Kum Kum Khanna

Kum Kum Khanna is an Indian molecular biologist and professor at the Mater Research Institute.[1] She has published numerous peer reviewed articles in journals including Nature Genetics, Cancer Cell, Nature, and Oncogene.[2]

Her most cited article,[3] has received over 1,500 citations since its publication in 2001. She has made discoveries relating to single-stranded DNA binding proteins hSSB1 and hSSB2 involved in DNA repair, identified the protein Cep55 involved in regulation of the final stage of the cell cycle, and functionally characterised the BRCA2-interacting protein Centrobin.[4]

According to Research.com, she has a D-index of 88 in Molecular Biology, with 280 publications and over 28,000 citations.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Kum Kum Khanna". Mater Research. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Kum Kum Khanna". Google Scholar. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  3. ^ DNA double-strand breaks: signaling, repair and the cancer connection, KK Khanna, SP Jackson, Nature Genetics 27 (3), 247–254
  4. ^ "Kum Kum Khanna". The Conversation.
  5. ^ "Kum Kum Khanna". Research.com. Retrieved 26 February 2026.