Postdoctoral associate
Physiology/Functional Genomics
Contact Info
| Office: | 422F |
|---|---|
| Email: | muktak@microbio.umass.edu |
| Phone: | 413-577-2747 |
Education
1998 B.Sc. Hon. Microbiology, University of British Columbia
2004 Ph.D. Microbiology, University of British Columbia
Research description Manual curation of genomes: Geobacter sulfurreducens; Geobacter metallireducens; Geobacter uraniireducens; Geobacter bemidjiensis; Pelobacter carbinolicus.
Comparative genomics: evaluation of possible effect of CRISPR on histidine-rich proteins in Pelobacter carbinolicus.
Mutational analysis: conserved proteins of unknown function unique to Geobacteraceae; diguanylate cyclases and novel nucleotide cyclases; ATP phosphoribosyltransferase.
Expansion of genetic systems for Geobacteraceae.