Reena Lamichhane Khadka, MS, PhD

Degrees, Education & Certifications:
PhD in Biology (Microbiology and Molecular Biology), New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
MS in Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
BS in Biology, Honors: Distinction, Tri-Chandra College, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Professional Specialties:

Microbiology (General and Medical), Immunology, Molecular Biology, Emerging Infectious Diseases

Professional Affiliations & Service:
American Society for Microbiology, American Society of Parasitologists, International Association of Medical Science Educators

Latest Research Publications, and Presentations:

• Margaret Cicchiello, Charles Robert Lichtenstern, and Reena Lamichhane-Khadka. 2024. Vaccine Literacy and Hesitancy Among Parents and Legal Guardians of Elementary School-Aged Children in Two Northern Indiana Cities. Fortune Journal of Health Sciences. 7 (2024): 258-269.
• Charles Robert Lichtenstern, and Reena Lamichhane-Khadka. 2023. A tale of two bacteria – Bacteroides fragilis, Escherichia coli, and Colorectal Cancer. Review. Frontiers in Bacteriology. 2: 1-10.
• Lamichhane-Khadka, R., Dulal, S., Cuaron, J. A., Pfeltz, R., Gupta, S. K., Wilkinson, B.J., and Gustafson, J. E. 2021. Apt (Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase) Mutation in Laboratory-Selected Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics 10: 583. 2.
• Spica, N., Green, M., Lown, L., Duwal, R., Fuyal, M., Giri, B., Paetkau, D., and Lamichhane-Khadka, R. 2021. Development of a microbiological paper-based analytical device to detect fecal contamination of water in resource-limited settings. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Springer 232(5): 164.
• Lamichhane-Khadka, R., Slusser, A., Green, M., Zelmer, D.A., and Platt, T.R. 2021. Effect of Echinostoma caproni on presumptive lactic acid bacteria abundance and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium colonization in the mouse gut. Journal of Parasitology 107(3): 381–387.