Xavier Nirmala

472 total citations
16 papers, 329 citations indexed

About

Xavier Nirmala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xavier Nirmala has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 329 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Insect Science and 6 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Xavier Nirmala's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (9 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (8 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers). Xavier Nirmala is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (9 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (8 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (7 papers). Xavier Nirmala collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Austria. Xavier Nirmala's co-authors include Anthony A. James, Osvaldo Marinotti, Alfred M. Handler, Grażyna Zimowska, Nijole Jasinskiene, Xiao‐Guang Chen, Alison T. Isaacs, Anthony James, Fengwu Li and Joseph M. Vinetz and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Gene and PLoS Pathogens.

In The Last Decade

Xavier Nirmala

16 papers receiving 317 citations

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Anastasios C. Koutsos United Kingdom

Susan M. Rottschaefer United States

Genelle L. Grossman United States

Philip H. Kogan United States

Anna Drexler United States

A. Ahmed Japan

Leonardo L. Fruttero Argentina

James R. Hogan United States

Peter J. Millichap United Kingdom

Chansak Suwanchaichinda United States

Anastasios C. Koutsos United Kingdom

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16 of 16 papers shown

Zimowska, Grażyna, Xavier Nirmala, Masroor Qadri, & Alfred M. Handler. (2024). A transposon-based genetic marker for conspecific identity within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 1924–1924. 2 indexed citations

Schetelig, Marc F., et al.. (2016). Germline transformation of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae(Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae), with a piggyBac transposon vector. TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY. 40. 845–855. 7 indexed citations

Nirmala, Xavier, Marc F. Schetelig, Grażyna Zimowska, Lei Zhou, & Alfred M. Handler. (2014). Pro-apoptotic gene regulation and its activation by gamma-irradiation in the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa. APOPTOSIS. 20(1). 1–9. 8 indexed citations

Nirmala, Xavier, Marc F. Schetelig, Fahong Yu, & Alfred M. Handler. (2013). An EST database of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae). Gene. 517(2). 212–217. 8 indexed citations

Isaacs, Alison T., Fengwu Li, Nijole Jasinskiene, et al.. (2011). Engineered Resistance to Plasmodium falciparum Development in Transgenic Anopheles stephensi. PLoS Pathogens. 7(4). e1002017–e1002017. 97 indexed citations

Schetelig, Marc F., Xavier Nirmala, & Alfred M. Handler. (2011). Pro-apoptotic cell death genes, hid and reaper, from the tephritid pest species, Anastrepha suspensa. APOPTOSIS. 16(8). 759–768. 18 indexed citations

Nirmala, Xavier, et al.. (2011). A DsRed fluorescent protein marker under polyubiquitin promoter regulation allows visual and amplified gene detection of transgenic Caribbean fruit flies in field traps. BioControl. 56(3). 333–340. 4 indexed citations

Meza, José S., et al.. (2010). Development of transgenic strains for the biological control of the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens. Genetica. 139(1). 53–62. 16 indexed citations

Zimowska, Grażyna, Xavier Nirmala, & Alfred M. Handler. (2009). The β2-tubulin gene from three tephritid fruit fly species and use of its promoter for sperm marking. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 39(8). 508–515. 30 indexed citations

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Nirmala, Xavier, Grażyna Zimowska, & Alfred M. Handler. (2009). Characterization of the proteasomeβ2 subunit gene and its mutant allele in the tephritid fruit fly pest, Anastrepha suspensa. Insect Molecular Biology. 18(3). 333–340. 8 indexed citations

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Nirmala, Xavier, et al.. (2006). Functional characterization of the promoter of the vitellogenin gene, AsVg1, of the malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 36(9). 694–700. 36 indexed citations

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Marinotti, Osvaldo, Margareth Lara Capurro, Xavier Nirmala, Eric Calvo, & Anthony A. James. (2006). Structure and expression of the lipophorin-encoding gene of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 144(1). 101–109. 22 indexed citations

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Nirmala, Xavier, Osvaldo Marinotti, & Anthony A. James. (2005). The accumulation of specific mRNAs following multiple blood meals in Anopheles gambiae. Insect Molecular Biology. 14(1). 95–103. 26 indexed citations

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Nirmala, Xavier, et al.. (2005). Differential sequestration of storage proteins by various fat body tissues during post-larval development in silkworm,Bombyx moriL.. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 48(1-3). 81–88. 12 indexed citations

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Nirmala, Xavier & Anthony A. James. (2003). Engineering Plasmodium-refractory phenotypes in mosquitoes. Trends in Parasitology. 19(9). 384–387. 31 indexed citations

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Nirmala, Xavier, Václav Hypša, & Michal Žurovec. (2001). Molecular phylogeny of Calyptratae (Diptera: Brachycera): the evolution of 18S and 16S ribosomal rDNAs in higher dipterans and their use in phylogenetic inference. Insect Molecular Biology. 10(5). 475–485. 4 indexed citations

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