Manpreet Katari ,
Ph.D.

  • Clinical Associate Professor

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Manpreet Katari
Email
msk8 [at] nyu.edu
Phone
2129988249
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Office
1009 Silver Center, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003-6688

Manpreet Katari is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Science. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses focusing on Bioinformatics related subjects. Courses range from Statistics, Applied Genomics, Transcriptomics, Database and Datamining, and Fundamental Bioinformatics. 

Manpreet's research interest is in developing tools to analyze next-generation sequence and systems biology data. See (http://www.virtualplant.org)

Research Interests
Manpreet's research interest is in developing tools to analyze next-generation sequence and systems biology data. (http://www.virtualplant.org)

A time series transcriptome analysis of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties challenged with Ugandan cassava brown streak virus.

Amuge T, Berger DK, Katari MS, Myburg AA, Goldman SL, Ferguson ME. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 29;7(1):9747. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09617-z.

QTL Mapping for Pest and Disease Resistance in Cassava and Coincidence of Some QTL with Introgression Regions Derived from Manihot glaziovii.

Nzuki I, Katari MS, Bredeson JV, Masumba E, Kapinga F, Salum K, Mkamilo GS, Shah T, Lyons JB, Rokhsar DS, Rounsley S, Myburg AA, Ferguson ME.  Front Plant Sci. 2017 Jul 21;8:1168. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01168. eCollection 2017.

QTL associated with resistance to cassava brown streak and cassava mosaic diseases in a bi-parental cross of two Tanzanian farmer varieties, Namikonga and Albert.

Masumba EA, Kapinga F, Mkamilo G, Salum K, Kulembeka H, Rounsley S, Bredeson JV, Lyons JB, Rokhsar DS, Kanju E, Katari MS, Myburg AA, van der Merwe NA, Ferguson ME.  Theor Appl Genet. 2017 Oct;130(10):2069-2090. doi: 10.1007/s00122-017-2943-z. Epub 2017 Jul 13.

TCF7L1 Modulates Colorectal Cancer Growth by Inhibiting Expression of the Tumor-Suppressor Gene EPHB3.

Murphy M, Chatterjee SS, Jain S, Katari M, DasGupta R.  Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 23;6:28299. doi: 10.1038/srep28299.

Cross-Species Network Analysis Uncovers Conserved Nitrogen-Regulated Network Modules in Rice.

Obertello M, Shrivastava S, Katari MS, Coruzzi GM. Plant Physiol. 2015 Aug;168(4):1830-43. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.255877. Epub 2015 Jun 4.

The histone methyltransferase SDG8 mediates the epigenetic modification of light and carbon responsive genes in plants.

Li Y, Mukherjee I, Thum KE, Tanurdzic M, Katari MS, Obertello M, Edwards MB, McCombie WR, Martienssen RA, Coruzzi GM. Genome Biol. 2015 Apr 19;16:79. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0640-2.

Integrated RNA-seq and sRNA-seq analysis identifies novel nitrate-responsive genes in Arabidopsis thaliana roots.

Vidal EA, Moyano TC, Krouk G, Katari MS, Tanurdzic M, McCombie WR, CoruzziGM, Gutiérrez RA. BMC Genomics. 2013 Oct 11;14:701. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-701.

Plasticity regulators modulate specific root traits in discrete nitrogen environments.

Gifford ML, Banta JA, Katari MS, Hulsmans J, Chen L, Ristova D, Tranchina D, Purugganan MD, Coruzzi GM, Birnbaum KD. PLoS Genet. 2013;9(9):e1003760. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003760. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

A functional phylogenomic view of the seed plants.

Lee EK, Cibrian-Jaramillo A, Kolokotronis SO, Katari MS, Stamatakis A, Ott M, Chiu JC, Little DP, Stevenson DW, McCombie WR, Martienssen RA, Coruzzi G, Desalle R.  PLoS Genet. 2011 Dec;7(12):e1002411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002411. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

​​​​​​An international bioinformatics infrastructure to underpin the Arabidopsiscommunity.

International Arabidopsis Informatics Consortium.  Plant Cell. 2010 Aug;22(8):2530-6. doi: 10.1105/tpc.110.078519. Epub 2010 Aug 31.

Modeling the global effect of the basic-leucine zipper transcription factor 1 (bZIP1) on nitrogen and light regulation in Arabidopsis.

Obertello M, Krouk G, Katari MS, Runko SJ, Coruzzi GM.  BMC Syst Biol. 2010 Aug 12;4:111. doi: 10.1186/1752-0509-4-111.

Using phylogenomic patterns and gene ontology to identify proteins of importance in plant evolution.

Cibrián-Jaramillo A, De la Torre-Bárcena JE, Lee EK, Katari MS, Little DP, Stevenson DW, Martienssen R, Coruzzi GM, DeSalle R.  Genome Biol Evol. 2010 Jul 12;2:225-39. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evq012.

In silico evaluation of predicted regulatory interactions in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Nero D, Katari MS, Kelfer J, Tranchina D, Coruzzi GM.  BMC Bioinformatics. 2009 Dec 21;10:435. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-435.

VirtualPlant: a software platform to support systems biology research.

Katari MS, Nowicki SD, Aceituno FF, Nero D, Kelfer J, Thompson LP, Cabello JM, Davidson RS, Goldberg AP, Shasha DE, Coruzzi GM, Gutiérrez RA.  Plant Physiol. 2010 Feb;152(2):500-15. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.147025. Epub 2009 Dec 9.

The impact of outgroup choice and missing data on major seed plant phylogenetics using genome-wide EST data.

de la Torre-Bárcena JE, Kolokotronis SO, Lee EK, Stevenson DW, Brenner ED, Katari MS, Coruzzi GM, DeSalle R.  PLoS One. 2009 Jun 2;4(6):e5764. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005764.

An integrated genetic, genomic and systems approach defines gene networks regulated by the interaction of light and carbon signaling pathways in Arabidopsis.

Thum KE, Shin MJ, Gutiérrez RA, Mukherjee I, Katari MS, Nero D, Shasha D, Coruzzi GM.  BMC Syst Biol. 2008 Apr 4;2:31. doi: 10.1186/1752-0509-2-31.

Systems approach identifies an organic nitrogen-responsive gene network that is regulated by the master clock control gene CCA1.

Gutiérrez RA, Stokes TL, Thum K, Xu X, Obertello M, Katari MS, Tanurdzic M, Dean A, Nero DC, McClung CR, Coruzzi GM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar 25;105(12):4939-44. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800211105. Epub 2008 Mar 14.

Sungear: interactive visualization and functional analysis of genomic datasets.

Poultney CS, Gutiérrez RA, Katari MS, Gifford ML, Paley WB, Coruzzi GM, Shasha DE. Bioinformatics. 2007 Jan 15;23(2):259-61. Epub 2006 Oct 2.

ESTimating plant phylogeny: lessons from partitioning.

de la Torre JE, Egan MG, Katari MS, Brenner ED, Stevenson DW, Coruzzi GM, DeSalle R. BMC Evol Biol. 2006 Jun 15;6:48.

EST analysis in Ginkgo biloba: an assessment of conserved developmental regulators and gymnosperm specific genes.

Brenner ED, Katari MS, Stevenson DW, Rudd SA, Douglas AW, Moss WN, Twigg RW, Runko SJ, Stellari GM, McCombie WR, Coruzzi GM.  BMC Genomics. 2005 Oct 15;6:143.

Comparing low coverage random shotgun sequence data from Brassica oleracea and Oryza sativa genome sequence for their ability to add to the annotation of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Katari MS, Balija V, Wilson RK, Martienssen RA, McCombie WR.  Genome Res. 2005 Apr;15(4):496-504.

Expressed sequence tag analysis in Cycas, the most primitive living seed plant.

Brenner ED, Stevenson DW, McCombie RW, Katari MS, Rudd SA, Mayer KF, Palenchar PM, Runko SJ, Twigg RW, Dai G, Martienssen RA, Benfey PN, CoruzziGM. Genome Biol. 2003;4(12):R78. Epub 2003 Nov 18.

Evolution and microsynteny of the apyrase gene family in three legume genomes.

Cannon SB, McCombie WR, Sato S, Tabata S, Denny R, Palmer L, Katari M, Young ND, Stacey G. Mol Genet Genomics. 2003 Dec;270(4):347-61. Epub 2003 Nov 4.

Identification of mesoderm development (mesd) candidate genes by comparative mapping and genome sequence analysis.

Wines ME, Lee L, Katari MS, Zhang L, DeRossi C, Shi Y, Perkins S, Feldman M, McCombie WR, Holdener BC. Genomics. 2001 Feb 15;72(1):88-98.

Gangliosides of monocyte-derived macrophages of adults with advanced HIV infection show reduced surface accessibility.

Berenson CS, Gallery MA, Katari MS, Foster EW, Pattoli MA. J Leukoc Biol. 1998 Sep;64(3):311-21.