Anand Karki

Ph.D. in Biological Science (Molecular microbiology), University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

M.Sc. in Medical microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Courses Taught at SHSU

• General Microbiology

• General Biology

• Advanced Genetics: Molecular pathogenesis

Research Focus

• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate

Research and Areas of Study at Karki Lab:

1. Microbial genetics – Genomic characterization of foodborne pathogens, and their transcriptomic responses during stresses and other influencing factors.
2. Polymicrobial condition and pathogenicity of foodborne pathogens.
3. tRNA regulation in bacterial stress response and virulence mechanism.
4. Development and optimization of assays for rapid detection of microbial pathogens.