Vipa Phuntumart

Research Interests:

I am a pathologist with a strong focus on molecular techniques and bioinformatics analysis. With a broad background in the molecular biology of host-pathogen interactions, my primary research interests center on the molecular mechanisms underlying host-microbe interactions. My work explores both host-pathogen and host-beneficial microbe interactions, with significant implications for agriculture, agri-business, and food security. Current research projects in my lab include the molecular detection of fish pathogens using CRISPR-based techniques, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and quantitative PCR. I am also interested in molecular evolution of pathogens and the emergence of new pathogens. An important goal of our lab is to train and prepare the next generation of scientists in the latest molecular and genomic methodologies.

Selected Publications:

Phuntumart, V.; Boulos, L.; Nunnally, B.; Lima, I.; Motter, J.; Sidoti, O.; Rutherford, S.; Wei, H.; Larsen, R.; Zeilstra-Ryalls, J.H. Genome Sequence of the Mycobacterium smegmatis Bacteriophage Eugenia. microPublication Biology 2024, 2024, 10.17912/micropub. biology. 001401.

Joshi, K.; Ahmed, S.; Ge, L.; Avestakh, A.; Oloyede, B.; Phuntumart, V.; Kalinoski, A.; Morris, P.F. Spatial organization of putrescine synthesis in plants. Plant Science 2024, 349, 112232.

Bollivar, D.W.; Fillman, C.; Sunnen, C.N.; Vega, Q.; Bancroft, C.; Monti, D.; Sivanathan, V.; Anders, K.R.; Bailey, D.; Baez, E. Designing a High Quality and Accessible Scientific Poster. 2024.

Rattanakreetakul, C.; Keawmanee, P.; Bincader, S.; Mongkolporn, O.; Phuntumart, V.; Chiba, S.; Pongpisutta, R. Two newly identified Colletotrichum species associated with mango anthracnose in central Thailand. Plants 2023, 12, 1130.

Pongpisutta, R.; Keawmanee, P.; Sanguansub, S.; Dokchan, P.; Bincader, S.; Phuntumart, V.; Rattanakreetakul, C. Comprehensive Investigation of Die-Back Disease Caused by Fusarium in Durian. Plants 2023, 12, 3045.

Hanauer, D.I.; Zhang, T.; Graham, M.J.; Adams, S.D.; Ahumada-Santos, Y.P.; Alvey, R.M.; Antunes, M.S.; Ayuk, M.A.; Elena Báez-Flores, M.; Bancroft, C.T. Models of classroom assessment for course-based research experiences, Frontiers in Education, Frontiers Media SA: 2023; , pp. 1279921.

Goldsmith, R.; Aburahma, A.; Pachhain, S.; Choudhury, S.R.; Phuntumart, V.; Larsen, R.; Ward, C.S.; Sprague, J.E. Reversal of temperature responses to methylone mediated through bi-directional fecal microbiota transplantation between hyperthermic tolerant and naïve rats. Temperature 2022, 9, 318–330.

Ghosh, S.; Straus, D.L.; Good, C.; Phuntumart, V. Development and comparison of loop-mediated isothermal amplification with quantitative PCR for the specific detection of Saprolegnia spp. Plos one 2021, 16, e0250808.

Madsen, J.D.; Wersal, R.M.; Schmid, S.A.; Thum, R.A.; Welch, M.E.; Phuntumart, V. The identification of watermilfoil, discovery of hybrid watermilfoil, and their implications for aquatic plant management in the Clark Fork River, Western MT, USA. J Freshwat Ecol 2021, 36, 111–125.