Dr. GALI Nirmal Kumar is currently working as Research Fellow in the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, since August 2013. His research interests at CityU has been on the Investigation of cell toxicity due to various sources of air pollution, and the role of titanium dioxide in eliciting cell toxicity. Investigations included effects of air pollution with Spatial comparisons (Urban v Roadway v Residential), Hong Kong MTR and other transport systems, and combustion of different biodiesel blends. Before to this, He pursued Doctoral studies In Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. During this, he had extensively worked in the fields of Protein Characterization and Animal Cell Metabolism. Specifically, He had worked on Thermostable Laccase enzyme characterization, where he has applied Purification strategies, Biophysical studies to determine Protein melting temperature and stability, and Bioinformatic approaches for Protein modeling. He had developed an application where the purified enzyme decolorized Malachite green and Indigo Blue dye, 98% successfully.
Award and Achievement
- Dec 2014 “Best Paper Award” Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors. It is awarded for the paper entitled "A Comparison On PM-Induced Toxicity From Emissions of Public Transport and Ambient Atmospheric Conditions in Hong Kong" presented in 2nd International Conference on 'Advances in Applied Science and Environmental Engineering', at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20-21 December 2014.
- Sep 2008 “Meritorious Fellowship” UGC-India.
- Apr 2007 “Pondicherry University Gold Medal” Pondicherry University.
- Dec 2005 “National Eligibility Test” CSIR-UGC, India.
- Apr 2002 “Topper in University Exams” Dr. AER Degree College, SV University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Apr 2001 “Topper in University Exams” Dr. AER Degree College, SV University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Apr 1994 “Best Student Award” Rayalaseema High School, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India..
Journal
- Farid, Muhammad Usman. , Jeong, Sanghyun. , Seo, Dong Han. , Lau, Condon. , Ahmed, Rafay. , Gali, Nirmal Kumar. , Ning, Zhi. & An, Alicia. Kyoungjin. (24 Jan 2018). Mechanistic insight on the in vitro toxicity of graphene oxide against biofilm forming bacteria using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Nanoscale. doi:10.1039/C8NR00189H
- Zhang, Qian. , Ning, Zhi. , Shen, Zhenxing. , Li, Guoliang. , Zhang, Junke. , Lei, Yali. , Xu, Hongmei. , Sun, Jian. , Zhang, Leiming. , Westerdahl, Dane. , Gali, Nirmal Kumar. & Gong, Xuesong. (16 Jul 2017). Variations of aerosol size distribution, chemical composition and optical properties from roadside to ambient environment: a case study in Hong Kong, China. Atmospheric Environment. 166. 234 - 243. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.07.030
- Jiang, Sabrina. Yanan. , Gali, Nirmal Kumar. , Yang, Fenhuan. , Zhang, Junke. & Ning, Zhi. (11 Jul 2017). Chemical characterization of size-segregated PM from different public transport modes and implications of source specific contribution to public exposure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24. 20029 - 20040. doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9661-6
- Gali, Nirmal Kumar. , Yang, Fenhuan. , Cheung, Chun Shun. & Ning, Zhi. (21 Jun 2017). A comparative analysis of chemical components and cell toxicity properties of solid and semi-volatile PM from diesel and biodiesel blend. Journal of Aerosol Science. 111. 51 - 64. doi:10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.06.005
- Gali, Nirmal Kumar. , Jiang, Sabrina. Yanan. , Yang, Fenhuan. , Sun, Li. & Ning, Zhi. (4 Apr 2017). Redox characteristics of size segregated PM from different public transport microenvironments in Hong Kong. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. 10. 833 - 844. doi:10.1007/s11869-017-0473-0
- Gali, Nirmal Kumar. , Ning, Zhi. , Daoud, Walid. & Brimblecombe, Peter. (18 May 2016). Investigation on the mechanism of non‐photocatalytically TiO2‐induced reactive oxygen species and its significance on cell cycle and morphology. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 36. 1355 - 1363. doi:10.1002/jat.3341
- Gali, Nirmal Kumar. , Yang, Fenhuan. , Jiang, Sabrina Yanan. , Chan, Ka Lok. , Sun, Li. , Ho, Kin-fai. & Ning, Zhi. (Mar 2015). Spatial and seasonal heterogeneity of atmospheric particles induced reactive oxygen species in urban areas and the role of water-soluble metals. Environmental Pollution. 198. 86 - 96. doi:doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.001
- Premalatha, R. , Srikumar, K. , Vijayalaksmi, D. , Kumar, GN. & Mathur, PP. (5 Aug 2014). 28-Homobrassinolide: a novel oxysterol transactivating LXR gene expression. Molecular Biology Reports. doi:10.1007/s11033-014-3632-5
- Kumar, G.N. & Srikumar, K. (27 Feb 2014). Molecular and Computational Approaches to Characterize Thermostable Laccase Gene from Two Xerophytic Plant Species. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 172. 1445 - 1459. doi:10.1007/s12010-013-0611-6
- Kumar, G.N. & Srikumar, K. (2013). Biophysical characterization of thermophilic laccase from xerophytes – Cereus pterogonus and Opuntia vulgaris. Cellulose. 20/1. 115 - 125.
- Vikramathithan, et al. (2012). Biochemical and Biophysical Characterization of purified thermophilic xylanase isoforms in Cereus pterogonus plant spp. Protein Journal. 31. 141 - 149.
- Kumar, G.N. & Srikumar, K. (2012). Characterization of Xerophytic Thermophilic Laccase Exhibiting Metal Ion-Dependent Dye Decolorization Potential. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 167. 662 - 676.
- Gali, N.K. & Kotteazeth, S. (2012). Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Thermophilic Laccase from the xerophyte Cereus pterogonus. Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 48/3. 451 - 456.
- Vikramathithan, et al. (2012). Purification and biochemical characterization of two major thermophilic xylanase isoforms (T70 and T90) from xerophytic Opuntia vulgaris plant spp. Cellulose. 19. 1373 - 1383.
- Kumar, G.N. & Srikumar, K. (2011). Thermophilic Laccase from xerophyte species Opuntia vulgaris. Biomedical Chromatography. 25. 707 - 711.
- Muthuraman, et al. (2010). Effect of phytohormones on tissue hexokinase and on some blood components in wistar rats. International Journal of Drug Delivery. 2. 168 - 172.
- Kumar, G.N. , Lakshmy, S. & Srikumar, K. (2010). Negative modulation of alakaline phosphatase and creatine kinase by homobrassinolide. International Journal of Drug Delivery. 2. 258 - 264.
- Vikramathithan, et al. (2010). Purification and Characterization of Thermophilic Xylanase isolated from the xerophytic-Cereus pterogonus sp. Protein Journal. 29. 481 - 486.
- Vikramathithan, et al. (2010). Thermophilic xylanase isolated from the xerophytic-Cereus pterogonus and Opuntia vulgaris plant sp. International Journal of Phytomedicine. 2. 304 - 311.
Service in CityU
Research / Thesis Supervision
- 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2018, Research Fellow.
- 19 Aug 2013 - 30 Jun 2016, Post Doctoral Fellow.
Teaching Service
- Sep 2015 - Dec 2015, For Course SEE5211 - Environmental Data Analysis, Observer & Teaching Assistant.
- Jan 2015 - May 2015, For Course SEE4218 - Water Quality Engineering, Teaching Assistant.
- Sep 2014 - Dec 2014, For Course SEE5211 - Environmental Data Analysis, Teaching Assistant (TA).
- 19 Aug 2013 - 25 Apr 2014, Graduate Teaching Assistance, GTA - Category B.
Conferences Attended
- 2 Jul 2017 - 6 Jul 2017, Asian Aerosol Conference 2017, Jeju, South Korea.
- 16 Jun 2017, Health Research Symposium 2017, Hong Kong.
- 20 Dec 2014 - 21 Dec 2014, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Applied Science and Environmental Engineering, ASEE'14, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Last update date :
24 Jan 2018
