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Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul

Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul

NRC Research Associate
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
LiveDNA ID: 91.34635
ACSE
20 Publications
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0 Projects

About

Professional Summary

A dedicated clinical and pharmacology researcher with total work experience of 9.6 years in contract research organizations, hospitals, academic institutions, and research institutes.

Employment

Professional Appointments
NRC Research Associate
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Feb 2022 — Present | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Education

Academic Background
  • Ph.D. Karunya University, Tamil Nadu, India Biotechnology | Completed: 2017

Publications (20)

Selected Scholarly Contributions
Diminished and Altered Cellular Senescence Response in Delayed Wound Healing of Aging
Maria Shvedova, Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Qiaoling Wang, Grace Haeun Shin, Jannat Dhillon, Daniel Sam Roh
Aging Cell | Journal Article
10.1111/acel.70493
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2026
Accelerated Full-Thickness Wound Healing by a Topical Ointment Formulated with Lobelia alsinoides Lam. Ethanolic Extract
Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Sreeraj K. Manikandan, Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj, M. S. A. Muthukumar Nadar
International Journal of Molecular Sciences | Journal Article
10.3390/ijms262110663
Crossref
2025
Dysregulation of Retinal Melatonin Biosynthetic Pathway and Differential Expression of Retina-Specific Genes Following Blast-Induced Ocular Injury in Ferrets
Chetan Pundkar, Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Manoj Govindarajulu, Gaurav Phuyal, Joseph B. Long, Peethambaran Arun
Neurology International | Journal Article
10.3390/neurolint17030042
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2025
Longitudinal Dysregulation of Adiponectin and Leptin Following Blast-Induced Polytrauma in a Rat Model
Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Manoj Govindarajulu, Chetan Pundkar, Gaurav Phuyal, Ondine Eken, Joseph B Long, Peethambaran Arun
International Journal of Molecular Sciences | Journal Article
10.3390/ijms26146860
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2025
Differential Neuroendocrine Responses and Dysregulation of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Following Repeated Mild Concussive Impacts and Blast Exposures in a Rat Model
Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Jishnu K. S. Krishnan, Manoj Y. Govindarajulu, Chetan Y. Pundkar, Gaurav Phuyal, Joseph B. Long, Peethambaran Arun
Brain Sciences | Journal Article
10.3390/brainsci15080847
Crossref
2025
Blast Overpressure-Induced Neuroinflammation and Axonal Injury in the Spinal Cord of Ferrets
Gaurav Phuyal, Chetan Y. Pundkar, Manoj Y. Govindarajulu, Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Aymen Al-Lami, Ashwathi Menon, Joseph B. Long, Peethambaran Arun
Brain Sciences | Journal Article
10.3390/brainsci15101050
Crossref
2025
Development of a Combat-Relevant Murine Model of Wound Mucormycosis: A Platform for the Pre-Clinical Investigation of Novel Therapeutics for Wound-Invasive Fungal Diseases
Rex J. R. Samdavid Samdavid Thanapaul, Yonas A. Alamneh, Daniel K. Finnegan, Vlado Antonic, Rania Abu-Taleb, Christine Czintos, Dylan Boone, Wanwen Su, Venkatasivasai S. Sajja, Derese Getnet, Ashleigh Roberds, Thomas J. Walsh, Alexander G. Bobrov
Journal of Fungi | Journal Article
10.3390/jof10050364
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2024
Development of multi-herbal formulation with enhanced antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and antiaging properties
Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Chandresh Kumar Nambur, Kalaiarasi Giriraj
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society | Journal Article
10.1016/j.jics.2024.101402
Crossref
2024
Hyphae of Rhizopus arrhizus and Lichtheimia corymbifera Are More Virulent and Resistant to Antifungal Agents Than Sporangiospores In Vitro and in Galleria mellonella
Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul, Ashleigh Roberds, Kariana E. Rios, Thomas J. Walsh, Alexander G. Bobrov
Journal of Fungi | Journal Article
10.3390/jof9100958
Crossref
2023
Lobelia trigona Roxb-based nanomedicine with enhanced biological applications: In vitro and in vivo approach.
Thanapaul, R.J.R.S., S.K. Manikandan, T.S. Govindaraj, P.M. Selvakumar, I.V.M.V. Enoch and M.S.A.M. Nadar,
IET Nanobiotechnol., | Journal Article
10.1049/iet-nbt.2020.0148
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2020
Biological evaluation of new organoruthenium(II) metallates containing 3-acetyl-8-methoxy-2H-chromen-2-one appended CNS donor Schiff bases.
Kalaiarasi, G., S.R.J. Rajkumar, S. Dharani, F.R. Fronczek and R. Prabhakaran,
J. Organomet. Chem., | Journal Article
10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.04.030
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
An investigation on 3-acetyl-7-methoxy-coumarin Schiff bases and their Ru(II) metallates with potent antiproliferative activity and enhanced LDH and NO release.
Kalaiarasi, G., S.R.J. Rajkumar, S. Dharani, J.G. Małecki and R. Prabhakaran,
RSC Adv., | Journal Article
10.1039/C7RA12104K
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
3-Acetyl-8-methoxy-2[ H ]-chromen-2-one derived Schiff bases as potent antiproliferative agents: Insight into the influence of 4( N )-substituents on the in vitro biological activity.
Kalaiarasi, G., S.R.J. Rajkumar, G. Aswini, S. Dharani, F.R. Fronczek and R. Prabhakaran,
Spectrochim. Acta Part A: Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc., | Journal Article
10.1016/j.saa.2018.04.028
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
Cyclometallated ruthenium(II) complexes with 3-acetyl-2[H]-chromene-2-one derived CNS chelating ligand systems: Synthesis, X-ray characterization and biological evaluation.
Kalaiarasi, G., S.R.J. Rajkumar, S. Dharani, F.R. Fronczek, M.S.A.M. Nadar and R. Prabhakaran,
New J. Chem., | Journal Article
10.1039/C7NJ02877F
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
Folate-molecular encapsulator-tethered biocompatible polymer grafted with magnetic nanoparticles for augmented drug delivery.
Ramasamy, S., R.J.R.S. David and I.V.M.V. Enoch,
Artif. Cells, Nanomed. Biotechnol., | Journal Article
10.1080/21691401.2018.1468340
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
New cationic and neutral copper(II) complexes containing 7-hydroxy-4-oxo-4[H]-chromene derived ONO pincer ligands: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro biological evaluations.
Kalaiarasi, G., S.R.J. Rajkumar, S. Dharani, N.P. Rath and R. Prabhakaran,
J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol., | Journal Article
10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.01.017
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
Synthesis, spectral characterization and biological evaluation of some copper(ii) complexes containing 4-oxo-4h-chromene-3-carbaldehyde-4(n)-substituted thiosemicarbazones.
Kalaiarasi, G., S.R.J. Rajkumar, S. Dharani, V.M. Lynch and R. Prabhakaran,
Inorg. Chim. Acta, | Journal Article
10.1016/j.ica.2017.12.008
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
Pyrene based chalcone as a reversible fluorescent chemosensor for Al3+ ion and its biological applications.
Suresh, S., N. Bhuvanesh, J. Prabhu, A. Thamilselvan, K. Kannan and R. Nandhakumar,
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., | Journal Article
10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.04.009
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2018
Comparative studies of microwave and sol-gel-assisted combustion methods of NiFe2O4 nanostructures: Synthesis, structural, morphological, opto-magnetic, and antimicrobial activity.
Nandhini, J., P. Neeraja, S.R.J. Rajkumar, V. Umapathy and S. Suresh,
J. Supercond. Novel Magn., | Journal Article
10.1007/s10948-016-3906-3
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2017
Synthesis and comparative studies of MnFe2O4 nanoparticles with different natural polymers by sol-gel method: Structural, morphological, optical, magnetic, catalytic and biological activities.
Jacintha, A.M., V. Umapathy, P. Neeraja and S.R.J. Rajkumar,
J. Nanostruct. Chem., | Journal Article
10.1007/s40097-017-0248-z
Self Rex Jeya Rajkumar Samdavid Thanapaul
2017