Rinalda Proko

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Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (2021)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 2021.

1 h-index 2 pubs 38 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Rinalda Proko is a postdoctoral researcher with a decade of experience in cell biology, microbiology, and molecular biology. Her research has focused on understanding the cellular mechanisms that control the organization of septin proteins, particularly within the blast fungus *Magnaporthe oryzae*. This fungus is a significant pathogen that affects cereal crops globally. Proko's work investigates how F-actin dynamics, influenced by turgor pressure and the protein coronin, contribute to the remodeling of septin structures, specifically the transition from a disc to a ring formation in the blast fungus. She has co-authored publications with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Audra Mae Rogers, Rohana Liyanage, Martin J. Egan, and Yong Wang.

Metrics

h-index: 1
Publications: 2
Citations: 38

Positions

Postdoctoral Fellow publications 2020–2021

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
Postdoctoral Fellow 2023–2026

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School ORCID
Graduate Research Assistant 2018–2023

University of Arkansas ORCID
Molecular Biologist 2014–2017

Institute of Public Health Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Disease ORCID

Selected Publications

Turgor-dependent and coronin-mediated F-actin dynamics drive septin disc-to-ring remodeling in the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (2021)

Journal of Cell Science 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
Dissecting the Cellular Control of Septin Organization in a Global Cereal Killer (2020)

The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex