Ruben Michael Ceballos Data-verified

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University of Arkansas

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

10 h-index 51 pubs 1,107 cited

Research Areas

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Ruben Michael Ceballos's research examines host-virus evolutionary dynamics and the impact of viral infections, particularly human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6A and HHV-6B), on human neural stem cells. He also investigates the effects of various biological agents, such as anaerobic bacteria, and explores modifications of cellulose-based biomaterials for biomedical applications. Ceballos has also focused on understanding the adaptation of undergraduate research programs to remote environments during the COVID-19 pandemic, evaluating their effectiveness and the challenges faced by students and faculty.

His work extends to exploring the genomic potential of microorganisms for polysaccharide degradation, contributing to the understanding of lignocellulose breakdown through co-culture systems. Ceballos's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 10 with over 1,000 citations across 50 publications. He is a Co-Principal Investigator on a $6,100,000 grant from the NSF for the "BII: Host-Virus Evolutionary Dynamics Institute (HVEDI)". 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: 1,107

Selected Publications

BPS2025 - Sensing RNA stability by a silicon nitride nanopore device (2025)

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Detection of Thermoacidophiles from Yellowstone Hot Spring (2024)

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Virtually the Same? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences (2023)

12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Modifications of cellulose-based biomaterials for biomedical applications (2022)

48 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genomics and cellulolytic, hemicellulolytic, and amylolytic potential of Iocasia fonsfrigidae strain SP3-1 for polysaccharide degradation (2022)

7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Differential Impacts of HHV-6A versus HHV-6B Infection in Differentiated Human Neural Stem Cells (2022)

15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Virtually the same? Evaluating the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research experiences (2022)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
“How Do We Do This at a Distance?!” A Descriptive Study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID-19 (2022)

35 citations DOI OpenAlex
Gene Expression and Data Analysis Pipeline Using Cancer BioPortal in the Classroom † (2021)

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)

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Stability Comparisons between Natural versus Engineered Archaeal Heat-Shock Proteins (2021)

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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)

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Stability Comparisons between Natural versus Engineered Archaeal Heat‐Shock Proteins (2021)

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“How do we do this at a distance?!” A descriptive study of remote undergraduate research programs during COVID-19 (2021)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Gene Expression and Data Analysis Pipeline Using Cancer BioPortal in the Classroom † (2021)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex