Anshu Kumari

Anshu Kumari is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the Department of Physiology, working in the Garg Lab. Her research focuses on mitochondrial calcium signaling mechanisms and their implications in disease states.

Education:

• B. Tech in Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore
• PhD in Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Research Interests:

• Biocompatible nanocarriers for bioimaging
• Mitochondrial membrane biophysics
• Calcium signaling in disease
• Photoacoustic sensing techniques
• 3D-printed biomedical implants

Publication Trends: Recent work spans mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiac disease, two-photon bioimaging technologies, and nanoparticle engineering for targeted drug delivery, with collaborations in cardiology, biomedical engineering, and optical diagnostics.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 Indian Patent for biodegradable nanoparticles in biomedical imaging

She also contributes to photoacoustic diagnostic methods and theranostic nanoparticle development. Outside research, she enjoys cooking and travel.