Sagar Aryal, PhD
Research Head, Department of Natural Products, Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS), Lalitpur, Nepal
Email: sagar@kribs.org.np
Website: https://sagararyal.com
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My current research includes isolating actinobacteria and myxobacteria from different altitudes of varied soil and sediments. I am doing the phylogenetic identification of the isolated strains based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The isolated actinobacteria and myxobacteria are being tested for antimicrobial activity against different Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi. I am also working on extracts derived from actinomycetes and myxobacteria that are analyzed and identified by HPLC-MS and compared with the Natural Product library and Myxobase myxobacterial library. I am also interested in the metagenomics of the very high altitude soils (above 3000 m.a.s.l) and determine the actinomycetes and myxobacterial abundance in Nepalese soils.
Dr. Laxmi Neupane
Researcher, Department of Natural Products, Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS), Lalitpur, Nepal
Email: neupane.l@kribs.org.np
I am Laxmi Neupane, a dedicated microbial researcher specializing in the discovery of natural products and anti-infectives. I work as a researcher at the Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS). I also contribute as a content writer for Microbe Notes, creating educational resources in microbiology. I completed my Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Germany. My research work focused on Isolation and characterization of myxobacteria from underexplored habitats as a potential source of new anti-infectives.
Nimraj Sapkota
Researcher, Department of Natural Products, Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS), Lalitpur, Nepal
Being a microbiologist, I am interested in research that correlates with Biotechnology, Immunology, Molecular biology, and Microbiology.