innovating in over a dozen disciplines... impacting human health

Our work stands at the forefront of materials, engineering and medicine.

Publications:

1. J. Dodd-o, A. Roy, Z. Siddiqui, R. Jafari, F. Coppola, S. Ramasamy, A. Kolloli, D. Kumar, S. Kaundal, B. Zhao, R. Kumar, A. Robang, J. Li, A. Azizogli, V. Pai, A. Acevedo-Jake, C. Heffernan, A. Lucas, A. McShan, A. Paravastu, B. Prasad, S. Subbian, P. Král, V. Kumar*. Antiviral Fibrils of Self-assembled Peptides with Tunable Compositions. Nature Communications, 15, 1142, 2024

2. A. Robang, A. Roy, J. Dodd-o, D. He, J. Le, A. McShan, Y. Hu, V. Kumar, A. Paravastu. Structural consequences of introducing bioactive domains to designer β-sheet peptide self-assemblies. Biomacromolecules, 2024 Accepted.

3. A. Roy, L. Hao, J. Francisco, J. Guan, S. Mareedu, P. Zhai, J. Dodd-o, C. Heffernan, D. del Re, E. Lee, V. Kumar. Injectable peptide hydrogels loaded with murine embryonic stem cells relieve ischemia in vivo after myocardial infarction. Biomacromolecules. DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01345

4. A. Roy, J. Dodd-o, A. Robang, D. He, O. West, Z. Siddiqui, E. Aguas, H. Goldberg, A. Griffith, C. Heffernan, Y. Hu, A. Paravastu, V. Kumar*. Self-assembling peptides with insulin-like growth factor mimicry. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15660, 2023

5. A. Griffith, A. Roy, S. Kulkarni, G. Simmons, L. Osorno, V. Kumar*. Proof of Concept Design for a Toothbrush with On-board Vacuum to Reduce Oral Aspirates. Gerodontology, 0, 1, 2023

6. A. Azizogli, M. Vitti, R. Mishra, L. Osorno, C. Heffernan, V. Kumar*. Comparison of SGLT1, SGLT2, and Dual Inhibitor biological activity in treating Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Advanced Therapeutics, 202300143, 2023

7. L. Zhang, Y. Li, K. Kibler, S. Kraberger, A. Varsani, J. Turk, N. Elmadbouly, E. Aliskevich, L. Spaccarelli, B. Estifanos, J. EnowIsabela, R. Zanetti, N. Saldevar, E. Lim, J. Schlievert, K. Browder, A. Wilson, F. Juan, A. Pinteric, A. Garg, H. Monder, R. Saju, S. Gisriel, B. Jacobs, T. Karr, E. Florsheim, V. Kumar, J. Wallen, M. Rahman, G. McFadden, B. Hogue, A. Lucas. Viral anti-inflammatory serpin reduces immuno-coagulopathic pathology in SARS-CoV-2 mouse models of infection. EMBO Mol Med, e17376, 2023 

8. A. Azizogli, V. Pai, F. Coppola, R. Jafari, J. Dodd-o, R. Harish, B. Balasubramanian, J. Kashyap, A. Acevedo-Jake, P. Král, V. Kumar*. Scalable inhibitors of the NSP3-NSP4 coupling in SARS-CoV-2. ACS Omega, 8, 6, 5349, 2023

9. E. Aguas, A. Azizogli, J. Kashyap, J. Dodd-o, Z. Siddiqui, J. Sy, V. Kumar*. Rational Design of de novo CCL2 Binding Peptides. Adv. Theory Simul., 6, 2200810, 2023

10. J. Dodd-o, A. Acevedo-Jake, A. Azizogli, V. Mulligan, V. Kumar*. How to Design Peptides. Methods Mol Biol. 2597,187, 2023

11. A. Griffith, A. Mateen, K. Markowitz, S. Singer, C. Cugini, E. Shimizu, G. Wiedman, V. Kumar*. Alternative Antibiotics in Dentistry: Antimicrobial Peptides. Pharmaceutics, 14, 1679, 2022 

12. K. Kim, Z. Siddiqui, A. Acevedo-Jake, A. Roy, M. Choudhury, J. Grasman, V. Kumar*. Angiogenic Hydrogels to Accelerate Early Wound Healing. Macromolecular Bioscience, 22, 2200067, 2022

13. Z. Siddiqui, A. Acevedo-Jake, A. Griffith, N. Kadincesme, K. Dabek, D. Hindi, K. Kim, Y. Kobayashi, E. Shimizu, V. Kumar*. Cells and material-based strategies for regenerative endodontics. Bioactive Materials, 14, 234, 2022

14. G. Park, S. Tarafder, S. Eyen, S. Park, R. Kim, Z. Siddiqui, V. Kumar, C. Lee. Oxo-M and 4-PPBP Delivery via Multi-Domain Peptide Hydrogel Toward Tendon Regeneration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10, 773004, 2022

15. Y. Kobayashi, J. Nouet, E. Balinnyam, Z. Siddiqui, D. Fine, D. Fraidenraich, V. Kumar, E. Shimizu. iPSC-derived cranial neural crest-like cells can replicate dental pulp tissue with the aid of angiogenic hydrogel. Bioactive Materials, 14, 290, 2022

16. A. Acevedo-Jake, S. Shi, Z. Siddiqui, S. Sanyal, R. Schur, S. Kaja, A. Yuan, V. Kumar*. Preclinical Efficacy of Pro- and Anti-Angiogenic Peptide Hydrogels to Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Bioengineering, 8,190, 2021

17. D. Panchal, J. Kataria, K. Patel, K. Crowe, V. Pai, A. Azizogli, N. Kadian, S. Sanyal, A. Roy, J. Dodd-o, A. Acevedo-Jake, V. Kumar*. Peptide-Based Inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV. Advanced Therapeutics, 2100104, 2021

18. K. Kim, A. Mahajan, K. Patel, S. Syed, A. Acevedo-Jake, V. Kumar*. Materials and Cytokines for the Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Advanced Therapeutics, 2100075, 2021

19. Z. Siddiqui, B. Sarkar, K. Kim, A. Kumar, R. Paul, A. Mahajan, J. Grasman, J. Yang, V. Kumar*. Self-assembling Peptide Hydrogels Facilitate Vascularization in Two-Component Scaffolds. Chemical Engineering Journal, 422, 130145, 2021

20. S. Azizighannad, Z. Wang, Z. Siddiqui, V. Kumar, S. Mitra*. Nano Carbon Doped Polyacrylamide Gel Electrolytes for High Performance Supercapacitors. Molecules, 26, 2631, 2021

21. Z. Siddiqui, B. Sarkar, K. Kim, N. Kadincesme, R. Paul, A. Kumar, Y. Kobayashi, A. Roy, M. Choudhury, J. Yang, E. Shimizu, V. Kumar*. Angiogenic hydrogels for dental pulp revascularization. Acta Biomaterialia, 126, 109, 2021

22. B. Sarkar, X. Ma, A. Agas, Z. Siddiqui, P. Iglesias-Montoro, P. Nguyen, K. Kim, J. Haorah, V. Kumar*. In vivo Neuroprotective Effect of a Self-assembled Peptide Hydrogel. Chemical Engineering Journal, 408, 127295, 2021

23. C. Moore, Z. Siddiqui, G. Carney, Y. Naaldijk, K. Guiro, A. Ferrer, L. Sherman, M. Guvendiren. V. Kumar, P. Rameshwar*. A 3D Bioprinted Material that Recapitulates the Perivascular Bone Marrow Structure for Sustained Hematopoietic and Cancer Models. Polymers, 13, 480, 2021

24. V. Harbour, C. Casillas, Z. Siddiqui, B. Sarkar, S. Sanyal, P. Nguyen, K. Kim, A. Roy, P. Iglesias-Montoro, S. Patel, F. Podlaski, P. Tolias, W. Windsor, V. Kumar*. Regulation of Lipoprotein Homeostasis by Self-Assembling Peptides. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3,8978, 2020 

25. K. Crowe, Z. Siddiqui, V. Harbour, K. Kim, S. Syed, R. Paul, A. Roy, R. Naik, K. Mitchell, A. Mahajan, B. Sarkar, V. Kumar*. Evaluation of injectable naloxone releasing hydrogels. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3, 7858, 2020

26. B. Sarkar, Z. Siddiqui, K. Kim, P. Nguyen, X. Reyes, T. McGill, V. Kumar*. Implantable anti-angiogenic scaffolds for treatment of neovascular ocular pathologies. Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 10, 1191, 2020.

27. S. Shi, R. Vissapragada, J. Jaoude, C. Huang, A. Mittal, E. Liu, J. Zhong, V. Kumar*. Evolving role of biomaterials in diagnostic and therapeutic radiation oncology. Bioactive Materials, 5, 223, 2020.

28. X. Ma, A. Agas, Z. Siddiqui, K. Kim, P. Iglesias-Montoro, J. Kalluru, V. Kumar*, J. Haorah*. Angiogenic Peptide Hydrogels for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Bioactive Materials. Bioactive Materials, 5, 124, 2020.

29. K. Kim, Z. Siddiqui, M. Patel, B. Sarkar, V. Kumar*. A self-assembled peptide hydrogel for cytokine sequestration. Journal of Materials Chemistry Part B, 8, 945, 2020.

30. B. Sarkar, Z. Siddiqui, P. Nguyen, N. Dube, W. Fu, S. Park, S. Jaisinghani, R. Paul, S. Kozuch, D. Deng, P. Iglesias-Montoro, M. Li, D. Sabatino, D. Perlin, W. Zhang, J. Mondal, V. Kumar*. Membrane Disrupting Nanofibrous Peptide Hydrogels. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 5, 4657, 2019

31. K. Petrak, R. Vissapragada, S. Shi, Z. Siddiqui, K. Kim, B. Sarkar, V. Kumar*. Challenges in Translating from Bench to Bed-Side: Pro-Angiogenic Peptides for Ischemia Treatment. Molecules, 24, 1219, 2019

32. P. Nguyen, B. Sarkar, Z. Siddiqui, M. McGowan, P. Iglesias-Montoro, S. Rachapudi, S. Kim, W. Gao, E. Lee, V. Kumar*. Self-assembly of an anti-angiogenic nanofibrous peptide hydrogel. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 1, 865, 2018

33. B. Sarkar, P. Nguyen, W. Gao, A. Dondapati, Z. Siddiqui, V. Kumar*. Angiogenic Self-Assembling Peptide Scaffolds for Functional Tissue Regeneration. Biomacromolecules, 19, 3597, 2018

34. P. Nguyen, W. Gao, S. Patel, Z. Siddiqui, S. Weiner, E. Shimizu, B. Sarkar, V. Kumar*. Self-Assembly of a dentinogenic peptide hydrogel. ACS Omega, 3, 5980, 2018

35. P. Hitscherich, P. Nguyen, A. Kannan, A. Chirayath, S. Anur, B. Sarkar, E. Lee, V. Kumar*. Injectable self-assembling peptide hydrogels for tissue writing and embryonic stem cell culture. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, 14, 802, 2018

36. S. Shi, P. Nguyen, H. Cabral, R. Diez-Barroso, P. Derry, S. Kanahara, V. Kumar*. Development of peptide inhibitors of HIV transmission. Bioactive Materials, 1, 109, 2016

37. V. Kumar, Q. Liu, N. Wickremasinghe, Siyu Shi, T. Cornwright, Y. Deng, A. Azares, A. Jake, N. Agudo, S. Pan, D. Woodside, J. Willerson, R. Dixon and J. Hartgerink. Treatment of hind limb ischemia using angiogenic peptide nanofibers. Biomaterials, 98, 113, 2016 

38. V. Kumar*, B. Wang, and S. Kanahara. Rational design of fiber forming supramolecular structures. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 241, 899, 2016

39. V. Kumar, N. Wickremasinghe, S. Shi, J. Hartgerink. A nanofibrous snake venom based hemostat. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 1, 12, 1300, 2015

40. V. Kumar, B. Wang, S. Shi, I. Li, A. Jalan, B. Sarkar, N. Wickremasinghe and J. Hartgerink. Drug-triggered and crosslinked self-assembling nanofibrous hydrogels. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137, 14, 4823, 2015 

41. V. Kumar, N. Taylor, S. Shi, N. Wickremasinghe, R. D’Souza and J. Hartgerink. Self-assembling multidomain peptides modulate immune responses through biphasic release. Biomaterials, 52, 71, 2015

42. V. Kumar, N. Taylor, S. Shi, B. Wang, A. Jalan, M. Kang, N. Wickremasinghe and J. Hartgerink. Highly Angiogenic Peptide Nanofibers. ACS Nano, 9, 860, 2015

43. V. Kumar, R. Vissapragada, L. Hwang, M. Fusco, C. Ogilvy, A. Thomas. Cerebral AVMs and dural AVFs: Pathology and management. Endovascular Today, 14, 2, 2015

44. N. Wickremasinghe, V. Kumar, Siyu Shi and J. Hartgerink. Controlled angiogenesis in peptide nanofiber composite hydrogels. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 1, 845, 2015

45. R. Vissapragada, V. Kumar, O. Merchant, L. Hwang, M. Fusco, C. Ogilvy, A. Thomas. Material Requirements for Therapeutic Embolization of Intracranial Vascular Malformations. Endovascular Today, 14, 4, 2015.

46. L. Hwang, V. Kumar, R. Vissapragada, K. Lui, M. Fusco, C. Ogilvy, A. Thomas. Treatment Options for Cerebral AVMs and Dural AVFs Endovascular Today, 14, 3, 2015.

47. V. Kumar, N. Taylor, A. Jalan, L. Hwang, B. Wang and J. Hartgerink. A nanostructured collagen mimic for hemostasis. Biomacromolecules, 15, 4, 1484, 2014

48. V. Kumar, A. Martinez, J. Caves, N. Naik, C. Haller and E. Chaikof. Microablation of collagen-based substrates for tissue engineering. Biomedical Materials, 9,1, 1002, 2014

49. N. Wickremasinghe, V. Kumar, J. Hartgerink. Two step self-assembly of liposome-multidomain peptide nanofiber hydrogel for time-controlled release. Biomacromolecules, 15, 10, 3587, 2014

50. R. Vissapragada, M. Contreras, C. DaSilva, V. Kumar, A. Ochoa, A. Vasudevan, C. Ferran and A. Thomas. Bidirectional crosstalk between periventricular endothelial cells and neural progenitor cells promotes the formation of a neurovascular unit. Cover art. Brain Research, 1561, 8, 2014

51. V. Kumar, J. Caves, C. Haller, E. Dai, L. Liu, S. Grainger and E. Chaikof. Collagen-Based Substrates with Tunable Strength for Soft Tissue Engineering. Biomaterials Science, 1, 11, 1193, 2013

52. V. Kumar, J. Caves, C. Haller, E. Dai, L. Liu, S. Grainger and E. Chaikof. Acellular Vascular Grafts Generated from Collagen and Elastin Analogues. Acta Biomaterialia, 9, 3, 8067, 2013

53. Z. Qu, S. Muthukrishnan, M. Urlam, C. Haller, S. Jordan, V. Kumar, U. Marzec, Y. Elkasabi, J. Lahann, S. Hanson, E. Chaikof. A biologically active surface enzyme assembly that attenuated thrombus formation. Advanced Functional Materials, 21, 24, 4746, 2011

54. N. Naik, V. Kumar, E. Chaikof and M. Allen. MEMS-assisted spatially homogeneous endothelialization of a high length-to-depth aspect ratio microvascular network. IEEE Eng Med Bio Soc., 8, 290, 2011

55. V. Kumar, L. Brewster, J. Caves, E. Chaikof. Tissue Engineering of blood vessels: current status, requirements and future challenges. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2, 3, 137, 2011

56. J. Caves, W. Cui, J. Wen, V. Kumar, A. Martinez, E. Chaikof. Elastin-like protein matrix reinforced with collagen microfibers for soft tissue repair. Biomaterials, 32, 23, 5371, 2011

57. J. Wilson, W. Cui, V. Kozlovskaya, E. Kharlampieva, D. Pan, Z. Qu, V. Krishnamurthy, J. Mets, V. Kumar, J. Wen, Y. Song, V. Tsukruk, and E. Chaikof. Cell Surface Engineering with Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Thin Films. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 18, 7054, 2011

58. J. Caves%, V. Kumar%, A. Martinez, J. Kim, C. Ripberger, C. Haller, E. Chaikof. The use of microfiber composites of elastin-like protein matrix reinforced with synthetic collagen in the design of vascular grafts. (% co-first authorship) Biomaterials, 31, 7175, 2010. 

59. J. Caves, V. Kumar, W. Xu, N. Naik, M. Allen, E. Chaikof. Microcrimped collagen fiber-elastin composites. Advanced Materials 24, 2041, 2010. Research Highlights, Nature Materials 9, 285, 2010

60. J. Caves, V. Kumar, J. Wen, W. Cui, A. Martinez, R. Apkarian, J. Coats, K. Berland, E. Chaikof. Fibrillogenesis in continuously spun synthetic collagen fiber. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B. Applied Biomaterials, 93b, 24, 2009 

61. N. Naik, J. Caves, V. Kumar, E. Chaikof, M. Allen. A template-based fabrication technique for spatially-designed polymer micro/nanofiber composites. Transducers, 21, 1869, 2009 

62. A. Webb, V. Kumar and G. Ameer. Biodegradable poly(diol citrate) nanocomposite elastomers for soft tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 900, 2007

Conference Abstracts / Proceedings:

1. A. Griffith, R. Mishra, E. Shimizu, C. Cugini, V. Kumar. Antimicrobial Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel Combinations for Deep Caries Treatment. Podium. (NEBEC, 2023)
2. J. Dodd-o, O. West, R. Mishra, V. Kumar. Generation of Cyclic Peptide Candidates as Competitive Inhibitors for Complement 5a Receptor Signaling. Poster. (NEBEC, 2023)
3. A. Roy, J. Dodd-o, Z. Siddiqui, E. Aguas, A. Hashmi, A. Khan, Y. Kobayashi, E. Shimizu, V. Kumar. Insulin-like Growth Factor Biomaterial Driven Intracellular Signaling for Peripheral Artery Disease Treatment. Podium. (NEBEC, 2023)
4. R. Mishra, V. Kumar. Engineering biomaterial-drug platforms from computational peptide design to in vivo efficacy. Poster. (NEBEC, 2023)
5. G. Gharati, A. Roy, J. Dodd-o, K. McEnnis, P. Rameshwar, V. Kumar. Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Model Development. Poster. (NEBEC, 2023)
6. E. Aguas, A. Azizogli, J. Dodd, K. Kim, Z. Siddiqui, A. Acevedo-Jake, V. Kumar, J. Sy. Design and computational analysis of CCL2-sequestering anti-inflammatory hydrogels. Poster. (Rutgers Brain Health Institute Symposium, 2022)
7. A. Roy, Z. Siddiqui, J. Dodd-o, Paolo Elguera, V. Kumar. Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease via IGF-mimicking Peptide Hydrogel. Poster. (BMES, 2022) 
8. C. Martinez, A. Griffith, J. Dodd-o, K. Olech, A. Mittal, A. Tanyous, J. Impaglia , S. Hungreder, V. Kumar. A Portable Miniaturized Peptide Reactor for Facile Mini/Micro-scale Synthesis. Podium. (BMES, 2022)
9. E. Aguas, A. Azizogli, J. Kashyap, J. Dodd-o, Z. Siddiqui, J. Sy, V. Kumar. Design and Computational Analysis of CCL2-Sequestering Anti-Inflammatory Hydrogels. Podium. (BMES, 2022)
10. A. Roy, Z. Siddiqui, J. Dodd-o, Paolo Elguera, A. Azizogli, V. Kumar. Induced angiogenesis and myogenesis through a IGF mimicking self-assembling peptide hydrogel. Poster. (NEBEC, 2022)
11. Z. Siddiqui, K. Kim, A. Roy, M. Choudhury, A. Acevedo-Jake, J. Grasman, V. Kumar. Angiogenic self-assembly peptide hydrogels to accelerate wound healing. Poster. (NEBEC, 2022)
12. A.Roy, Z. Siddiqui, J. Dodd-o, Paolo Elguera, A. Azizogli, V. Kumar. Insulin growth factor (IGF) mimicking peptide hydrogel for enhanced angiogenesis/myogenesis. Poster. (ACS, 2022)
13. A. Azizogli, E. Davidoff, J. Dodd-o, K. Kim, Z. Siddiqui, A. Acevedo-Jake, J. Sy, V. Kumar. Computational design of CCL2 sequestering anti-inflammatory hydrogels. Poster. (SFB, 2022)
14. A. Roy, S. Sanyal, Z. Siddiqui, S. Syed, S. Ramasamy, J. Dodd-o, A. Acevedo-Jake, S. Subbian, V. Kumar. Opsonization of SARS-CoV-2 through self-assembling peptides. Poster. (ACS, 2021)
15. S. Sanyal, A. Acevedo-Jake, S. Shi, Z. Siddiqui, V. Kumar. Age-related macular degeneration treatment efficacy via pro- and anti-angiogenic peptide hydrogels. Poster. (ACS, 2021)
16. S. Ramasamy, Z. Siddiqui, A. Roy, R. Kumar, A. Kolloli, T. Chang, V. Kumar, S. Subbian. SARS-CoV-2 spike binding peptides: A potential therapeutic approach for COVID-19. Poster. (Virtual Immunology, 2021)
17. S. Ramasamy, R. Kumar, Z. Siddiqui, A. Roy, S. Sanyal, A. Kolloli, T. Chang, V. Kumar, S. Subbian. Design and eval. of novel SARS-CoV-2 spike binding peptides: A potential therapeutic approach for COVID-19. Poster. (Theobald Smith Winter Symposium, 2021)
18. A. Acevedo-Jake, S. Sanyal, S. Shi, Z. Siddiqui, V. Kumar. Efficacy of pro- and anti-angiogenic peptide hydrogels to treat age-related macular degeneration. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
19. S. Sanyal, V. Harbour, Z. Siddiqui, B. Sarkar, A. Acevedo-Jake, V. Kumar. Self-Assembling Peptides to Mitigate Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
20. A. Roy, S. Sanyal, Z. Siddiqui, A. Acevedo-Jake, S. Syed, S. Ramasamy, J. Dodd-o, R. Dave, S. Subbian, V. Kumar. Opsonization of SARS-CoV-2 through Self Assembling Peptide Hydrogel. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
21. J. Kataria, K. Patel, L. Mahadeo, A. Acevedo-Jake, V. Kumar. Preliminary Evaluation of Dry Cupping for Improvement in Exercise Endurance. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
22. A. Adil, R. Fiore, S. Gannamani, A. Griffith, K. Hang, K. Crowe, V. Kumar. Toothbrush with Onboard Suction and Waste Storage for Evacuation of Aspirates. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
23. D. Panchal, J. DeLorenzo, Z. Siddiqui, A. Acevedo-Jake, P. Elguera, I. Patel, G. Haspel, A. Varkouhi, V. Kumar. Cationic Peptides for Nucleic Acid Delivery. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
24. A. Mahajan, K. Severi, V. Kumar. Neuroregeneration in Zebrafish through Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels. (NEBEC, 2021)
25. R. Sajankila, M. Futterman, A. Acevedo-Jake, A. Mahajan, P. Elguera, V. Kumar. A Not-so-Terrifying Introduction to Physics at the High School Level. Poster. (NEBEC, 2021)
26. Park G, Tarafder S, Alex A, Lee E, Siddiqui Z, Kumar V, Lee C. Controlled Delivery Of Oxo-M And 4-PPBP Via Multidomain Peptides For In Situ Tendon Regeneration. Poster. (Orthopedic Research Society, 2020)
27. Sarkar B, Ma X, Iglesias-Montoro P, Siddiqui Z, Agas A, Kim K, Haorah J, Kumar V. Enhanced In Vivo Neuronal Survival after Traumatic Brain Injury Facilitated By an Injectable Self-Assembled Peptide Hydrogel. Podium. (AIChE, 2019)
28. Nguyen P, Sarkar B, Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Mathew A, V. Kumar. Novel Drug Delivery System using Anti-Angiogenic Peptides for Glioblastoma Multiforme. Poster. (Northeast Bioengineering Conference, 2019).
29. Ma X, Sarkar B, Iglesias-Montoro P, Siddiqui Z, Kumar V, Haorah J. Vascular pathology mediated traumatic brain injury and the regenerative treatment using peptide hydrogel. Podium. (Society for Neuroscience, 2019)
30. Moore CA, Siddiqui Z, Carney GJ, Kumar VA, Rameshwar P. Development of novel hydrogel for 3D bioprinting applications that recapitulates the native bone marrow microenvironment. Poster. (New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research 3rd Annual Symposium, 2019)
31. Moore CA, Siddiqui Z, Carney GJ, Kumar VA, Rameshwar P. Development of novel hydrogel for 3D bioprinting applications that recapitulates the native bone marrow microenvironment. Poster. (26th Annual Rutgers Graduate Student Association Symposium, 2019)
32. Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Naik R, Mitchell K, Sarkar B, Kumar V. Sustained Release of Naloxone Through Self-assembling Peptide Hydrogels for Long-term Management of Opioid Addiction. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
33. Kim K, Siddiqui Z, Patel M, Sarkar B, Nguyen P, Kumar V. Self-assembling Peptides Scaffolds For Inflammatory Response Modulation. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
34. Ma X, Sarkar B, Agas A, Igelesias-Monotoro P, Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Haorah J, Kumar V. Injectable Self-assembled Hydrogel for Neuroprotection in vivo after Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
35. Ma X, Sarkar B, Igelesias-Monotoro P, Siddiqui Z, Kumar V, Haorah J. Injectable Self-assembling Peptide Hydrogel for Angiogenesis after Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
36. Sarkar B, Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Paul R, Kumar A, Weiner S, Shimizu E, Kumar V. Regeneration of Pulpal Vasculature in a Canine Model Guided by an Injectable Self-assembled Hydrogel. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
37. Davidoff E, Siddiqui Z, Kumar V, Sy J. Self-Healing Hydrogels for Improving Brain Implant Biocompatibility. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
38. Sarkar B, Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Kumar V. Targeting Regeneration of Injured Neuronal Microenvironment by Injectable Self-assembled Hydrogels. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
39. Pepper M, Sarkar B, Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Yang J, Kumar V. Functional Hydrogels for Modification of Porous Scaffolds. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2019).
40. Sarkar B, Ma X, Iglesias-Montoro P, Siddiqui Z, Kim K, Agas A, Nguyen P, Haorah J, Kumar V. Injectable neuroprotective peptide hydrogels. Podium & Press Conference. (ACS, 2019)
41. Siddiqui Z, Sarkar B, Kim K, Paul R, Kumar A, Yang J, Kumar V. Nanofibrous peptide hydrogels for modulating angiogenic responses of implanted polymeric scaffolds. Podium. (ACS, 2019)
42. Siddiqui Z, Naik R, Mitchell K, Kumar V. Release of Naloxone for Long-term Management of Opioid Addiction. Podium. (Northeast Bioengineering Conference, 2019).
43. Moore CA, Guiro K, Kumar VA, Arinzeh TL, Rameshwar P. 3D bioprinted model of perivascular bone marrow to investigate early breast cancer dormancy. (New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research 3rd Annual Symposium, 2018) 
44. Moore CA, Guiro K, Ayer S, Kumar VA, Arinzeh TL, Rameshwar P. Bioprinted model of perivascular bone marrow to investigate breast cancer dormancy. Poster. (25th Annual Rutgers Graduate Student Association Symposium, 2018)
45. Moore CA, Guiro K, Ayer S, Kumar VA, Arinzeh TL, Rameshwar P. 3D bioprinted model of bone marrow perivascular niche to investigate breast cancer dormancy. Poster. (Cancer Stem Cell Conference, 2018) 
46. Nguyen P, Gao W, Sarkar B, Siddiqui Z, Patel S, Shimizu E, Weiner S, Kumar VA. Dentinogenic Peptide Hydrogels for Pulpal Regeneration. Podium. (Materials Research Society, 2018)
47. Sarkar B, Park S, Nguyen PK, Deng D, Fu W, Siddiqui Z, Jaisinghani, S, Paul, R, Zhang, W, Li, M, Perlin, DS, Kumar, VA. Rational design of Antimicrobial Peptide Nanofibers. Poster. (Materials Research Society, 2018)
48. Siddiqui Z, Nguyen PK, Sarkar B, Sabatino D, Kumar VA. Photo-responsive Peptide Hydrogels for Tailored Drug Delivery. Podium. (Materials Research Society, 2018)
49. Siddiqui Z, McGowan M, Nguyen PK, Iglesias-Montoro P, Sarkar B., Kumar VA. Programmable modulation of cellular viability using self-assembled peptide nanofibers. Podium. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2018)
50. Sarkar B, Nguyen, PK, Jaisinghani S, Paul R, Siddiqui Z., McGowan M, Iglesias-Montoro P, Kumar VA. Self-assembled Antibacterial Peptide Nanofibers Inspired by LL-37. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2018)
51. Sarkar B, Nguyen PK, Harbour V, Iglesias-Montoro P, Kumar, VA. Biomimetic peptide hydrogels for modulating lipoprotein homeostasis. Podium. (ACS, 2018)
52. Nguyen PK, Gao W, Patel S, Sarkar B, Shimizu E, Weiner S, Kumar VA. Dentinogenic self-assembling peptide hydrogels for pulpal tissue regeneration. Podium & Press conference. (ACS, 2018)
53. Nguyen PK, Chirayath AG, Sarkar B, Kumar VA. Proangiogenic Peptide Scaffolds for Myocardium Regeneration. Poster. (Society for Biomaterials, 2018)
54. Sarkar B, Jaisinghani S, Nguyen PK, Kumar VA. Broad Spectrum Antibiotic Self-Assembling Peptides. Poster (Society for Biomaterials, 2018)
55. Nguyen PK, Iglesias-Montoro P, Sarkar B, Kumar VA. Injectable Biomimetic Hydrogels for Neuroprotection and Regeneration. Podium presentation. (Materials Research Society, 2018)
56. Iglesias-Montoro P, Harbour VH, Nguyen PK, Sarkar B, Kumar VA. Lipid Lowering Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogels. Podium presentation. (Materials Research Society, 2018)
57. Sarkar B, Rachapudi S, Nguyen PK, Kumar VA. Injectable Antiangiogenic Therapy for Posterior Segment Diseases. Podium presentation. (Materials Research Society, 2018)
58. Nguyen PK, Gao W, Patel SD, Weiner S, Kumar VA. Dental Pulp Regeneration Using Novel Self-Assembling Peptides. Podium presentation. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2017)
59. Nguyen PK, Premkumar R, Kumar VA. Enhancing Decellularized Vascular Grafts Using Self-Assembling Multidomain Peptides. Podium presentation. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2017)
60. Nguyen PK, Gao W, Patel SD, Shimizu E, Weiner S, Kumar VA. Multidomain Peptides for Dental Pulp Regeneration. Poster. (Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, 2017)
61. V. Kumar, N. Wickremasinghe, Q. Liu, S. Shi, A. Azares, R. Dixon, J. Hartgerink. Biodistribution and therapeutic efficacy of highly angiogenic peptides. Podium presentation. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2015)
62. V. Kumar, N. Taylor, A. Jalan, B. Wong, S. Shi, J. Hartgerink. Proangiogenic multidomain peptide hydrogels. Podium presentation. (Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2014).
63. V. Kumar, S. Shi, N. Taylor and J. Hartgerink. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of proangiogenic multidomain peptides. Poster. (Advances in Tissue Engineering, 2014).
64. V. Kumar, B. Wang, I. Li, A. Jalan, S. Shi, J. Hartgerink. Self-assembling drug delivery vehicles direct angiogenesis and immune signals. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2014)
65. V. Kumar, N. Taylor and J. Hartgerink. Biomimetic engineering and evaluation of multidomain peptide hydrogels capable of promoting tissue healing. Podium presentation. (Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 2014).
66. V. Kumar, N. Taylor, J. Colombo, L. Hwang and J. Hartgerink. Nanofibrous Multidomain Peptide Hydrogels Modulate Immune Response and Promote Resolution of Inflammation. Outstanding Poster. (Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials / Tissue Engineering, 2013).
67. V. Kumar, N. Taylor, J. Colombo and J. Hartgerink. Monocyte/ Macrophage Response to Nanofibrous Multidomain Peptide Hydrogels. Poster. (MD Anderson Cancer Center APSS Conference, 2013).
68. V. Kumar, N. Taylor and J. Hartgerink. Facile engineering of multidomain peptide hydrogels for therapeutic angiogenesis. Poster. (Advances in Tissue Engineering, 2013).
69. N. Taylor, V. Kumar and J. Hartgerink. Multidomain peptide hydrogels and their use in differentiating monocytes. Poster. (Advances in Tissue Engineering, 2013).
70. J. Colombo, V. Kumar, M. Kang, L. Hwang, J. Hartgerink, R. D’Souza. Cell based assays in self assembling multi-domain peptide hydrogels. Poster. (IADR – Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group, 2013).
71. V. Kumar, J. Caves, E. Chaikof. Anisotropically defined collagen: a novel substrate for tissue engineering. Plastic surgery section. Poster. (Harvard Medical School Surgery Research Symposium, 2012).
72. V. Kumar, A. Martinez, J. Caves, J. Dingus, S. Jain and E. Chaikof. Generation of mechanically robust collagen-based biomaterials with defined laser ablated patterns for soft tissue engineering. Poster. (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine - TERMIS, 2011).
73. V. Kumar, J. Caves, S. Norred, M. Collins and E. Chaikof. Fabrication and Characterization of Large Scale Structurally and Mechanically Anisotropic Nanofibrous Collagen Matrices for Soft Tissue Engineering. Poster. (Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials / Tissue Engineering, 2011).
74. Z. Qu, S. Muthukrishnan, M. Urlam, C. Haller, V. Kumar, U. Marzec, S. Hanson, J. Lahann, and E. Chaikof. Engineering an Actively Thromboresistant Blood-contacting Interface. Poster. (Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials / Tissue Engineering, 2011).
75. N. Naik, V. Kumar, E. Chaikof and M. Allen. MEMS-assisted spatially homogeneous endothelialization of a high length-to-depth aspect ratio microvascular network. Poster. (IEEE EMBS Conference, 2011)
76. Z. Qu, S. Muthukrishnan, M. Urlam, C. Haller, V. Kumar, U. Marzec, S. Hanson, J. Lahann, and E. Chaikof. Engineering an Actively Thromboresistant Blood-contacting Interface. Poster. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2010)
77. J. Caves, W. Cui, J. Wen, V. Kumar, A. W. Martinez, and E. Chaikof. Synthetic collagen fiber and elastin-like protein composites for abdominal wall repair. Podium presentation. (Biomedical Engineering Society, 2010)
78. J. Caves, V. Kumar, W. Xu W, N. Naik, M. Allen, E. Chaikof. Microcrimped Collagen Scaffolds Mimic The Mechanical Response Of Valve Leaflet Biomaterials. Poster. (International Society for Cardiovascular Applied Biology, 2010)
79. J. Caves, *V. Kumar, J. Kim, W. Li, C. Haller and E. Chaikof. Design of vascular grafts from protein polymers reinforced with defined collagen fiber architectures. *Presenter, Podium presentation. (BMES, 2009).
80. J. Caves, V. Kumar, J. Kim, W. Li, C. Haller, and E. Chaikof. Design and fabrication of vascular grafts from protein polymer fiber composites. Poster presentation. (Gordon Research Conference: Biomaterials / Tissue Engineering, 2009).
81. Naik, J. Caves, V. Kumar, E. Chaikof, M. Allen. A template-based fabrication technique for spatially-designed polymer micro/nanofiber composites. (Tranducers 2009).
82. A. Webb, V. Kumar, G. Ameer. Poly(diol citrate) nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties for soft tissue engineering. Poster. (SFB, 2007).
83. A. Webb, V. Kumar and G. Ameer. Novel elastomeric nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties. Poster. (BMES, 2006).
84. V. Kumar and G. Ameer. PLLA-PDC/POC nanocomposites for tissue engineering. Podium presentation (Harold B. Gotaas Award, 2006).

Talks

1. Engineering better medicines: Seeds to future Incs, PolyPrep NYC, 03/23
2. Biology and Translation. ResearchPod, Podcast, 03/23
3. Hydrogels for tissue and blood vessel regeneration, FindingGenius, Podcast, 11/22
4. Engineering innovations in Dentistry, DentalPreneur, Postcast, 11/22
5. Pulp regenerative hydrogels, This Week In Science, Podcast, 10/22
6. Toward the rationale design of biomaterial-drugs, VCU School of Pharmacy, 10/22
7. Engineering better medicines: Designer peptide-based biomaterial-drugs, UT Health Science, 07/22
8. Designer peptide-based biomaterials, ASU BME, 10/21
9. Ideating entrepreneurship, NJIT Alumni presentation, 05/21
10. Self-assembling hydrogels and tissue mimics, e-Seminar Series on Translational Biomedical Engineering, 05/21
11. Rationalized peptide design towards engineered therapeutics, ASU CIVV-oholics seminar, 04/21
12. Engineered Peptide Assemblies for drug design, UTDallas, 04/21
13. SAPH as Drugs and Tissue Mimics, U. Arkansas BME Seminar Series, 03/21
14. SAPH Design for biomaterials drug engineering, Brown BME seminar series, 01/21
15. SAPH Biomaterial drugs, AiChE, Regenerative Engineering Society Symposium, 12/20
16. A SAPH Engineered Platform for Biomaterial Drugs, UMass ChBE, 10/20
17. Tunable gels for customizable tissue engineering, UNH BME, 10/20
18. Peptide gels to guide tissue growth, UPenn School of Dentistry 09/20
19. Hydrogels for tissue regeneration, Penn School of Veterinary Medicine, 03/20
20. Engineering self-assembling medicines, Rowan University, 11/19
21. Injectable neuroprotective peptide hydrogels, ACS National Meeting, Press Conference, 08/19
22. How to start your start up - MD&M (Medical Device and Materials annual conference) Javits Center, 06/19
23. That’s Fibrillar, dude… Surfing the World of Self-assembling Nanotubules Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon), 10/18
24. Short peptide biomaterial-drugs, Seton Hall, 09/18
25. Dentinogenic self-assembling peptide hydrogels for pulpal tissue regeneration, ACS National Meeting, Press Conference, 08/18
26. Self-Assembled Peptide-Based Drugs and Biomaterials, Stevens Institute of Technology, 03/18
27. Injectable dental materials for tissue regeneration, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, 10/17
28. Self-assembled peptide drugs and biomaterials, Rutgers University, BME, 10/17
29. Biomaterials for Drug Discovery, Delivery and Development, Enterprise Development Center, 12/16
30. Developing materials and drugs for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease, Vascular and CT surgery rounds, Rutgers Department of Surgery, 12/16
31. Engineering multi-functional Biomaterials, NJIT Dean of Engineering Annual Dinner, Guest Speaker, 12/16
32. Turning ideas into proposals, Department of Biomedical Engineering, NJIT, 11/16
33. Biomedical Engineering: Biomaterials, Bioinstrumentation and Biomechanics, High school NJIT campus visit, NJIT, 10/16
34. Proteins and Bio-materials, BME 101, NJIT, 08/16
35. Self-assembling peptides: drug discovery, development and delivery, Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 05/16
36. Naturally derived and peptide based biomaterials. Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia. 01/16
37. Developing biomaterials to tune in vivo responses. Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology. 12/15
38. Peptide mimics for angiogenesis, drug delivery and inflammation modulation. Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Disease, Michael E. DeBakey Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. 12/14.
39. Evolving biomaterials to tune the body’s response. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah. 09/14
40. Multidomain peptides for tissue healing. Advances in Collaborative Bioscience, Rice University. 09/14
41. Science, Research and Medicine. The Turner School. 05/14
42. Peptide self-assemblies for angiogenesis and immune modulation. Texas Heart Institute. 12/13
43. Development of Immunomodulatory and angiogenic multi-domain peptides for therapeutic tissue regeneration. Baylor College of Medicine. 11/13
44. Peptide scaffolds to tame inflammation. BRC Ideas that go viral, Rice University. 08/13
45. Biomimetic materials for cardiovascular and soft tissue engineering. Rice University. 07/1212 
46. Design and Evaluation of Arterial Grafts and Biomaterials for Cancer Research. MD Anderson Cancer Center. 05/12
47. Design and Evaluation of Biomimetic Arterial Grafts. Methodist Hospital. 05/12
48. PLLA-PDC/POC nanocomposites for tissue engineering. Harold B. Gotaas Research Award. 06/06

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