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Abhishek Kumar

Summary

Researcher focusing on computational genomics with current interests in genetics, genomics and trancriptomics specially fungi, insects and vertebrates. Current research interests as following
1. Research Area #1: Application of genomics to human diseases
2. Research Area #2: Genomics of drug-like molecules from fungi
3. Research Area #3: Evolutionary Genomics
4. Research Area #4: Biodiversity Genomics

Computational Biology Computational Science Evolutionary Studies Genetics Genomics Microbiology Mycology

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Research Scientist

German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)

Molecular Genetic Epidemiology

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PeerJ Contributions

October 13, 2015

Expression of temperature-sensitive ion channel TRPM8 in sperm cells correlates with vertebrate evolution

3 citations

416 downloads

1,935 views

Rakesh Kumar Majhi, Somdatta Saha, Ashutosh Kumar, Arijit Ghosh, Nirlipta Swain, Luna Goswami, Pratyush Mohapatra, Apratim Maity, Vivek Kumar Sahoo, Abhishek Kumar, Chandan Goswami

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1310 PubMed 26500819

June 16, 2015

Bayesian phylogeny analysis of vertebrate serpins illustrates evolutionary conservation of the intron and indels based six groups classification system from lampreys for ∼500 MY

4 citations

276 downloads

1,653 views

Abhishek Kumar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1026 PubMed 26157611

May 26, 2015 - Version: 1

Bayesian phylogeny analysis of vertebrate serpins illustrates evolutionary conservation of the intron and indels based six groups classification system from lampreys for ~500 MY

143 downloads

424 views

Abhishek Kumar

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1126v1

July 21, 2014 - Version: 1

Sperm specific expression of temperature-sensitive ion channel TRPM8 correlates with vertebrate evolution

339 downloads

1,342 views

Rakesh Kumar Majhi, Somdatta Saha, Ashutosh Kumar, Nirlipta Swain, Luna Goswami, Pratyush Mohapatra, Apratim A Maity, Vivek Kumar Sahoo, Abhishek Kumar, Chandan Goswami

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.440v1

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March 8, 2017

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Morus cathayana and Morus multicaulis, and comparative analysis within genus Morus L

3 citations

290 downloads

931 views

Wei Qing Kong, Jin Hong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3037 PubMed 28286710

February 23, 2017

Retrospective observation of drug susceptibility of Candida strains in the years 1999, 2004, and 2015

136 downloads

775 views

Cecylia Łukaszuk, Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak, Wojciech Kułak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3038 PubMed 28243540

January 26, 2017

Genomic insight into pathogenicity of dematiaceous fungus Corynespora cassiicola

2 citations

382 downloads

1,133 views

Hong Keat Looi, Yue Fen Toh, Su Mei Yew, Shiang Ling Na, Yung-Chie Tan, Pei-Sin Chong, Jia-Shiun Khoo, Wai-Yan Yee, Kee Peng Ng, Chee Sian Kuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2841 PubMed 28149676

September 20, 2016

A method for high precision sequencing of near full-length 16S rRNA genes on an Illumina MiSeq

8 citations

1,591 downloads

6,402 views

Catherine M. Burke, Aaron E. Darling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2492 PubMed 27688981

July 6, 2016

Gene expression analysis of overwintering mountain pine beetle larvae suggests multiple systems involved in overwintering stress, cold hardiness, and preparation for spring development

2 citations

443 downloads

1,484 views

Jeanne A. Robert, Tiffany Bonnett, Caitlin Pitt, Luke J. Spooner, Jordie Fraser, Macaire M.S. Yuen, Christopher I. Keeling, Jörg Bohlmann, Dezene P.W. Huber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2109 PubMed 27441109

June 28, 2016

Collecting reliable clades using the Greedy Strict Consensus Merger

1 citation

183 downloads

1,165 views

Markus Fleischauer, Sebastian Böcker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2172 PubMed 27375971

June 27, 2016

Audio segmentation using Flattened Local Trimmed Range for ecological acoustic space analysis

202 downloads

1,117 views

Giovany Vega, Carlos J. Corrada-Bravo, T. Mitchell Aide

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.70

May 24, 2016

De novo assembly and characterization of the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) transcriptome: presence of longevity-related genes

285 downloads

1,139 views

Huazong Yin, Liuwang Nie, Feifei Zhao, Huaxing Zhou, Haifeng Li, Xianmei Dong, Huanhuan Zhang, Yuqin Wang, Qiong Shi, Jun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2062 PubMed 27257545

May 24, 2016

Sequence/structural analysis of xylem proteome emphasizes pathogenesis-related proteins, chitinases and β-1, 3-glucanases as key players in grapevine defense against Xylella fastidiosa

4 citations

390 downloads

1,517 views

Sandeep Chakraborty, Rafael Nascimento, Paulo A. Zaini, Hossein Gouran, Basuthkar J. Rao, Luiz R. Goulart, Abhaya M. Dandekar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2007 PubMed 27257535

May 2, 2016

De novo genome assembly of Geosmithia morbida, the causal agent of thousand cankers disease

2 citations

262 downloads

1,507 views

Taruna A. Schuelke, Anthony Westbrook, Kirk Broders, Keith Woeste, Matthew D. MacManes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1952 PubMed 27168971

January 18, 2016

Designing conservation strategies to preserve the genetic diversity of Astragalus edulis Bunge, an endangered species from western Mediterranean region

1 citation

686 downloads

1,576 views

Julio Peñas, Sara Barrios, Javier Bobo-Pinilla, Juan Lorite, M. Montserrat Martínez-Ortega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1474 PubMed 26844014

September 10, 2015

The selenium content of SEPP1 versus selenium requirements in vertebrates

3 citations

313 downloads

1,506 views

Sam Penglase, Kristin Hamre, Ståle Ellingsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1244 PubMed 26734501

September 3, 2015

Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of Bacillus sp. CDB3 arsenic-resistance operon ars1

3 citations

471 downloads

1,363 views

Xuefei Yu, Wei Zheng, Somanath Bhat, J. Andrew Aquilina, Ren Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1230 PubMed 26355338

August 6, 2015

Comprehensive analyses of genomes, transcriptomes and metabolites of neem tree

6 citations

874 downloads

3,083 views

Nagesh A. Kuravadi, Vijay Yenagi, Kannan Rangiah, HB Mahesh, Anantharamanan Rajamani, Meghana D. Shirke, Heikham Russiachand, Ramya Malarini Loganathan, Chandana Shankara Lingu, Shilpa Siddappa, Aishwarya Ramamurthy, BN Sathyanarayana, Malali Gowda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1066 PubMed 26290780

July 9, 2015

The seasonal reproduction number of dengue fever: impacts of climate on transmission

10 citations

903 downloads

3,230 views

Sittisede Polwiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1069 PubMed 26213648

May 21, 2015

Trans-species polymorphism at antimicrobial innate immunity cathelicidin genes of Atlantic cod and related species

5 citations

268 downloads

2,028 views

Katrín Halldórsdóttir, Einar Árnason

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.976 PubMed 26038731

May 14, 2015

Swabs to genomes: a comprehensive workflow

14 citations

1,383 downloads

8,318 views

Madison I. Dunitz, Jenna M. Lang, Guillaume Jospin, Aaron E. Darling, Jonathan A. Eisen, David A. Coil

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.960 PubMed 26020012

December 16, 2014

Combining physical and virtual contexts through augmented reality: design and evaluation of a prototype using a drug box as a marker for antibiotic training

755 downloads

1,610 views

Sokratis Nifakos, Tanja Tomson, Nabil Zary

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.697 PubMed 25548733

December 9, 2014

The microbes we eat: abundance and taxonomy of microbes consumed in a day’s worth of meals for three diet types

29 citations

1,929 downloads

15,534 views

Jenna M. Lang, Jonathan A. Eisen, Angela M. Zivkovic

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.659 PubMed 25538865

December 2, 2014

Susceptibility to experimental infection of the invertebrate locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) with the apicomplexan parasite Neospora caninum

576 downloads

2,253 views

Mamdowh M. Alkurashi, Sean T. May, Kenny Kong, Jaume Bacardit, David Haig, Hany M. Elsheikha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.674 PubMed 25493211

November 20, 2014

Bacillus anthracis pXO1 plasmid encodes a putative membrane-bound bacteriocin

1 citation

518 downloads

1,518 views

Agata Perlińska, Marcin Grynberg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.679 PubMed 25426338

November 18, 2014

Genetic reprogramming of human amniotic cells with episomal vectors: neural rosettes as sentinels in candidate selection for validation assays

329 downloads

1,819 views

Patricia G. Wilson, Tiffany Payne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.668 PubMed 25426336

November 13, 2014

Cocaine affects foraging behaviour and biogenic amine modulated behavioural reflexes in honey bees

7 citations

745 downloads

2,255 views

Eirik Søvik, Naïla Even, Catherine W. Radford, Andrew B. Barron

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.662 PubMed 25405075

November 13, 2014

Error correction and diversity analysis of population mixtures determined by NGS

1 citation

416 downloads

1,563 views

Graham R. Wood, Nigel J. Burroughs, David J. Evans, Eugene V. Ryabov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.645 PubMed 25405074

November 4, 2014

Ancestry-informative markers for African Americans based on the Affymetrix Pan-African genotyping array

1 citation

506 downloads

1,034 views

Xu Zhang, Wenbo Mu, Cong Liu, Wei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.660 PubMed 25392759

November 4, 2014

Unipro UGENE NGS pipelines and components for variant calling, RNA-seq and ChIP-seq data analyses

14 citations

1,060 downloads

6,802 views

Olga Golosova, Ross Henderson, Yuriy Vaskin, Andrei Gabrielian, German Grekhov, Vijayaraj Nagarajan, Andrew J. Oler, Mariam Quiñones, Darrell Hurt, Mikhail Fursov, Yentram Huyen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.644 PubMed 25392756

October 30, 2014

Horizontal transfer generates genetic variation in an asexual pathogen

3 citations

253 downloads

1,276 views

Xiaoqiu Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.650 PubMed 25374789

September 30, 2014

Massively parallel read mapping on GPUs with the q-group index and PEANUT

2 citations

597 downloads