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Last published 2026
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Audra Mae Rogers

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Georgia Institute of Technology (2018); University of Arkansas System (2020–2023)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 13 pubs 104 cited

  • Ascomycota
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Magnaporthe
  • Oryza
  • Plant Diseases
  • Septins
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Morphogenesis
  • Autophagy
  • Protein Aggregates
  • Hyphae
  • Spores, Fungal
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Cell Nucleolus
  • Stress, Physiological

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Audra Mae Rogers' research investigates the cellular and molecular mechanisms of fungal pathogens, particularly the rice blast fungus *Magnaporthe oryzae*. Her work has focused on understanding how fungal cells manage their cytoskeleton, including actin dynamics and septin remodeling, which are crucial for processes like hyphal branching and the formation of appressoria, specialized infection structures. Rogers also studies the role of specific proteins, such as Tea4, in regulating these developmental events. Her recent publications explore topics including the spatial regulation of hyphal growth, the function of septum-associated microtubule organizing centers in conidia, and genetic approaches to understanding cytoplasmic effector trafficking. Additionally, her research touches on stress responses in filamentous fungi, specifically nucleolar rejuvenation mediated by chaperone systems. Rogers has a h-index of 5 with 103 citations across 13 publications and collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 104

Selected Publications

  • Genetic Dissection of Cytoplasmic Effector Trafficking in the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (2026)
    California Digital Library DOI OpenAlex
  • Stress-induced nucleolar rejuvenation via chaperone-mediated segregation in a filamentous fungus (2026)
    The Journal of Cell Biology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Septum-associated microtubule organizing centers within conidia support infectious development by the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (2022)
    Fungal Genetics and Biology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Long‐distance early endosome motility in <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> promotes normal hyphal growth behaviors in controlled microenvironments but is dispensable for virulence (2020)
    Traffic 5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

3 Collaborators 2 Institutions 1 Country

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