Narine Arabyan, Ph.D., Microbiology

 

 

Education:

Ph.D., Microbiology, University of California, Davis. 2017

“Glycan degradation, carbon starvation and metabolism during Salmonella infection and non-culturability”

M.S., Microbiology, California State University, Northridge. 2011

“Constructing protein profiles of the virulent Methanophage G during the infectious process of Methanobrevibacter strain G”

B.S., Microbiology, (Chemistry Minor), California State University, Northridge. 2008

 

 

Manuscripts published while in Weimer MicroLab:

  1. Arabyan, Narine, Bihua C. Huang and Bart C. Weimer. 2017. Draft genomes of Salmonella enterica sv Typhimurium LT2 with deleted chitinases that are emerging virulence factors. Genome Announcements 5:e00659-17 (PMID:28774970)
  2. Kong, Nguyet, Narine Arabyan, Kao Thao, Whitney Ng, Bihua C. Huang, Dylan Bobby Storey, Poyin Chen, Allison M. Weis, Soraya Foutouhi, Azarene Foutouhi, Yi Xie, and Bart C. Weimer. 2017. Draft genome sequences of 1183 Salmonella from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project. Genome Announcements 5:e00518-17. (PMID: 28705963).
  3. Arabyan, Narine, Bihua C. Huang and Bart C. Weimer. 2017. Draft Genomes of Salmonella lysozyme knockouts. Genome Announcements 5:e00519-17. (PMID: 28596411).
  4. Arabyan, Narine, Allison M. Weis, Bihua C. Huang and Bart C. Weimer. 2017. Implications of sialidases in diseases: Genome release of Salmonella sialidase knockout strains. Genome Announcements 5:e00341-17. (PMID: 28495784)
  5. Arabyan, Narine, Bihua C. Huang and Bart C. Weimer. 2017. Amylases and their importance during glycan degradation: Genome sequence release of Salmonella amylase knockout strains. Genome Announcements 5:e00355-17. (PMID: 28522713)
  6. Chen, Poyin, Nguyet Kong, Bihua Huang, Kao Thao, Whitney Ng, Dylan Bobby Storey, Narine Arabyan, Azarene Foutouhi, Soraya Foutouhi, and Bart C. 100K Pathogen Genome Project: 306 Listeria draft genomes for food safety and public health. 2017. Genome Announcements 5:e00967-16. (PMID: 28183778).
  7. Kong, Nguyet, Azarene Foutouhi, B. Carol Huang, Narine Arabyan, Kao Thao, Whitney Ng, Dylan Storey, Lucy Cai, Eric Lee, Richard Jeannotte, Lenore Kelly, Bart C. Weimer. A Next Generation Sequencing Library Workflow for Foodborne Pathogens with Quality Control Parameters for Quantification and Shearing conditions using the Agilent 2200 TapeStation System. Standards in Genomics (in press).
  8. Weis, Allison M., Bihua C. Huang, Dylan B. Storey, Nguyet Kong, Poyin Chen, Narine Arabyan, Brent Gilpin, Carl Mason, Andrea K. Townsend, Woutrina A. Miller, Barbara A. Byrne, Conor C. Taff, and Bart C. Weimer. 2017. Large-scale release of Campylobacter draft genomes; resources for food safety and public health from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project. Genome Announcements 5(1):e00925-16. (PMID: 28057746).
  9. Park, Dayoung, Narine Arabyan, Cynthia C. Williams, Ting Song, Anupam Mitra, Bart C. Weimer, Emanual Maverakis, and Carlito B. Lebrilla. 2016. Salmonella Typhimurium enzymatically landscapes the host intestinal epithelial cell surface glycome to increase invasion. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics 15(12):3653-3664 (PMID: 27754876)
  10. Arabyan, N., D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N. Kong, M. L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, and Bart C. Weimer. 2016. Glycan degradation during Salmonella enterica enterica sv Typhimurium infection. Sci. Rep. 6:29525 (doi: 10.1038/srep29525). (PMID:27389966)
  11. Jeannotte, Richard, Eric Lee, Narine Arabyan, Nguyet Kong, Kao Thao, Carol Huang and Bart C. Weimer. 2014. Optimization of Covaris settings for shearing bacterial genomic DNA by focused ultrasonication and analysis using Agilent 2200 TapeStation. Agilent Technologies application note. (5991-5075EN; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4424.1444).

Presentations while in Weimer MicroLab (Oral and Poster):

  1. N. Arabyan and B.C. Weimer. 2017. Glycan degradation, carbon starvation and metabolism during Salmonella infection and non-culturability. University of California, Davis.
  2. N. Arabyan, P. Desai, J. Shah, R.N. Gann, H. Yu, N. Kong, M.L. Yang, J. Pinzon, X. Chen, and B.C. Weimer. 2017. Salmonella wins the war with prebiotics and probiotics during infection. ASM Microbe General Meeting – American Society for Microbiology. New Orleans, LA   
  3. N. Arabyan. 2017. Life after PhD – careers with a PhD in sciences. Microbiology Graduate Group – MICROCHATS Symposium, Davis, CA.
  4. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, and B.C. Weimer. 2016. Salmonella degrades the host glycocalyx leading to altered infection and glycan remodelling. ASM Microbe General Meeting – American Society for Microbiology. Boston, MA.
  5. N. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, and B.C. Weimer. 2015. Salmonella degrades the host glycocalyx leading to altered infection and glycan remodelling. New Concepts in Niche Modulation by Microbial Pathogens. 115th General Meeting – American Society for Microbiology. Young Investigator section. New Orleans, LA.
  6. D.Park, N. Arabyan, A. Pacheco, B.C. Weimer, D. Mills, and C. Lebrilla. 2015. Isolation and characterization of membrane-associated glycans on epithelial cells upon colonization by pathogenic and commensal bacteria. 63rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. St. Louis, MO.
  7. N. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, and B.C. Weimer. 2015.  Salmonella degrades the host glycocalyx leading to altered infection and glycan remodelling. Glycobiology / Glycans as Mediators of Interactions Between Molecules, Cells, and Organisms Gordon Research Conference. Poster & Presentation. Lucca, Italy.
  8. N. Arabyan and B.C.Weimer. 2014. Evolution and biology of sialidases in host-microbe interactions. IBM-Mars Symposium. University of California, Davis.
  9. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, and B.C. Weimer. 2014. Salmonella degrades the host glycocalyx leading to altered infection and glycan remodelling.The Annual Fall Welcome Symposium. Davis, CA.
  10. N. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, & B.C. Weimer. 2014. Host glycan degradation during Salmonella enterica spp. enterica sv Typhimurium infection.17th Annual Bay Area Microbial Pathogenesis Symposium. San Francisco, CA.
  11. Park, N. Arabyan, C. Williams, T. Song, B.C. Weimer, and C. Lebrilla. 2014. Determination of changes in cell surface glycosylation with cellular transformations 62nd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Baltimore, MD.
  12. N. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, & B.C. Weimer. 2014. Host glycan degradation during Salmonella enterica spp. enterica sv Typhimurium infection. College of Biological Sciences – Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Department Seminar. Davis, CA.
  13. N. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, & B.C. Weimer. 2014. Glycan digestion during Salmonella enterica spp. enterica sv Typhimurium infection. Microbiology Graduate Group Student Annual Symposium. Davis, CA.
  14. N. Arabyan, D. Park, C. Williams, R. Jeannotte, P. Desai, J. Shah, N, Kong, M.L. Yang, C. Lebrilla, & B.C. Weimer. 2013. Glycan digestion during Salmonella enterica spp. enterica sv Typhimurium infection. 4th ASM Conference on Salmonella: The Bacterium, the host, and the Environment. Boston, MA.
  15. N. Arabyan and B.C. Weimer. 2013. Insights into evolution and diversity of sialidases. The 2nd International Conference on Genomics in the Americas. Sacramento, CA.
  16. N. Arabyan and B.C. Weimer. 2013. Host-Microbe Interactions. Veterinary Medicine Research Facility 3B – Celebrating Discovery – Grand Opening. University of California, Davis.
  17. E.A. Lynch, V. Italiani, K. Wall, N. Arabyan, M.T. Facciotti, and T. Koide. 2012. Development of a new ribosomal RNA depletion method will enable highly efficient RNA-seq in Archaea. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. San Francisco, CA.

Awards received while in Weimer MicroLab: 

  1. NIH Fellowship – National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) – Finalist (Class of 2018) 
  2. NIH Fellowship – National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) – Semi-finalist (Class of 2017) *Selected as an alternate candidate (4th out of the 9 candidates).
  3. Presidential Management Fellows Program – STEM Semi-finalist (Class of 2016)  *The PMF Program received 6,050 applicants for the 2016 cycle. A total of 808 applicants were selected as semi-finalists of whom 129 were selected as STEM semi-finalists.
  4.  UC Davis Microbiology Graduate Group Fellowship (2011-2012)