      2014

    • Over 18 years of experience in various areas of Medical Genetics

  • Book Chapters

    • 1.Jithin S Sunny, M Jeevan Kumar, Sambrinath Christopher, Archana Vishwakarma, Ramya Mohandass, Lilly M Saleena.Bas-Congo Tibrovirus. Emerging Human Viral Diseases: Respiratory and Haemorrhagic Fever. Springer Nature Singapore; Vol I, 2023, 515-524.
    • 2.Ashwini S, R I Minu, Jeevan Kumar. Analysis on Characteristics and Management of Retinoblastoma Using Machine Learning. Advances in Parallel Computing Algorithms, Tools and Paradigms. IOS Press: Netherlands; Vol 41, 2022,126-130.

    Publications in Journals

    • 1. Shruti Pande , Purvi Majethia , Karthik Nair , Lakshmi Priya Rao , Selinda Mascarenhas , Namanpreet Kaur , Michelle C do Rosario , Neethukrishna Kausthubham , Ankur Chaurasia , Bhagesh Hunakunti , Nalesh Jadhav , Sruthy Xavier , Jeevan Kumar , Vivekananda Bhat , Gandham SriLakshmi Bhavani , Dhanya Lakshmi Narayanan , Yatheesha B L , Siddaramappa Patil , Sheela Nampoothiri , Nutan Kamath , Aroor Shrikiran , Ramesh Bhat Y , Leslie E Lewis , Suvasini Sharma , Shruti Bajaj , Naveen Sankhyan , Shahyan Siddiqui , Shalini Nayak , Stephanie Bielas , Katta Girisha (2023). De novo variants underlying monogenic syndromes with intellectual disability in a neurodevelopmental cohort from India. European Journal of Human Genetics.
    • 2. Ghosh, D. K., Pande, S., Kumar, J.,Yesodharan, D., Nampoothiri, S., Radhakrishnan, P., Reddy, C.G., Ranjan, A., & Girisha, K. M. (2022). The E262K mutation inLamin A links nuclear proteostasis imbalance to laminopathy-associated premature aging. Aging Cell, 00, e13688. H
    • 3. Madhavan Jeevan Kumar, Kalpana Gowrishankar, Venkatasubramanian Hemagowri and Jayarama S Kadandale. 2020. A de novo marker chromosome 15 in a child with isolated developmental delay. J Genet, 99:1-4.
    • 4. Neogi A, Kumar J, Guan Y, Madasamy P. 2020 Genetic counseling education at the undergraduate level: An outreach initiative to promote professional recruitment and support workforce development. J Genet Couns, 29:234–242.
    • 5. Shruthi Mohan, Teena Koshy, Perumal Vekatachalam, Sheela Nampoothiri, Dhanya Yesodharan, Kalpana Gowrishankar, Jeevan Kumar, Latha Ravichandran, Santhosh Joseph, Anupama Chandrasekaran and Solomon F. D. Paul. 2016 Subtelomeric rearrangements in Indian children with idiopathic intellectual disability/developmental delay: Frequency estimation & clinical correlation using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Indian J Med Res, 144: 206-214.
    • 6. Madhavan Jeevan Kumar, Rangasamy Ashok Kumar, Venugopal Subhashree, Thanikachalam Jayasudha, Venkatasubramanian Hemagowri, Teena Koshy, Kalpana Gowrishankar. 2015. Class II analphoid chromosome in a child with aberrant chromosome 7 – A rare Cytogenetic association. Cytogenet Genome Res, 146:120–123.
    • 7. Jeevan M. Kumar, Kalpana Gowrishankar, Vasanthi T., Ashok Kumar R. and T. Jayasudha. 2011. Isochromosome X mosaicism in a Child with Kabuki Syndrome Phenotype – A Rare Cytogenetic Association. Indian J Hum Genet, 17(3), 264-266.
    • 8. M.Jeevan Kumar, R.Ashok Kumar, T.Jayasudha and Kalpana Gowrishankar.2011.Application of FISH technique to discern complete/partial Monosomy 21. Int J Hum Genet, 11(3), 177-182.

    Publications in Conferences

    • Abstracts from the 55th European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference: Hybrid Posters. Eur J Hum Genet. 2023 May;31(Suppl 1):345–709. doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01338-4. Epub 2023 May 10. PMCID: PMC10198255.