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Kipa Tamrakar
Biological Scientist
Also affiliated: University of Florida (2026); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2024–2026)
2 h-index
8 pubs
12 cited
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Kipa Tamrakar's research focuses on understanding microbial community dynamics and host-pathogen interactions, particularly within plant-microbe systems. Recent work has investigated the rhizosphere microbiome of soybean plants in relation to Fusarium virguliforme infection, employing integrated multi-omics analysis to gain insights into these interactions. Tamrakar has also developed and assessed optimized RNA extraction techniques for evaluating microbial activity in the rhizosphere, utilizing universal ribosomal RNA depletion for metatranscriptomics. This work has been supported by collaborations with researchers at Arkansas State University, including Asela Wijeratne, Maureen C. Dolan, and Brett Hale, as well as Jimmy DuVall from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 2
- Publications: 8
- Citations: 12
Positions
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Biological Scientist 2025–presentUniversity of Florida ORCID
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Biological Scientist publications 2024–2026Arkansas State University ORCID
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Graduate Assistant 2024–2025Arkansas State University Molecular Biosciences ORCID
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Microbiologist 2019–2021Samjhana Laboratory and Clinic Microbiology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– Fusarium virguliforme Interaction (2026)
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Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA depletion techniques (2025)
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Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion techniques (2024)
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An optimized CTAB based RNA extraction from rhizosphere, followed by universal rRNA depletion for metatranscriptomics v1 (2024)
Collaboration Network
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P. Winston Miller
Arkansas State University
3 shared publications
In database
- Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA depletion techniques
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
- Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion techniques
Asela Wijeratne
Arkansas State University
3 shared publications
In database
- Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA depletion techniques
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
- Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion techniques
Maureen C. Dolan
Arkansas State University
2 shared publications
In database
- Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA depletion techniques
- Assessment of rhizosphere microbial activity using optimized RNA extraction coupled with universal ribosomal RNA (rRNA) depletion techniques
Maureen Dolan
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- An optimized CTAB based RNA extraction from rhizosphere, followed by universal rRNA depletion for metatranscriptomics v1
Emilio Soriano Chavez
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
Brett Hale
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
Jimmy DuVall
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
Nathan Williams
Arkansas Biosciences Institute
1 shared publication
In database
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
Edward Brown
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
Scott A. Mangan
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into the Rhizosphere Microbial Dynamics in Soybean– <i>Fusarium virguliforme</i> Interaction
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