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Nepal

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Freelance molecular microbiologist, scientific writer with more 10+ years of experience

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Proposal Writing · Networking · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Antimicrobial Resistance · Infectious Diseases · Outbreak Investigation · Molecular Microbiology · Grant Writing, Molecular Cloning · Protein Purification · Genome Sequencing · Genome Editing · Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) · Bacteriophage Characterization · Western Blotting · SDS-PAGE · · Bioinformatics

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Parasitology
• ☆ Virology
• ☆ Retrovirology
• ☆ Molecular Virology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Validation
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostic Design
• ☆ Point-of-Care Devices
• ☆ Biomarker Analysis

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing

Research User Research, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Consultant

Nepal Health Research Council

October 2022 - Present

Assistant professor

JF Institute of health sciences

March 2011 - October 2016

Education

PhD

Tribhuvan University Kathmandu - Nepal

November 2016 - September 2022

PhD (Central Department of Biotechnology)

Tribhuvan University

November 2016 - September 2022

Pre-doc fellow/ Visiting scientist (Laboratory of Molecular Biology, NCI)

National Institute of Health

September 2019 - August 2020

M. Sc. (Microbiology)

Tribhuvan University

2010 - 2016

B.Sc. MLT (Medical Laboratory Technology)

Barkatullah university

2002 - 2006

Certifications

• Medical Laboratory Scientist

  Nepal Health Professional Council

  June 2023 - Present

Publications

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Gunaraj Dhungana, Roshan Nepal, Ghais Houtak, George Spyro Bouras, Sarah Vreugde, Rajani Malla (2023). Characterization and Preclinical In Silico Safety Assessment of Three Virulent Bacteriophages Targeting Carbapenem-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dhungana, G., Bhatta, D. R., Zhang, W. H. (2022). FACTORS AFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN IN A RESOURCE RESTRICTED SETTING . Value in Health.

Nepal, Roshan, Houtak, Ghais, Karki, Sumeena, Dhungana, Gunaraj, Vreugde, Sarah, Malla, Rajani (2022). Genomic characterization of three bacteriophages targeting multidrug resistant clinical isolates of Escherichia, Klebsiella and Salmonella . Archives of Microbiology.

Gunaraj Dhungana and Roshan Nepal and Madhav Regmi and Rajani Malla(2021). Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of a Novel Virulent Klebsiella Phage Kp_Pokalde_002 in a Mouse Model . Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. Frontiers Media {SA}

Gunaraj Dhungana, Madhav Regmi, Prashant Paudel, Apsara Parajuli, Elisha Upadhyay, Indu Gyawali, Himani Upreti, Roshan Nepal, Pragati Pradhan, Rajani Malla(2021). Therapeutic Efficacy of Bacteriophage Therapy to Treat Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae in Mouse Model . Journal of Nepal Health Research Council. 19. (1). p. 76--82. Nepal Health Research Council

Dhungana, G., Bhatta, D. R., Zhang, W. H. (2021). EFFECT OF COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION ON ISONIAZID PREVENTIVE THERAPY UPTAKE AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN FAR WESTERN PROVINCE OF NEPAL: A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL . Value in Health.

Sapkota, Bhawana, Yadav, Santosh K., Dhungana, Gunaraj, Ansari, Shamshul, Mishra, Shyam K. (2021). Intestinal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase- (ESBL-) Possessing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species among Nepalese Health Science and Non-Health Science Students . Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology.

Gunaraj Dhungana, Rajani Malla, Manoj Rajaure, Sankar Adhya, Catherine Putonti(2020). Complete Genome Sequence of Myophage Ec_Makalu_002, Which Infects Uropathogenic Escherichia coli . Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9. (5). American Society for Microbiology

Bhuvan Saud, Govinda Paudel, Sharmila Khichaju, Dipendra Bajracharya, Gunaraj Dhungana, Mamata Sherpa Awasthi, Vikram Shrestha(2019). Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Raw Meat of Buffalo and Chicken, Nepal . Veterinary Medicine International. 2019. p. 1--7. Hindawi Limited

(2018). Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection and Obstinate Biofilm Producers .

(2017). Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Rural Area School Children of Lokhim VDC, Nepal .

(2011). Outbreak of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 in Nepal .

WORKING PAPER

Characterization and Preclinical In Silico Safety Assessment of Three Virulent Bacteriophages Targeting Carbapenem-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli .