Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar is an accomplished integrative neuroscientist with expertise in physiology, genetics, and molecular biology.

She leads a research group with 6 members and has secured funding from federal and philanthropic sources for her research endeavors.

Natasha Kumar is an experienced educator, teaching across various disciplines like Medicine, Medical Sciences, Science, and Optometry.

She has displayed leadership skills as a convenor of undergraduate courses and serves as the Outreach and Public Engagement coordinator at the School of Medical Sciences, organizing activities like Brain Awareness Week and Open Day.

Natasha Kumar's research focuses on the physiological basis of autonomic regulation in conditions like sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and diabetes, with a particular interest in respiratory chemoreception and the autonomic nervous system.

Her extensive research skills include cloning, protein isolation, microscopy, gene-targeting, viral gene expression, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, HPLC, RNA isolation, PCR, medical writing, and more.

She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Physiology, Neurobiology, and Neurosciences, as well as a BMedSc with Honors in Neurobiology and Neurosciences from the University of Sydney.

Natasha Kumar has held positions as a Senior Lecturer at UNSW, Research Associate at the University of Virginia Health System, and Research Fellow at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine.