Awdhesh (Dash) Kalia, Ph.D.
School of Health Professions, Division of Chief Academic Officer
About Dr. Awdhesh (Dash) Kalia
Dr. Awdhesh Kalia is a University of Texas System Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Professions, where he serves as Associate Graduate Program Director for the Graduate Program in Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics. He earned his PhD in Clinical Microbiology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and completed postdoctoral training at Yale University and Washington University School of Medicine, focusing on population genetics, molecular evolution, and evolutionary genomics. His academic career spans nearly three decades, including a prior tenured faculty appointment at the University of Louisville.
Dr. Kalia is board-certified in Molecular Biology by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and is a Fellow of the Association of Clinical Scientists. His research centers on microbial genomics, pathogen evolution, and molecular diagnostics, with an emphasis on integrating emerging sequencing technologies and computational methods into graduate education. He has contributed to the scientific literature through peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
An experienced educator, Dr. Kalia has led the development and implementation of problem-based curricula in both molecular genomics and data science, and cytogenomics. His contributions to teaching and mentorship have been recognized by the University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (2020) and the UT MD Anderson Trainee’s Choice Mentoring Award for Excellence in Mentoring (2026). He was elected to the Kenneth I. Shine Academy of Health Science Education (2023) and inducted into the MD Anderson Academy of Health Science Education (2021). He has mentored ~120 graduate and undergraduate students and contributes to the field through editorial roles with Frontiers in Microbiology and Critical Insights in Microbiology.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Graduate Program Director, Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
My research focuses on the application of genomic and bioinformatic approaches to high-throughput sequencing data to address questions in infectious disease, model systems, and human disease. I am particularly interested in pathogen population genetics and genomics, including the molecular basis of virulence, adaptation, and antimicrobial resistance across clinically relevant microorganisms.
I also have a strong interest in the development and implementation of innovative, data-driven approaches for genomics education, including the integration of emerging DNA/RNA sequencing technologies, computational methods, and machine learning approaches in genomics. This includes an emphasis on the responsible and critical use of artificial intelligence, equipping trainees to appropriately apply, evaluate, and interpret AI-driven tools in research and clinical settings.
My research is largely collaborative and centers on the translation of genomic and computational technologies into both research and clinical practice.
Clinical Interests
Advancing precision diagnostics through the integration of genomic technologies and computational methods, with a focus on molecular genetics, cytogenomics, and infectious disease genomics, and emphasis on clinical implementation, data interpretation, and workforce training.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2000 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IN, Microbiology, Ph.D |
| 1993 | University of Delhi, Delhi, IN, Cell Biology, M.S |
| 1991 | University of Delhi, Delhi, IN, Zoology, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2002-2004 | Research Fellowship, Evolutionary Genomics, Molecular Evolution, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri |
| 2000-2000 | Research Training, Molecular Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratories, Woodshole, Massachusetts |
| 1999-2002 | Research Fellowship, Population Genetics, Evolutionary Epidemiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2015 | American Society for Clinical Pathology-Board of Certification - Molecular Biology |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2021
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2017
Associate Professor (With Tenure), Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2010 - 2011
Assistant Professor, Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2004 - 2010
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Associate Graduate Program Director,, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Education Coordinator, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2013 - 2019
Education Coordinator, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2014
Other Professional Positions
Editorial Board Member, Critical Insights in Microbiology, 2025 - Present
Chief Editor, One Health, Bacteriology, Frontiers Media S.A, Lausanne, 2023 - 2026
Member, Document Development Committee, Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute, Berwyn, PA, 2018 - 2021
Site Visit Reviewer, Diagnostic Molecular Sciences, National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science, Des Plaines, IL, 2018 - Present
Self-Study Reviewer, Diagnostic Molecular Sciences, National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), Des Plaines, IL, 2017 - Present
Associate Editor, Infectious Diseases, Frontiers Media S.A, Luassane, 2015 - Present
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Education Technology Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Academic Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2022 - 2023
Member, SHP Policy and Procedures Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2022 - Present
Member, Software Request Process Review and Improvements Committee, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2022
Member, Faculty Educator of the Quarter Selection Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, Faculty Educator of the Year Selection Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Chair, Subcommittee on MD Anderson CCSG Career Enhancement Travel Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2022
Chair, MD Anderson CCSG Cancer Enhancement Travel Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2022
Member, SHP Assessment Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2020 - 2022
Chair, SHP Clinical Lab Sciences Reintegration Taskforce, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2020 - 2022
Member, QEP Proposal Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2020 - 2022
Member, QEP Steering Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2020 - 2022
Member, Director Accreditation Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2019 - 2020
Chair, Director - Education and Training Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2019 - 2019
Chair, Education Coordinator Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2019 - 2019
Member, Alpha Eta Executive Council, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2019 - Present
Member, Shared Governance Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2019 - Present
Members, Associate Director, Students Affairs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2018 - 2019
Chair, Mike Hogg Award and Lecture Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2024
Chair, Mike Hogg Award and Lecture Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2024
Chair, Curriculum Committee - Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2018 - Present
Member, SHP Receptionist Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Profesions, 2017
Reviewer, SHP Scholarship Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2017 - 2022
Member, Assistant Professor - Cytogenetics Track, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2017 - 2018
Chair, Organizing Committee, Trainee Symposium on Diagnostic Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016 - 2017
Chair, Admission Committee - Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2016 - 2023
Reviewer, King Fundation High School Summer Program in Biomedical Science Application Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2016 - 2022
Member, Interdisciplinary Case Study Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2015 - 2015
Member, Staff Educator of the Year Selection Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present
Chair, Organizing Committee, Symposium on Advances in Molecular Diagnostics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2015
Member, Staff Educator of the Quarter Selection Subcommittee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - Present
Member, Admission Committee, Diagnostic Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2014 - 2015
Member, Advisory Board, Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - School of Health Professions, 2013 - Present
Member, Curriculum Committee, Diagnostic Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - School of Health Professions, 2013 - 2017
Member, Senior Health Educator Search Committee - I- MGT UG program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School Of Health Professions, 2013
Member, Senior Health Educator Search Committee - I- MGT UG program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2013
Member, Education Coordinator/Assistant Professor Search Committeee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-School of Health Professions, 2013
Editorial Activities
Specialty Chief Editor (One Health), Frontiers in Bacteriology, 2023 - 2026
Associate Editor (Infectious Diseases), Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2026 - Present | Trainee's Choice Mentoring Award, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2024 | Elected Member. Conferred the Title: University of Texas Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine MD Academy of Health Science Education |
| 2021 | MD Anderson Distinguished Educator, MD Anderson Academy of Health Science Education |
| 2020 | University of Texas System Regents Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Texas System |
| 2016 | Faculty Educator of the Month, The University of Cancer MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2015 | Fellow, Association of Clinical Scientists |
| 2010 | Red and Black Mentor, University of Louisville |
| 2008 | Favorite Faculty, University of Louisville |
| 2006 | Favorite Faculty, University of Louisville |
| 2006 | Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, Oak-Ridge Association of Universities |
| 2000 | Emerging Infectious Disease Fellowship [Declined], Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta |
| 2000 | James Hudson Brown-Alexander Brown-Coxe Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University |
| 1998 | Special Student Honor Oration Award, American Society for Microbiology |
| 1997 | Young Investigator Travel Award, International Society for Chemotherapy |
| 1993 | Junior Research Fellow/National Eligibility Test, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India |
| 1993 | Junior Research Fellowship via the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering [Declined], The University Grants Commission, Government of India |
| 1993 | National Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India [declined] |
Professional Memberships
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2018 - 2019 |
| Title: | Integration of digital-droplet (ddPCR) PCR based diagnostic assays in the Diagnostic Genetics (DG) molecular genetics and genomics core-curriculum |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Fund |
| Role: | Project Leader |
| Date: | 2016 - 2016 |
| Title: | Project-based core curriculum development initiative (PICCDIn) for training the next generation molecular technologist |
| Funding Source: | UT Academy of Health Sciences |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 71225 |
| Date: | 2006 - 2007 |
| Title: | Evolution of virulence in commensal and pathogenic streptococci |
| Funding Source: | Oak Ridge Association of Universities |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Origin and evolution of the FCT-genomic island required for streptococcal pathogenesis |
| Funding Source: | American Society for Microbiology |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Schababerle, T, Hayat, O, Jung, J, Le, M, Polic, I, Wees, H, Bhatti, MM, Shelburne, S, Liu, X, Kalia, A. Reproducibility and accuracy of bacterial methylome profiling using Oxford Nanopore Technologies nanopore sequencing platform. Microbial genomics 11(11), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41259098.
- Shropshire, W, Song, X, Bremer, J, Seo, S, Rodriguez, S, Selvaraj-Anand, S, Dinh, AQ, Bhatti, MM, Konovalova, A, Arias, CA, Kalia, A, Shamoo, Y, Shelburne, S. Comprehensive Assessment of Initial Adaptation of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Positive ST131 Escherichia coli to Carbapenem Exposure. Journal of Infectious Diseases 231(4):e685-e696, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39602497.
- Wu, CT, Shropshire, W, Bhatti, MM, Cantu, S, Glover, I, Anand, SS, Liu, X, Kalia, A, Treangen, TJ, Chemaly, RF, Spallone, A, Shelburne, S. Rapid whole genome characterization of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens using long-read sequencing to identify potential healthcare transmission. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 46(2):129-135, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39727230.
- Selvaraj Anand S, Wu CT, Bremer J, Bhatti M, Treangen TJ, Kalia A, Shelburne SA, Shropshire WC. Identification of a novel CG307 sub-clade in third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae causing invasive infections in the USA. Microb Genom 10(2), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38407244.
- Esplen HP, Yang RK, Kalia A, Tang Z, Tang G, Medeiros LJ, Toruner GA. Recurrent Somatic Copy Number Alterations and Their Association with Oncogene Expression Levels in High-Grade Ovarian Serous Carcinoma. Life (Basel) 13(11), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38004332.
- Shropshire WC, Strope B, Selvaraj Anand S, Bremer J, McDaneld P, Bhatti MM, Flores AR, Kalia A, Shelburne SA. Temporal dynamics of genetically heterogeneous extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli bloodstream infections. mSphere 8(4):e0018323, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37427953.
- Yang H, Garcia-Manero G, Sasaki K, Montalban-Bravo G, Tang Z, Wei Y, Kadia T, Chien K, Rush D, Nguyen H, Kalia A, Nimmakayalu M, Bueso-Ramos C, Kantarjian H, Medeiros LJ, Luthra R, Kanagal-Shamanna R. High-resolution structural variant profiling of myelodysplastic syndromes by optical genome mapping uncovers cryptic aberrations of prognostic and therapeutic significance. Leukemia 36(9):2306-2316, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35915143.
- Shropshire WC, Aitken SL, Pifer R, Kim J, Bhatti MM, Li X, Kalia A, Galloway-Peña J, Sahasrabhojane P, Arias CA, Greenberg DE, Hanson BM, Shelburne SA. IS26-mediated amplification of blaOXA-1 and blaCTX-M-15 with concurrent outer membrane porin disruption associated with de novo carbapenem resistance in a recurrent bacteraemia cohort. J Antimicrob Chemother 76(2):385-395, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33164081.
- Shelburne SA, Dib RW, Endres BT, Reitzel R, Li X, Kalia A, Sahasrabhojane P, Chaftari AM, Hachem R, Vargas-Cruz NS, Jiang Y, Garey K, Fowler VG, Holland TL, Gu J, Miller W, Sakurai A, Arias CA, Aitken SL, Greenberg DE, Kim J, Flores AR, Raad I. Whole-genome sequencing of Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream isolates from a prospective clinical trial reveals that complicated bacteraemia is caused by a limited number of closely related sequence types. Clin Microbiol Infect 26(5):646.e1-646.e8, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31639470.
- Aryal NK, Pant V, Wasylishen AR, Parker-Thornburg J, Baseler L, El-Naggar AK, Liu B, Kalia A, Lozano G, Arur S. Constitutive Dicer1 phosphorylation accelerates metabolism and aging in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116(3):960-969, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30593561.
- DebRoy S, Li X, Kalia A, Galloway-Pena J, Shah BJ, Fowler VG, Flores AR, Shelburne SA. Identification of a chimeric emm gene and novel emm pattern in currently circulating strains of emm4 Group A Streptococcus. Microb Genom 4(11), 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30412460.
- Li X, Arias CA, Aitken SL, Galloway Peña J, Panesso D, Chang M, Diaz L, Rios R, Numan Y, Ghaoui S, DebRoy S, Bhatti MM, Simmons DE, Raad I, Hachem R, Folan SA, Sahasarabhojane P, Kalia A, Shelburne SA. Clonal Emergence of Invasive Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Deconvoluted via a Combination of Whole-Genome Sequencing and Microbiome Analyses. Clin Infect Dis 67(3):398-406, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Galloway-Peña J, DebRoy S, Brumlow C, Li X, Tran TT, Horstmann N, Yao H, Chen K, Wang F, Pan BF, Hawke DH, Thompson EJ, Arias CA, Fowler VG, Bhatti MM, Kalia A, Flores AR, Shelburne SA. Hypervirulent group A Streptococcus emergence in an acaspular background is associated with marked remodeling of the bacterial cell surface. PLoS One 13(12):e0207897, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30517150.
- Dib RW, Numan Y, Li X, Kalia A, Raad I, Sheburne SA. Invasive Staphylococcus Epidermidis Isolates are Highly Clonal and Distinct from Commensal Strains: Time for a New Paradigm in Infection Control?. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 4(suppl_1):S564-S564, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Perpich JD, Kalia A, Price CTD, Jones SC, Wong K, Gehring K, Kwaik YA. Divergent evolution of Di-lysine ER retention vs. farnesylation motif-mediated anchoring of the AnkB virulence effector to the Legionella-containing vacuolar membrane. Sci Rep 7(1):5123, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Bhatti MD, Kalia A, Sahasrabhojane P, Kim J, Greenberg DE, Shelburne SA. Identification and Whole Genome Sequencing of the First Case of Kosakonia radicincitans Causing a Human Bloodstream Infection. Front Microbiol 8:62, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28174569.
- Petrosyan V, Holder M, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Sahasrabhojane P, Thompson EJ, Kalia A, Shelburne SA. Complete Genome Sequence of Streptococcus mitis Strain SVGS_061 Isolated from a Neutropenic Patient with Viridans Group Streptococcal Shock Syndrome. Genome Announc 4(2), 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27056234.
- Evers C, Patel K, Petrosyan V, Morrison C, Varghese V, Chu RA, Baig A, Thompson EJ, Chase M, Hu PC, Kalia A. Draft Genome Sequences of Four Genetically Distinct Human Isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. Genome Announc 3(5), 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26430051.
- Hu PC, Hernandez B, Porter JB, Ford D, Richmond S, Kalia A. Project-based curriculum development for the ‘nextgen” molecular technologist. Journal of Allied Health 43(4):263-263, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Drake M, Furuta T, Suen KM, Gonzalez G, Liu B, Kalia A, Ladbury JE, Fire AZ, Skeath JB, Arur S. A requirement for ERK-dependent Dicer phosphorylation in coordinating oocyte-to-embryo transition in C. elegans. Dev Cell 31(5):614-28, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25490268.
- Putty K, Marcus SA, Mittl PR, Bogadi LE, Hunter AM, Arur S, Berg DE, Sethu P, Kalia A. Robustness of Helicobacter pylori Infection Conferred by Context-Variable Redundancy among Cysteine-Rich Paralogs. PLoS One 8(3):e59560, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23555707.
- Kersulyte D, Kalia A, Gilman RH, Mendez M, Herrera P, Cabrera L, Velapatiño B, Balqui J, Paredes Puente de la Vega F, Rodriguez Ulloa CA, Cok J, Hooper CC, Dailide G, Tamma S, Berg DE. Helicobacter pylori from Peruvian amerindians: traces of human migrations in strains from remote Amazon, and genome sequence of an Amerind strain. PLoS One 5(11):e15076, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21124785.
- Price CT, Al-Khodor S, Al-Quadan T, Santic M, Habyarimana F, Kalia A, Kwaik YA. Molecular mimicry by an F-box effector of Legionella pneumophila hijacks a conserved polyubiquitination machinery within macrophages and protozoa. PLoS Pathog 5(12):e1000704, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 20041211.
- Dumrese C, Slomianka L, Ziegler U, Choi SS, Kalia A, Fulurija A, Lu W, Berg DE, Benghezal M, Marshall B, Mittl PR. The secreted Helicobacter cysteine-rich protein A causes adherence of human monocytes and differentiation into a macrophage-like phenotype. FEBS Lett 583(10):1637-43, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19393649.
- Kersulyte D, Lee W, Subramaniam D, Anant S, Herrera P, Cabrera L, Balqui J, Barabas O, Kalia A, Gilman RH, Berg DE. Helicobacter Pylori's plasticity zones are novel transposable elements. PLoS One 4(9):e6859, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19727398.
- Al-Khodor S, Price CT, Habyarimana F, Kalia A, Abu Kwaik Y. A Dot/Icm-translocated ankyrin protein of Legionella pneumophila is required for intracellular proliferation within human macrophages and protozoa. Mol Microbiol 70(4):908-23, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18811729.
- Habyarimana F, Al-Khodor S, Kalia A, Graham JE, Price CT, Garcia MT, Kwaik YA. Role for the Ankyrin eukaryotic-like genes of Legionella pneumophila in parasitism of protozoan hosts and human macrophages. Environ Microbiol 10(6):1460-74, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18279343.
- Ogura M, Perez JC, Mittl PR, Lee HK, Dailide G, Tan S, Ito Y, Secka O, Dailidiene D, Putty K, Berg DE, Kalia A. Helicobacter pylori evolution: lineage- specific adaptations in homologs of eukaryotic Sel1-like genes. PLoS Comput Biol 3(8):e151, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17696605.
- Albert TJ, Dailidiene D, Dailide G, Norton JE, Kalia A, Richmond TA, Molla M, Singh J, Green RD, Berg DE. Mutation discovery in bacterial genomes: metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori. Nat Methods 2(12):951-3, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16299480.
- Kersulyte D, Kalia A, Zhang M, Lee HK, Subramaniam D, Kiuduliene L, Chalkauskas H, Berg DE. Sequence organization and insertion specificity of the novel chimeric ISHp609 transposable element of Helicobacter pylori. J Bacteriol 186(22):7521-8, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15516563.
- Kalia A, Mukhopadhyay AK, Dailide G, Ito Y, Azuma T, Wong BC, Berg DE. Evolutionary dynamics of insertion sequences in Helicobacter pylori. J Bacteriol 186(22):7508-20, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15516562.
- Aspholm-Hurtig M, Dailide G, Lahmann M, Kalia A, Ilver D, Roche N, Vikström S, Sjöström R, Lindén S, Bäckström A, Lundberg C, Arnqvist A, Mahdavi J, Nilsson UJ, Velapatiño B, Gilman RH, Gerhard M, Alarcon T, López-Brea M, Nakazawa T, Fox JG, Correa P, Dominguez-Bello MG, Perez-Perez GI, Blaser MJ, Normark S, Carlstedt I, Oscarson S, Teneberg S, Berg DE, Borén T. Functional adaptation of BabA, the H. pylori ABO blood group antigen binding adhesin. Science 305(5683):519-22, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15273394.
- McGregor KF, Spratt BG, Kalia A, Bennett A, Bilek N, Beall B, Bessen DE. Multilocus sequence typing of Streptococcus pyogenes representing most known emm types and distinctions among subpopulation genetic structures. J Bacteriol 186(13):4285-94, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15205431.
- McGregor KF, Bilek N, Bennett A, Kalia A, Beall B, Carapetis JR, Currie BJ, Sriprakash KS, Spratt BG, Bessen DE. Group A streptococci from a remote community have novel multilocus genotypes but share emm types and housekeeping alleles with isolates from worldwide sources. J Infect Dis 189(4):717-23, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 14767827.
- Kalia A, Bessen DE. Natural selection and evolution of streptococcal virulence genes involved in tissue-specific adaptations. J Bacteriol 186(1):110-21, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 14679231.
- Kalia A, Bessen DE. Presence of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin A and C genes in human isolates of group G streptococci. FEMS Microbiol Lett 219(2):291-5, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12620634.
- Kalia A, Spratt BG, Enright MC, Bessen DE. Influence of recombination and niche separation on the population genetic structure of the pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes. Infect Immun 70(4):1971-83, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 11895961.
- Bessen DE, Kalia A. Genomic localization of a T serotype locus to a recombinatorial zone encoding extracellular matrix-binding proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes. Infect Immun 70(3):1159-67, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 11854196.
- Kalia A, Enright MC, Spratt BG, Bessen DE. Directional gene movement from human-pathogenic to commensal-like streptococci. Infect Immun 69(8):4858-69, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11447161.
- Enright MC, Spratt BG, Kalia A, Cross JH, Bessen DE. Multilocus sequence typing of Streptococcus pyogenes and the relationships between emm type and clone. Infect Immun 69(4):2416-27, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11254602.
- Feil EJ, Holmes EC, Bessen DE, Chan MS, Day NP, Enright MC, Goldstein R, Hood DW, Kalia A, Moore CE, Zhou J, Spratt BG. Recombination within natural populations of pathogenic bacteria: short-term empirical estimates and long-term phylogenetic consequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98(1):182-7, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11136255.
- Kalia A, Rattan A, Chopra P. A method for extraction of high-quality and high-quantity genomic DNA generally applicable to pathogenic bacteria. Anal Biochem 275(1):1-5, 1999. e-Pub 1999. PMID: 10542102.
- Khan FG, Rattan A, Khan IA, Kalia A. Study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing ventilator associated pneumonia. Indian J Med Res 107:68-74, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9540279.
- Verma A, Kottat AJ, Kalia A, Kapoor SK, Rattan A. Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus at a rural clinic. Natl Med J India 10(5):255, 1997. e-Pub 1997. PMID: 9401394.
- Gupta R, Kalia A, Rattan A, Kumar R, Gupta SK. Comparative evaluation of two indigenously developed tests for rapid detection of group-A streptococci directly from throat swabs. Indian J Med Res 105:200-5, 1997. e-Pub 1997. PMID: 9183075.
- Khan FG, Rattan A, Khan IA, Kalia A. A preliminary study of fingerprinting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by whole cell protein analysis by SDS-PAGE. Indian J Med Res 104:342-8, 1996. e-Pub 1996. PMID: 8996934.
- Khan IA, Rattan A, Fatima T, Khan FG, Kalia A. Application of whole cell protein analysis by SDS PAGE to establish the source of Salmonella typhimurium. J Infect 33(3):169-71, 1996. e-Pub 1996. PMID: 8945705.
Review Articles
- Al-Khodor S, Price CT, Kalia A, Abu Kwaik Y. Functional diversity of ankyrin repeats in microbial proteins. Trends Microbiol 18(3):132-9,, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 19962898.
- Aspholm M, Kalia A, Ruhl S, Schedin S, Arnqvist A, Lindén S, Sjöström R, Gerhard M, Semino-Mora C, Dubois A, Unemo M, Danielsson D, Teneberg S, Lee WK, Berg DE, Borén T. Helicobacter pylori adhesion to carbohydrates. Methods Enzymol 417:293-339, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 17132512.
- Rattan A, Kalia A, Ahmad N. Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: molecular perspectives. Emerg Infect Dis 4(2):195-209, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9621190.
Abstracts
- Bellman AC, Domogala DD, Hoballah YM, Y-W L, Tang H, Varghese V, Thompson EJ, Hu P, Liu X, Kalia A. A Comparison of Illumina MiSeqTM, MiniSeqTM and De Novo Draft Genome Assemblers in a Bacterial Species, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Bright C, Wang J, Ciacciofera N, C-T Wu, Shropshire W, Shelburne SS, Liu X, Kalia A. On the accuracy and reproducibility of Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinIon platform-based bacterial genome assembly. ASCLS/AGT/SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting.
- Bright C, Wang J, Ciacciofera N, C-T W, Shropshire W, Shelburne SS, Liu X, Kalia A. Whole genome sequencing based genotyping of four Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis isolates causing recurrent infection. the ASCLS/AGT/SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting.
Book Chapters
- Sethu P, Putty K, Y-S L, and Kalia A. Connecting microbial population genetics to microbial pathogenesis: Engineering microfluidic cell arrays for high through put interrogation of host-pathogen interactions. In: Handbook of Research on Systems Biology and Computational Methods: Interdisciplinary Applications. First. IGI Global, 533-548, 2011.
- Dykhuizen DE, Kalia A. The population structure of pathogenic bacteria. In: Evolution in health and disease. Second. Oxford University Press, 185-198, 2008.
Books (edited and written)
- Schutzbank TE, Dunbar SA, Sundin T, Anderson KM, Babady E, Broukhanski G, Das S, Dolinger DL, Hemarajata P, Kalia A, Pillai D Schroeder A. Molecular Methods for Genotyping and Strain Typing of Infectious Organisms. CLSI Guideline MM24. Ed(s) First. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, 2021.
Patient Reviews
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