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Dr. Kumaraswami received his Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. In 2008, Dr. Kumaraswami received the Amgen Award for Basic Science Research from the M.D. Anderson Alumni and Faculty Association. He joined the Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in 2010.
Research interests
Dr. Kumaraswami conducts translational research on the gene regulatory and drug-binding mechanisms of transcription regulators in bacterial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus. His research focuses on three major proteins (RopB, RofA, and RocA) that are involved in the coordinated regulation of virulence gene expression and group A streptococci pathogenesis.
Education/Academic qualification
Veterinary Sciences, BVSc, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chennai
Microbial Genetics and Structural Biology, PhD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Structural Biology, Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Research Area Keywords
- Infectious Disease & Pathology
Free-text keywords
- GAS pathogenesis
- Staphylococcus Aureus
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Description of the draft genome sequence of Streptococcus salivarius eK12, a derivative of the probiotic strain Streptococcus salivarius K12 with a modified plasmid
Pierro, F. D., Thacharodi, A., Kumaraswami, M., Bertuccioli, A., Tanda, M. L. & Zerbinati, N., Aug 2025, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 14, 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental pH controls antimicrobial production by human probiotic Streptococcus salivarius
Nguyen, D. L., Saha, S., Thacharodi, A., Singh, B. B., Mitra, S., Do, H. & Kumaraswami, M., Jun 2025, In: Journal of bacteriology. 207, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engineered probiotic overcomes pathogen defences using signal interference and antibiotic production to treat infection in mice
Do, H., Li, Z. R., Tripathi, P. K., Mitra, S., Guerra, S., Dash, A., Weerasekera, D., Makthal, N., Shams, S., Aggarwal, S., Singh, B. B., Gu, D., Du, Y., Olsen, R. J., LaRock, C., Zhang, W. & Kumaraswami, M., Feb 2024, In: Nature Microbiology. 9, 2, p. 502-513 12 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Manganese uptake by MtsABC contributes to the pathogenesis of human pathogen group A streptococcus by resisting host nutritional immune defenses
Makthal, N., Saha, S., Huang, E., John, J., Meena, H., Aggarwal, S., Högbom, M. & Kumaraswami, M., Jul 2024, In: Infection and Immunity. 92, 7, p. e0007724Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The leaderless communication peptide (LCP) class of quorum-sensing peptides is broadly distributed among Firmicutes
Aggarwal, S., Huang, E., Do, H., Makthal, N., Li, Y., Bapteste, E., Lopez, P., Bernard, C. & Kumaraswami, M., Sep 23 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, p. 5947 5947.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Presidential Award - Peer Reviewed Publication
Kumaraswami, M. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)