Name: Pramilaa Kumar
Place of Origin: India
Education: Ph.D. in Biotechnology
Date of Birth:13 March 1998
Email: pramilaak@dicp.ac.cn
Mailing Address: Group 1805, No. 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian
Educational Background
2021–2025 Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India
2015–2020 M.Sc. in Biotechnology – Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
Master’s thesis: The role of PI3K/AKT/MTOR, ERK and ERBB2 pathway in breast cancer
Work Background
2021–2024 Teaching & Research Assistant, School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, VIT University, India
Research Direction
Main research focus includes: Green nanoparticle synthesis; nano-priming for crops; biomass-based remediation; antimicrobial nanocomposites; docking studies.
1. Pramilaa Kumar, Saravanan P., Omer S.N., Rajeshkannan R., Kumar S.V. (2025). Phytocapped magnesium oxide nanoparticles for the decolorization of dyes and anthelmintic activity using Strychnos potatorum. Sustainable Chemistry One World, 8, 100148.
2. Pramilaa Kumar, Omer S.N., Shanmugam V.K., Senthilkumar D. (2024). Bioreactors for biosurfactant production and downstream processing. In Microbial Surfactants – A Sustainable Class of Versatile Molecules, 5.1–5.22.
3. Pramilaa Kumar, Kumar S.V. (2024). Phyto-mediated synthesis of Mg-doped iron oxide nanoparticles and their eco-friendly agricultural and environmental applications. Emergent Materials, 7(6), 2855–2875.
4. Pramilaa Kumar, Kumar S.V. (2024). Nanopriming of Eleusine coracana seeds using phyto-assisted Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles synthesized from Colocasia esculenta. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14(17), 21329–21343.
5. Pramilaa Kumar, Omer S.N., Shanmugam V.K. (2025). Green nanotechnology for sustainable ecosystems: Nanomaterial green synthesis. In Nanotechnology in Plant Sciences, pp. 175–205.
6. Pramilaa Kumar, Nashath Omer S., M.R.M., Saravanan P., Rajeshkannan R., Rajasimman M., Shanmugam V.K., Kamyab H., Gupta V.K., Vasseghian Y. (2024). Activated charcoal from lignocellulosic wastes for sustainable water treatment. Journal of the Energy Institute, 114, 101626.
7. Pramilaa Kumar, Saravanan P., Omer S.N., Rajeshkannan R., Kumar S.V. (2025). Enhanced biohydrogen yield through cyanobacterial engineering: A detailed review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 15(12), 17905–17926.
8. Pramilaa Kumar, Saravanan P., Baskar G., Chitrashalini S., Omer S.N., Subashini S., Rajeshkannan R., Venkatkumar S. (2024). Ag-decorated ZnO/MgO nanocomposite synthesized via phyto-assisted biomimetic approach for antimicrobial and antibiofilm applications. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 170, 113443.
9. Pramilaa Kumar, Saravanan P., Omer S.N., Rajeshkannan R., Rajasimman M., Shanmugam V., López-Maldonado E.A. (2024). Nano-priming of Vigna radiata seeds with Opuntia stricta-derived γ-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 62, 103428.
10. Prakash R., Saravanan P., Pramilaa Kumar, … Rajeshkannan R., Kumar S.V. (2025). Synergistic green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Cymbopogon citratus and Nelumbo nucifera. Sustainable Chemistry One World, 8, 100144.
11. Omer S.N., Saravanan P., Senthilnathan R., Pramilaa Kumar, … (2025). Molecular docking insights into green-synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles interacting with bacterial proteins. Microbial Pathogenesis, 205, 107704.
12. Omer S.N., Jayapriya M., Pramilaa Kumar, … (2025). Comparison between green synthesized and commercial CuO nanoparticles against microorganisms and Vigna radiata growth. Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action, 6, 100073.
13. Omer S.N., Saravanan P., Rajeshkannan R., Pramilaa Kumar, … (2025). Microbial pathways for biohydrogen production: Advances, challenges, and future prospects. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 9, 100219.
14. Omer S.N., Saravanan P., Pramilaa Kumar, … (2025). Insights into renewable biohydrogen production from algal biomass. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 15(3), 3281–3300.
15. Rajasimman M., Naveen Sahith Veeramalli, Nashath O. Soghra, P. Saravanan, Pramilaa Kumar, Rajesh Kannan R., Venkatkumar Shanmugam (2026). Environmental impacts and life cycle assessment of biohydrogen. In Green Hydrogen Generation from Biomass, Chapter 7, Elsevier.
