Rupak Timilsina

Assistant Professor

Education:

Ph.D., Biology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea

M.S., Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea

B.Tech., Biotechnology, Kathmandu University, Nepal

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor of Biology, Rogers State University, USA (2024–Present)

Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California San Diego, USA (2021–2024)

Postdoctoral Scholar, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (2019–2021)

Biology Content Writer, Study.com, California, USA (2019-2021)

Researcher, Center for Plant Aging Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea (2015–2019)

Courses Taught:

• Cell Biology
• Genetics
• Microbiology
• Molecular Genetics
• Immunology
• Introduction to Biology Research

Research Interests:

• Antimicrobial compounds
• Retinal (Vitamin A) Signaling
• Chemico-Genetics
• Plant Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
• Hormonal Signaling Pathways
• Root and Shoot Apical Meristem Development
• Plant Stem Cell Biology

Publications:

Luciano, M.P., Timilsina, R., Schnermann, M.J., Dickinson, A.J. Imaging Retinaldehyde-Protein Binding in Plants Using a Merocyanine Reporter. Methods in Enzymology, 2022

Timilsina, R., Kim, Y., Park, S., Jin Hee Kim, Ji-Hwan Park, Doa Kim, Youn-Il Park, Daehee Hwang, Jong-Chan Lee, Hye Ryun Woo. ORESARA 15 Controls Root Meristem Size Through Auxin and Cytokinin Signaling. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022

Park, S.J., Park, S., Kim, Y., Hyeon Do Young, Park, H., Jeong, J., Jeong, U., Yoon, Y.S., You, D., Kwak, J., Timilsina, R., Hwang, D., Kim, J., Woo, H.R. ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE FACTOR34 Delays Leaf Senescence by Regulating Salt Stress-Responsive Genes. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2022

Timilsina, R., Kim, J.H., Nam, H.G., Woo, H.R. Temporal Changes in Cell Division Rate and Genotoxic Stress Tolerance in Quiescent Center Cells of Arabidopsis Primary Root Apical Meristem. Scientific Reports, 2019

Kim, J.H., Jeongsik Kim, Sang Eun Jun, Sanghoon Park, Timilsina, R., Da Som Kwon, Yongmin Kim, Sung‐Jin Park, Ji Young Hwang, Hong Gil Nam, Gyung‐Tae Kim, Hye Ryun Woo. ORESARA15 Mediates Leaf Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 2018

Nath, K., Najafpour, M.M., Voloshin, R.A., Balaghi, S.E., Tyystjärvi, E., Timilsina, R., Eaton-Rye, J.J., Tomo, T., Nam, H.G., Nishihara, H., Ramakrishna, S., Shen, J.R., Allakhverdiev, S.I. Photobiological Hydrogen Production and Artificial Photosynthesis for Clean Energy: From Bio to Nanotechnologies. Photosynthesis Research, 2015

Kim, H.J., Hong, S.H., Kim, Y.W., Lee, I.H., Jun, J.H., Phee, B.K., Timilsina, R., Jeong, H., Lee, Y., Hong, B.S., Nam, H.G., Woo, H.R., Lim, P.O. Gene Regulatory Cascade of Senescence-Associated NAC Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2014

Nath, K., Jajoo, A., Poudyal, R.S., Timilsina, R., Park, Y.S., Aro, E.M., Nam, H.G., Lee, C.H. Developmental Stage-Dependent Differential Gene Expression of Superoxide Dismutase Isoenzymes in Rice. Genes & Genomics, 2014

Tiwari, J.N., Mahesh, K., Le, N.H., Kemp, K.C., Timilsina, R., Tiwari, R.N., Kim, K.S. Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Hydrogels for Efficient Capture of Dye Pollutants. Carbon, 2013

Lamichhane, J., Chhetri, S.B., Bhandari, M., Pokhrel, S., Timilsina, R., Shrestha, T.M. Antiproliferative Bioassay of Extremophilic Medicinal Plants from Nepal. Journal of Biomolecule Reconstruction, 2012

Research Presentations:

Timilsina, R., Bascom, C., Estelle, M., Dickinson, A.J. Exploring the Diverse Roles of Retinal Signaling in Plants. International Carotenoid Society Conference, USA 2022

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding of Growth and Development of Root System in Plants, West Virginia State University, USA (April 2024)

Chemico-Genetics Approaches to Understanding of Plant Root Growth and Development, University of West Florida, USA (March 2024)

Insights into the Regulation of Plant Root Growth and Development, UC San Diego Plant Biology Research Talk, USA (March 2024)

ORESARA15 Regulates Cell Division and Differentiation Dynamics in Arabidopsis Root Apical Meristem, International Conference of the Genetics Society of Korea, Seoul National University, Korea (July 2018)

Updated: March 2025