Purnima Kumar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Education
Undergraduate:
B.D.S - Annamalai University, India, 1988
Graduate:
M.D.S. - Madras University, India, 1991
Ph.D. -
The Ohio State University, 2005
Post
Doctoral Training:
The Ohio State University, Dr. Eugene Leys
Appointments
Assistant Professor, Division of Periodontology
Faculty, Oral
Biology Graduate Studies Program
Contact Information
Office Address:
4111 Postle Hall
305 W.
12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Office
Phone: (614) 247 4532
Lab
Phone: (614)
Fax:
(614)
Email:
kumar.83@osu.edu
Affiliations &
Memberships
Area of Expertise
Oral
Bacterial Profiles
Teaching
Research Interests
Periodontal
Health and Disease
Bacterial
Colonization
Research Summary
My
research focuses on studying oral bacterial profiles associated
with periodontal health and disease using an integrated approach
combining clinical research, epidemiology, molecular
microbiology and bioinformatics. I am interested in
exploring the interaction between a health-compatible or a
pathogenic
bacterial colonization and the human host. Currently I am
studying the role of host genetics on oral bacterial
colonization. These studies are directed towards
understanding the role of the host genotype on determining
host-specific bacterial colonization.
Publications
DeAngelo SJ, Kumar PS, Beck FM, Tatakis DN, Leblebicioglu B.
Early soft tissue healing around one-stage dental implants:
clinical and microbiologic parameters. Journal of Periodontology
78:1878-1886, 2007.
Kumar PS, Leys EJ, Bryk JM, Martinez FJ, Moeschberger ML,
Griffen AL. Changes in periodontal health status are associated
with bacterial community shifts as assessed by quantitative 16S
cloning and sequencing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology
44:3665-3673, 2006.
Kumar PS, Griffen AL, Moeschberger ML, Leys EJ. Identification
of candidate periodontal pathogens and beneficial species by
quantitative 16S clonal analysis. Journal of Clinical
Microbiology 43: 3944-3955, 2005.
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