Avinash Kumar, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Cell BiologyAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Nonlinear stiffness of NompC gating spring and its implication in mechanotransduction
Wang Y, Jin P, Kumar A, Jan L, Cheng Y, Jan Y, Zhang Y. Nonlinear stiffness of NompC gating spring and its implication in mechanotransduction. Science Advances 2026, 12: eaeb6165. PMID: 41921004, PMCID: PMC13041742, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb6165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSNAP-25 disease variants affect synaptic transmission by destabilizing SNARE complexes within a multimeric SNARE ring
Vold V, Yang J, Østergaard M, Lassen A, Kádková A, Kumar A, Walter A, Zhang Y, Sørensen J. SNAP-25 disease variants affect synaptic transmission by destabilizing SNARE complexes within a multimeric SNARE ring. Cell Reports 2026, 45: 116870. PMID: 41579375, PMCID: PMC13132008, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116870.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Tomosyns attenuate SNARE assembly and synaptic depression by binding to VAMP2-containing template complexes
Meijer M, Öttl M, Yang J, Subkhangulova A, Kumar A, Feng Z, van Voorst T, Groffen A, van Weering J, Zhang Y, Verhage M. Tomosyns attenuate SNARE assembly and synaptic depression by binding to VAMP2-containing template complexes. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2652. PMID: 38531902, PMCID: PMC10965968, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46828-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Anomalous heating in a colloidal system
Kumar A, Chétrite R, Bechhoefer J. Anomalous heating in a colloidal system. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2118484119. PMID: 35078935, PMCID: PMC8812517, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2118484119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantitative Models of Lipid Transfer and Membrane Contact Formation
Zhang Y, Ge J, Bian X, Kumar A. Quantitative Models of Lipid Transfer and Membrane Contact Formation. Contact The Journal Of Inter-Organelle Communication 2022, 5: 25152564221096024. PMID: 36120532, PMCID: PMC9481209, DOI: 10.1177/25152564221096024.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2021
Single-molecule manipulation of macromolecules on GUV or SUV membranes using optical tweezers
Wang Y, Kumar A, Jin H, Zhang Y. Single-molecule manipulation of macromolecules on GUV or SUV membranes using optical tweezers. Biophysical Journal 2021, 120: 5454-5465. PMID: 34813728, PMCID: PMC8715244, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.2884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA fresh understanding of the Mpemba effect
Bechhoefer J, Kumar A, Chétrite R. A fresh understanding of the Mpemba effect. Nature Reviews Physics 2021, 3: 534-535. DOI: 10.1038/s42254-021-00349-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Metastable Mpemba Effect Corresponds to a Non-monotonic Temperature Dependence of Extractable Work
Chétrite R, Kumar A, Bechhoefer J. The Metastable Mpemba Effect Corresponds to a Non-monotonic Temperature Dependence of Extractable Work. Frontiers In Physics 2021, 9: 654271. DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2021.654271.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Exponentially faster cooling in a colloidal system
Kumar A, Bechhoefer J. Exponentially faster cooling in a colloidal system. Nature 2020, 584: 64-68. PMID: 32760048, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2560-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Nanoscale virtual potentials using optical tweezers
Kumar A, Bechhoefer J. Nanoscale virtual potentials using optical tweezers. Applied Physics Letters 2018, 113: 183702. DOI: 10.1063/1.5055580.Peer-Reviewed Original Research