Aditya Krishnakumar specialises in nanotechnology-enabled biomedical diagnostics, developing digital biosensing platforms to map cytokine signatures and characterise extracellular vesicle surface and internal cargo for precision medicine.
Aditya Krishnakumar is a PhD candidate in the Trau Group at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland. His research lies at the intersection of nanotechnology and biomedical diagnostics, with a focus on developing digital nanotechnology platforms for precision medicine. His doctoral work centres on two key areas: (i) ultrasensitive mapping of cytokine signatures in skin using digital SERS-based nanopillar platforms, and (ii) the development of advanced platforms for extracellular vesicle (EV) analysis. In particular, he is working to resolve a major challenge in the field by distinguishing and characterising both the surface (external) markers and luminal (internal) cargo of EV subpopulations. This work aims to enable a deeper understanding of EV heterogeneity and improve their utility as biomarkers for disease stratification and therapeutic monitoring. Aditya holds a Master of Biotechnology (Medical Biotechnology) from UQ, where he was awarded a Winter Research Scholarship to work under Jeff Harmer, gaining experience in advanced biophysical techniques. His PhD is conducted under the supervision of Alain Wuethrich and Matt Trau. Prior to his doctoral studies, Aditya completed an international research internship at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), a Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-funded initiative, where he contributed to translational work on a therapeutic candidate for sepsis under Taslim Arif Syed. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology from the Ramaiah Institute of Technology. Aditya’s research is driven by a goal to bridge nanotechnology and clinical application, particularly through minimally invasive diagnostics and next-generation biomarker platforms.
Funding
He is currently being funded by the Research Training Scholarship awarded by the UQ Graduate School.
Key Publications
Antibiofilm, Cytotoxicity and Release Studies of Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles Embedded in Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) in Management of Cariogenic Streptococcus mutans - DOI: https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2022.23955
Advances in molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis of dental caries: A mini review-https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355757521_Advances_in_molecular_biology_techniques_for_the_diagnosis_of_dental_caries_A_mini_review