By Professor Naresh Kumar

Journal articles

Sara M; Kuppusamy R; Enninful G; Suresh D; Vasilev K; Mackenzie D; Dehghani F; Hui A; Wong EHH; Yasir M; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2026, 'Antimicrobial activity of a short guanidine mimic immobilised on contact lenses', Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-025-06998-w

Ibisanmi TA; Jiang X; Khan RA; Yu TT; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2026, 'Multimodal computational discovery of MvfR inhibitors targeting quorum sensing in multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Scientific Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-50613-z

Jumina ; Nurwahidah U; Kurniawan YS; Cahyono RN; Yudha E; Kumar N; Purwono B; Sholikhah EN, 2026, 'N-aryl oleamides derived from indonesian palm oil as anticancer agents: from in silico design to synthesis and in vitro assay', Journal of Computer Aided Molecular Design, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10822-026-00885-4

Eshete TB; Mishra SK; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2026, 'Targeting WHO-Priority MDR and XDR Gram-Negative Ocular Isolates by Combining Conventional Antimicrobials with Membrane-Active Peptides', Antibiotics, 15, pp. 793, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15080793

Mekonen ES; Mishra SK; Urmi UL; Yeshtila YM; Maulvi FA; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2026, 'Therapeutic potential and safety challenges of antimicrobial peptides and peptidomimetics against ESKAPEE pathogens: a systematic review with quantitative analysis', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag255

Rebhi S; Laajili S; Ibisanmi TA; Kumar N; Sadfi-Zouaoui N; Messaoudi A; Najjaa H, 2026, 'Computational investigation of hinokiflavone as a potential inhibitor of FabH in Paenibacillus larvae using QSAR, docking and molecular dynamics approaches', Scientific Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-61508-4

Falasca V; Jayasekara WSN; Nardo DD; Wenholz DS; Gantier MP; Kumar N, 2026, 'Design and Synthesis of Novel Isoflavene TANK-Binding Kinase 1 Inhibitors With Anti-Inflammatory Activity', Chemmedchem, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.70376

Carey N; Assefa DK; Asrat Y; Yasir M; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2026, 'A Review of Contact Lens-Associated Infections and Biomaterial-Based Solutions', ACS Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 2161 - 2174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.6c00072

Cheung B; Gadde S; Ng SW; Chung N; Liu J; Tsoli M; Doughty L; Nero T; Parker M; Endersby R; Kumar N; Chesler L; Ziegler D; Marshall G, 2026, 'ID #311 Targeting MYC-driven vulnerabilities in lethal childhood brain tumours using a first-in-class brain-penetrant MYC degrader', Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuped/wuag026.091

Fleming J; Carey NJ; Cheng Y; Luo H; Yu TT; Willcox MDP; Black DSC; Wong EHH; Kumar N, 2026, 'Conjugation of Antibiotics to Peptidomimetics Enhances Antimicrobial Spectrum of Activity', Antibiotics, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics15050484

Carey N; Enninful G; Baishnab SKM; Mekonen ES; Kumar N; Willcox MDP; Urmi UL, 2026, 'Production and Testing of Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Mimics', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2026-April, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/70178

Enninful GN; Kuppusamy R; Tiburu E; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2026, 'Assessing the Effect of Substitution of Arginine with Homoarginine in Two Antimicrobial Peptides', International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10989-026-10804-8

Chaitanya KS; Yu TT; Chaudhari H; Orekonday N; Kumar N; Dey RJ; Murugesan S; Sekhar KVGC, 2026, 'Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Indole-Based 1,2,3-Triazoles as Potential Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Inhibitors Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa', Archiv Der Pharmazie, 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ardp.70209

Surabhi V; Prabhu V; Nayak UY; Kumar N; Prasad AS B, 2026, 'Harnessing AMPs to Tackle ESKAPE Pathogens', ACS Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 32 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00667

Sara M; Attard S; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2026, 'Antimicrobial nanocoatings and films for contact lenses: progress and promise', Nanomedicine, 21, pp. 683 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2026.2623930

Chaitanya KS; Yu TT; Chaudhari H; Orenkonday N; Kuthe PV; Kumar N; Dey RJ; Murugesan S; Gowri Chandra Sekhar KV, 2026, 'Discovery of triazole-tethered glycinate and propanoate derivatives bearing a thiolactone moiety as quorum sensing inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and biofilm inhibition', Rsc Advances, 16, pp. 27977 - 27993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6ra00717a

Saleem N; Kumar N; El-Omar E; Willcox M; Jiang XT, 2026, 'Nano-antimicrobial peptides (Nano-AMPs) to combat resistant gram-negative bacteria', Drug Delivery and Translational Research, pp. 1 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13346-026-02085-x

Ibisanmi TA; Jiang X; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2026, 'Recent advances in computational antimicrobial peptide discovery through big data, modeling, and artificial intelligence and their interplay in ushering the next golden era of drug development', Frontiers in Bioinformatics, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbinf.2026.1749404

Attard ST; Aquib M; Gmedhin H; Boyer C; Thordarson P; StC Black D; Kumar N, 2026, 'Synthesis of nitric oxide releasing conjugated ortho-hindered nitroarenes and their application in dual-action antimicrobial peptide-mimics', Rsc Advances, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6ra04633a

Bahatheg G; Kuppusamy R; Hartmann LM; Cranfield CG; Black DSC; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2025, 'Antibacterial peptidomimetics based on guanidine-functionalized di-tertiary amides', Rsc Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 6333 - 6350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5md00688k

Chiang S; Garcia Netto K; Kokkinos J; Haghighi KS; Raina AS; Youkhana J; Pitiyarachchi O; Truong Q; Wenholz D; Wilkinson J; Laczka O; Li X; Aldilla VR; Kumar N; Goldstein D; Sharbeen G; Phillips PA, 2025, 'CRO-67 has anti-cancer activity in pancreatic tumor cells and stromal cancer-associated fibroblasts', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09411-2

Saleem N; Kumar N; El-Omar E; Willcox M; Jiang XT, 2025, 'Harnessing Machine Learning Approaches for the Identification, Characterization, and Optimization of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides', Antibiotics, 14, pp. 1263, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14121263

Falasca V; Wenholz DS; Yu TT; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of novel isoflavene derivatives with anti-tumour activity', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2025.130350

Attard ST; Aldilla VR; Kuppusamy R; Chen R; Black DSC; Thordarson P; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2025, 'Tuning the Structure–Functional Properties Within Peptide-Mimicking Antimicrobial Hydrogels', Antibiotics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14111118

Falasca V; Yee E; Sabir S; Bhadbade M; Wenholz DS; StC Black D; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrano and furano fused ring isoflavene derivatives', RSC Advances, 15, pp. 40149 - 40163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ra06129f

Urmi UL; Willcox MDP; Kuppusamy R; Attard S; Kumar N; Islam S; Chen H; Ren X; Vijay AK, 2025, 'Antiviral activity of peptide and peptide mimic coated surfaces', Applied Surface Science, 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163242

Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Kuppusamy R; Attard S; Hartmann LM; Bridge S; Soundararajan S; Holt SA; Sarwat S; Islam S; Cranfield CG; Kumar N; Willcox MDP, 2025, 'Synergistic effects of peptide mimics against enveloped viruses', Virology, 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2025.110599

Mirabediny M; Yu TT; Sun J; Lee M; M O'Carroll D; Manefield MJ; Das B; Kumar N, 2025, 'Fast degradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds using soluble cobalt complexes', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107356

Suryanti V; Setyono HA; Hidayat Y; StC Black D; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and computational modelling of anthracene-bis-N-acetylglyoxylic amide derivative for anion recognition', Rsc Advances, 15, pp. 27772 - 27781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ra03382a

Urgeya KD; Subedi D; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2025, 'The Ability of Bacteriophages to Reduce Biofilms Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Corneal Infections', Antibiotics, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14070629

Bahatheg G; Kuppusamy R; Yasir M; Mishra SK; Black DSC; Willcox M; Kumar N, 2025, 'Functionalized Phenyl Peptoids with Enhanced Antibacterial Potency', ACS Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 1648 - 1661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00148

Cheng Y; Le T; Yu TT; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of 1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-ones from Isatins', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 90, pp. 7372 - 7384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c00647

Cheng Y; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N; Black DSC, 2025, 'Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Naphthoquinone Salts as Anticancer Agents', Molecules, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules30091938

Mishra SK; Kuppusamy R; Nguyen C; Doeur J; Atwal H; Attard S; Sørensen K; Lin JS; Wong EHH; Hui A; Barron AE; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2025, 'Evaluation of the Synergistic Activity of Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics or Colistin Sulphate with Conventional Antifungals Against Yeasts of Medical Importance', Journal of Fungi, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof11050370

Suresh D; Yu TT; Kuppusamy R; Sabir S; Das T; Black DSC; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2025, 'Novel cationic dihydropyrrol-2-one compounds as antimicrobial agents and quorum sensing inhibitors', Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2025.118137

Gadde S; Ng SW; Chung N; Wang Q; Doughty L; Nero T; Tsoli M; Ziegler D; Chesler L; Parker M; Kumar N; Cheung B; Marshall G, 2025, 'Abstract 6863: Development of MYCN/MYC inhibitors', Cancer Research, 85, pp. 6863 - 6863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2025-6863

Chen H; Kimyon Ö; Gunawan C; Lamei Ramandi H; Craig P; Chen R; Kabir I; Kumar N; Manefield M; Crosky A; Canbulat I; Saydam S, 2025, 'An Effective Barrier Coating Technology Against Premature Bolt Failures in Underground Mines', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58, pp. 4303 - 4320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03909-3

Cheng Y; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Beretta M; Katen A; Su J; Jones JP; Black DSC; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N, 2025, 'Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of naphthalene-1,4-dione analogues as anticancer agents', Rsc Medicinal Chemistry, 16, pp. 2677 - 2696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4md00987h

Cheng Y; Yu TT; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of Indoles through C2-C3 Bond Formation Using Lawesson’s Reagent', Journal of Organic Chemistry, 90, pp. 3290 - 3300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c02922

Nuraini VA; Falasca V; Wenholz DS; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of fused-ring systems and diarylmethane flavonoids via ortho-quinone methide intermediates', Rsc Advances, 15, pp. 2912 - 2929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ra08704f

Sun J; Lorpaiboon W; Fox N; Jones A; Ho J; Manefield MJ; kumar N; O'Carroll D; Lee M, 2025, 'Characterization of PFOA isomers from PFAS precursors and their reductive defluorination', Water Research, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122717

Sara M; Chakraborty S; Chen R; Palms D; Katsifis G; Li Z; Farajikhah S; Massedupally V; Hui A; Wong EHH; Kumar N; Vasilev K; Mackenzie D; Losurdo L; Dehghani F; Jenssen H; Sorensen K; Lin JS; Barron AE; Willcox M, 2025, 'The effect of immobilisation strategies on the ability of peptoids to reduce the adhesion of P. aeruginosa strains to contact lenses', Experimental Eye Research, 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2024.110149

Wulan FF; Astuti E; Prasetyo N; Kumar N; Wahyuningsih TD, 2025, 'Investigating chlorothiophene-based chalcones as anticancer agents: Synthesis, biological evaluation, and computational insight via the p53-targeted pathway', ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/AJC_31_2024

Falasca V; Wenholz DS; Yu TT; Kumar N, 2025, 'Synthesis of Novel Isoflavene Derivatives with Anti-Tumour Activity', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5339437

Kanniyappan H; Sundaram MK; Ravikumar A; Chakraborty S; Gnanamani A; Mani U; Kumar N; Muthuvijayan V, 2024, 'Enhancing bone repair through improved angiogenesis and osteogenesis using mesoporous silica nanoparticle-loaded Konjac glucomannan-based interpenetrating network scaffolds', International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135182

Cheng Y; Jones JP; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Su J; Katen A; Black DSC; Hart-Smith G; Childress ES; Beretta M; Wilkins MR; Mateos IA; Santos WL; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N, 2024, 'Corrigendum to “Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents” [Bioorg. Chem. 151 (2024) 107665] (Bioorganic Chemistry (2024) 151, (S0045206824005704), (10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107665))', Bioorganic Chemistry, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107725

Cheng Y; Jones JP; Yu TT; Olzomer EM; Su J; Katen A; Black DSC; Hart-Smith G; Childress ES; Wilkins MR; Mateos IA; Santos WL; Hoehn KL; Byrne FL; Kumar N, 2024, 'Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of glucose metabolism inhibitors as anticancer agents', Bioorganic Chemistry, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107665

Rajput S; Falasca V; Bhadbhade M; Black DSC; Kumar N, 2024, 'Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 3,4-Diaryl-1,2-dihydro- and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolines', Molecules, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174273

Chen R; Maslekar N; Chakraborty S; Dinh LNM; Yao Y; Zetterlund PB; Kumar N; Agarwal V, 2024, 'Quorum sensing inhibiting dihydropyrrol-2-ones embedded polymer/graphene oxide nanocomposite waterborne antimicrobial coatings', Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 12, pp. 8366 - 8375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4tb01026d

Urmi UL; Vijay AK; Willcox MDP; Attard S; Enninful G; Kumar N; Islam S; Kuppusamy R, 2024, 'Exploring the Efficacy of Peptides and Mimics against Influenza A Virus, Adenovirus, and Murine Norovirus', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25137030

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