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Ankur B. Dalia

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Vibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAquaculture disease management and microbiotaCRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Publications

119

Citations

3,551

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Ankur B. Dalia studies the genetics and molecular biology of bacteria, with a particular focus on how bacteria like Vibrio cholerae (the microbe that causes cholera) take up DNA from their environment through a process called natural transformation. Much of the work examines the machinery of type IV pili—hair-like protein structures on the bacterial surface—and how their assembly, movement, and DNA-binding contribute to gene exchange. The lab also explores related bacterial processes such as nitrogen regulation and pilus assembly systems.

Vibrio cholerae geneticsNatural transformation and DNA uptakeType IV pilus assembly and dynamicsBacterial secretion systemsMolecular mechanisms of gene exchange

Publication activity has fluctuated year to year but remained steady overall, averaging about 10-11 outputs per year over the last five years, with a notable rise in 2026.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through July 2029 — about 3 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R13AI186224through Jul 2029 · $8k awarded

    30th Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference (MMPC)

  • ActiveNIH R35GM128674through Jun 2028 · $468k awarded

    Mechanisms and regulation of horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation in Vibrio cholerae

1 earlier award
  • NIH K22AI118863May 2016 – Apr 2019 · $107k awarded

    Vibrio cholerae-chitin interactions and their role in cholera transmission and evolution

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 1,763 mid career Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology PIs within our index
Citations: 3,551cohort median 815
h-index: 32cohort median 12
Publications / year (recent): 8.8cohort median 3.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 20% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 23 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.8/year recently
2017: 13 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 11 publications192020: 17 publications17202021: 11 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 13 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 10 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 5 collaborators at the same institution2020: 1 collaborator at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 3 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 4 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×39
  • PLoS Genetics×7
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×7
  • Nature Communications×6
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology×5
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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