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Last published 2026
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Ruben Michael Ceballos

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Researcher

Faculty Researcher

10 h-index 51 pubs 1,112 cited

  • COVID-19
  • Humans
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human
  • Students
  • Animals
  • Virology
  • Viruses
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Pandemics
  • Herpesviridae
  • Neural Stem Cells
  • Deer
  • DNA
  • Genotype

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ruben Michael Ceballos's research focuses on virology and microbial genetics, with a particular emphasis on host-virus evolutionary dynamics and the study of herpesviruses. He is a Co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation grant totaling $6,100,000 for the "BII: Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute (HVEDI)." This project investigates the evolutionary relationships between hosts and viruses.

His recent publications explore diverse areas including the differential impacts of Human Herpesvirus 6A versus 6B infection in human neural stem cells, and the genomics and polysaccharide degradation potential of microbial strains. Ceballos has also investigated the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, examining student experiences and program outcomes. His work has also touched upon the modifications of cellulose-based biomaterials for biomedical applications and the use of gene expression analysis pipelines in educational settings.

Ceballos has an h-index of 10, with over 51 publications and 1,112 citations. He collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Yeasin Ahmed, Mercede Furr, Jiali Li, and Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 51
  • Citations: 1,112

Selected Publications

  • BPS2025 - Sensing RNA stability by a silicon nitride nanopore device (2025)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Detection of Thermoacidophiles from Yellowstone Hot Spring (2024)
    Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Virtually the Same? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences (2023)
    CBE—Life Sciences Education 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modifications of cellulose-based biomaterials for biomedical applications (2022)
    Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 53 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genomics and cellulolytic, hemicellulolytic, and amylolytic potential of <i>Iocasia fonsfrigidae</i> strain SP3-1 for polysaccharide degradation (2022)
    PeerJ 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Differential Impacts of HHV-6A versus HHV-6B Infection in Differentiated Human Neural Stem Cells (2022)
    Frontiers in Immunology 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Virtually the same? Evaluating the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research experiences (2022)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “How Do We Do This at a Distance?!” A Descriptive Study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID-19 (2022)
    CBE—Life Sciences Education 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Gene Expression and Data Analysis Pipeline Using Cancer BioPortal in the Classroom <sup>†</sup> (2021)
    Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparisons of Catalytic Efficiency during the Reduction of Lignocellulosic Substrates between Free Enzyme and Enzyme bound to Mobile Enzyme Sequestration Platforms (MESP) (2021)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Stability Comparisons between Natural versus Engineered Archaeal Heat-Shock Proteins (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Modeling Group II Chaperonin “Heat Shock” Protein Structure: pH and temperature dependency Piyasi Ghosh1,2 Vivek Govind Kumar1,3 Mahmoud Moradi3 Ruben Michael Ceballos1,2,4 University of Arkansas, Cell and Molecular Biology Program University of Arkansas, Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences Program (2021)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Stability Comparisons between Natural versus Engineered Archaeal Heat‐Shock Proteins (2021)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • “How do we do this at a distance?!” A descriptive study of remote undergraduate research programs during COVID-19 (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Gene Expression and Data Analysis Pipeline Using Cancer BioPortal in the Classroom <sup>†</sup> (2021)
    Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $6,100,000 total

NSF Co-PI Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

BII: Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute (HVEDI)

Cross-BIO Activities $6,100,000

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