Team Members- Department of Natural Products

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.

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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.

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Current Research Students/Interns

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