Namrata Deka

Namrata Deka.

Namrata Deka

Namrata Deka

BS ’16, Microbiology, Gargi College, University of Delhi, India
MS '18, Microbiology, Pondicherry University, India

Thesis Title

TBD

Research Publications Overview

Publications

  • Guterman, L., Motsay, M., Hunt, B., Brauer, A., Learman, B., Wijayahena, M., Hoepker, A., Aga, D., Francis, B., Fontoura, B., Donati, G., Bush, P., Deka, N., & Armbruster, C. (2025). Harnessing microbial-derived metabolites in the urinary tract to prevent infection-induced catheter encrustation. Nature Communications.
  • Hassan, S., Mir, M. B., Magray, A. A., Prabhakaran, A., Deka, N., Selvin, J., & Kiran, G. S. (2023). Enzymatic Browning—Mechanism and Prevention. Enzyme Inactivation in Food Processing: Technologies, Materials, andApplications, 361. 
  • Meenatchi, R., Hassan, S., Pachillu, K., Bansal, S., Deka, N., Kiran, G. S., & Selvin, J. (2023). Enzymatic Inhibitors from Medicinal Plants. Enzyme Inactivation in Food Processing: Technologies, Materials, and Applications, 311. 
  • Deka, N., Hassan, S., Ahmed, T., Kiran, GS., Selvin, J. (2022) Metagenomic insights into the fungal assemblages of freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater Mycology; Chapter 14: 247-260. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91232-7.00003-9. ISBN: 9780323912327
  • Brauer AL, Learman BS, Taddei SM, Deka N, Hunt BC, Armbruster CE. Preferential catabolism of l- vs d-serine by Proteus mirabilis contributes to pathogenesis and catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Mol Microbiol. 2022 Aug 3. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14968. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35970717 
  • Deka N, Hassan S, Seghal Kiran G, Selvin J. Insights into the role of vaginal microbiome in women's health. J Basic Microbiol. 2021 Dec;61(12):1071-1084. doi: 10.1002/jobm.202100421. Epub 2021 Nov 11. PMID: 34763361

Professional/Educational Meetings/Abstracts

  • Talk – JSMBS Research Day 2024 Deka N., Brauer A. L., Learman B. S., Armbruster C. E. Impact of within-host adaptation on Proteus mirabilis and risk of urosepsis in nursing home patients with urinary catheters. 
  • Poster – ASM Microbe, Atlanta, June 2024 Deka N., Brauer A. L., Learman B. S., Armbruster C. E. Impact of within-host adaptation on Proteus mirabilis fitness and pathogenic potential in patients with urinary catheters. 
  • Poster – UTIGA, Columbus, Ohio, July 2024 Deka N., Brauer A. L., Learman B. S., Armbruster C. E. Impact of within-host adaptation on Proteus mirabilis fitness and pathogenic potential in patients with urinary catheters. 
  • Talk – Rust Belt Microbiome Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, November 2024 Deka N., Nawrocki E. M., Brauer A., Cooper V. S., Armbruster C. E. Longitudinal metagenomic analysis of urine collected from nursing home residents with long-term indwelling urinary catheters. 
  • Talk – 35th Annual Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis, Buffalo, May 2025 Deka N., Nawrocki E. M., Brauer A., Cooper V. S., Armbruster C. E. Longitudinal metagenomic analysis of urine collected from nursing home residents with long-term indwelling urinary catheters. 
  • Poster – Festival of Genomics, Boston, June 2025 Deka N., Nawrocki E. M., Brauer A., Cooper V. S., Armbruster C. E. Longitudinal metagenomic analysis of urine collected from nursing home residents with long-term indwelling urinary catheters. 
  • Poster – Gordon Research Seminar and Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Population Biology, July 2025 Deka N., Nawrocki E. M., Brauer A., Cooper V. S., Armbruster C. E. Longitudinal metagenomic analysis of urine collected from nursing home residents with long-term indwelling urinary catheters.
  • Deka N, Brauer AL, Armbruster CE. Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation in Longitudinal Isolates of Proteus mirabilis from Patients with Urinary Catheters. JSMBS Research Day 2023; poster presentation; University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 
  • Deka N, Brauer AL, Armbruster CE. Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation in Longitudinal Isolates of Proteus mirabilis from Patients with Urinary Catheters. Finger Lakes Microbiome Symposium (FiLMS) 2023; poster presentation; University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 
  • Deka N, Brauer AL, Armbruster CE. Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation in Longitudinal Isolates of Proteus mirabilis from Patients with Urinary Catheters. The 33rd Annual Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis 2023; poster presentation; University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • Poster: Deka N, Brauer AL, Armbruster CE (2022) “Phenotypic variation in longitudinal isolates of Proteus mirabilis from patients with urinary catheters” 4th Clinical and Scientific Advances in Urinary Tract Infections, UTIGA; 19-22 July 
  • Attended ASM Microbe 2022; Washington D.C.; 9-13 June
  • Poster: Deka N, Selvin J, Shyu D JH (2018) “Characterization of virulence coordinated by LuxR transcriptional regulator in Vibrio and its control using quorum sensing inhibitors from marine bacteria.” 23rd Conference on Bacteriology: National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan; 16-18 Aug