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Impending Winter Storm

Due to the impending storm, all classes and activities at Kean’s main campus in Union, Kean Ocean and Kean Skylands will operate remotely on Sunday, January 25, and Monday, January 26. 

The University will observe a Winter Wellness Day on Tuesday, January 27, following the storm. Classes and activities will not run, and employees are not expected to work. 

Due to ongoing power problems at the Kean Ocean Gateway Building, all classes and activities at Kean Ocean will also be conducted remotely on Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24. This only applies to Kean Ocean. 

Only essential personnel should report to work as scheduled during the remote period or on Tuesday. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor. 

Keanu’s Kitchen will remain open for residential students on the Union campus from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday. 

All vehicles parked on the Union campus must be relocated to the Vaughn-Eames overnight parking lot by 6 p.m. on Saturday to allow for storm cleanup. Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus are subject to relocation. 

Harini Anandhi Senthilkumar, Ph.D.

Lecturer
Office Location
Hennings Hall C-117
Email
hanandhi@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 737-3668
Harini Anandhi Senthilkumar

Education

Ph.D. in Biology, City University of New York

Courses Taught

  • BIO 2403 - Human Anatomy and Physiology - I ( Lab and Lecture)
  • BIO 2404 - Human Anatomy and Physiology - II ( Lab and Lecture)
  • BIO 1000 - Principles of Biology ( Lab)

Research Interests

  • Phytoestrogens
  • Bioactive metabolites in traditional medicine
  • Breast Cancer 
  • Artificial Intelligence in Research publishing

Biography

Dr. Harini Anandhi Senthilkumar earned her Ph.D. in Biology from the City University of New York, where her doctoral research focused on bioactive small molecules and dietary phytoestrogens against breast cancer. With over six years of experience in biomedical research, scholarly publishing, science communication, and teaching, she brings a multidisciplinary perspective to her work. She has taught a wide range of courses, including Microbiology, General Biology, and Human Anatomy and Physiology. Her teaching philosophy is that even the most challenging courses, which students often dread, can be made exciting and engaging if they learn how to apply their knowledge to everyday life. She believes that when students have the freedom to experiment under guidance, their creativity and engagement in the subject improves, allowing them to realize their true potential.

Outside the classroom, Dr. Anandhi Senthilkumar is committed to advancing the role of science in improving human lives. She has actively volunteered with non-profits that align with this goal. She currently co-leads an AI Tools Working Group within the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s Artificial Intelligence Community of Interest. She also serves on the Provost’s Taskforce on AI in Teaching, Learning, and Research at Kean.

Publications

Anandhi Senthilkumar H., Fata J.E., Kennelly E.J. (2018) Phytoestrogens: The current state of research emphasizing breast pathophysiology, Phytotherapy research 32 (9): 1707-1719.

Li P., Anandhi Senthilkumar H., Figueroa M., Wu S.B., Fata J.E., Kennelly E.J., Long C. (2016) UPLC-QTOFMSE – Guided dereplication of the endangered Chinese species Garcinia paucinervis to identify additional benzophenone derivatives. Journal of Natural Products (79) 6: 1619-1627.

Li P., AnandhiSenthilkumar H., Wu S., Liu B., Guo Z., Fata, J.E., Kennelly, E.J. (2016) Comparative UPLC-QTOFMSE-based metabolomics and bioactivities analyses of Garcinia oblongifolia. Journal of Chromatography B, 1011: 179-195.