Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Kundan Sivashanmugan
Junior Faculty
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland Baltimore,
Email: skundan@som.umaryland.edu
Educational Background​
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Mar. 2015 Ph.D., Nano-Micro Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Feb. 2011 M.Phil., Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Bharathiar University, India
May 2009 M.Sc., Physics, Bharathiar University, India
May 2007 B.Sc., Physics, Bharathiar University, India
Research Experience​
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​​2022-Present Jr. Faculty, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
2020-2022 Assistant Professor, Kanazawa University, Japan
2018-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, Oregon State University, USA
2015-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
2015-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston, USA
2011-2015 Research Fellow, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Personal Statement
I have assorted research experiences in single-molecule spectroscopy and have developed my skills in nanostructure preparation and biomolecule analysis. As a Jr. faculty in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, I focused my research on developing a sensing system based on fluorescence spectroscopy. I trained atomic-force microscopy, nanoendoscopy, and stimulated emission depletion microscopy for the study of cancer biomechanics while working as an assistant professor at Kanazawa University in Japan. I designed photonic crystal-enhanced plasmonic mesocapsules for use in Raman spectroscopy for the purpose of detecting tetrahydrocannabinol in complex biofluids. I also developed an antifouling nanoplasmonic surface in order to identify small molecules in complex fluids like blood plasma. Additionally, I applied atomic-force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy approaches to investigate protein-protein interactions on the plasmonic surface in order to detect particular viral protein EV71 interaction locations of tyrosine residue sites. Overall, I established advanced nanoplasmonic substrates for a fast-screening detection platform on "virus, protein, exosome, and toxic contamination" using a spectroscopy approach. This includes the synthesis of Au and Au/Ag nanostructures, an improved nanofabrication procedure, and enhanced-fluorescence and Raman signals from various target species. My expertise includes, photoluminescence, single-molecule spectroscopy, fourier transformations infrared spectroscopy, electron microscopy (SEM & TEM), and auger electron spectroscopy, fabrication of thin films, nanolithography, self-assembly techniques, metal nanoparticles/nanostructures-fluorophore or biomolecules interactions and plasmonic nanostructures. I have published over 50 peer-reviewed articles related to these subjects. For over a year, I have been engaged in the research and development of contact lens-based immunofluorescence assays and plasmon-coupled waveguides for sensing applications.
‪Kundan Sivashanmugan‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬
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