Kasi Viswanath Kotapati

Professional researcher with a strong background in Plant molecular biology, virology, and nanotechnology. Adept at leveraging advanced methodologies to drive impactful research outcomes. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to evolving project requirements. Skilled in qualitative and quantitative analysis, report writing, and critical thinking, ensuring reliable and actionable insights.

• Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Song-Yi Kuo, Chin-wei Tu, Yau-Heiu Hsu, Ying-Wen Huang, Chung-Chi Hu. The Role of Plant Transcription Factors in the Fight against Plant Viruses (International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF: 6.2), 24(9), 8433 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24098433.
• Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Song-Yi Kuo, Ying-Wen Huang, Nai-Wen Tsao, Chung-Chi Hu, Na-Sheng Lin, Sheng-Yang Wang, Yau-Heiu Hsu. Characterization of virus inducible Orchid ARGONAUTE 5b promoter and its functional validation in Nicotiana benthamiana during virus infection (International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IF: 6.2), 23, 9825 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23179825.
• Yuan-Dun Ke , Ying-Wen Huang, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Chung-Chi Hu, Chuan-Ming Yeh, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Na-Sheng Lin and Yau-Heiu Hsu. NbNAC42 and NbZFP3 transcription factors regulate the virus inducible NbAGO5 promoter in Nicotiana benthamiana (Frontiers in Plant Science (IF: 4.82). 13, 924482 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.924482
• Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Panditi Varakumar, Ramachandra Reddy Pamuru, Shaik Jeelan Basha, Sailh Mehta, Ampasala Dinakara Rao. Plant Lipoxygenases and Their Role in Plant Physiology. Journal of Plant Biology (IF: 3.15). (Corresponding author). 63, 83-95 (2020).
• Shan-Li Wang, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Chii-Gong Tong, Hye Ryun An, Seonghee Jang, Fure-Chyi Chen. Floral induction and Flower development of Orchids. Frontiers in Plant Science (IF: 6.62). (Equally contributed) Volume 10. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01258
• Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Anbumani Velmurugan Ilavarasi, Tuleshwori Devi Sapam, Kasi Viswanath Kotapati, Venkata Satyanarayana Nallala, Mohd. Babu Khan, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Molecular cloning, gene expression analysis and in silicocharacterization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase from Bombyx mori. Biotechnology and applied Biochemistry, 66(5): 880-899, (2019) (IF: 2.72).
• Jeelan Basha Shaik, Daniel Pushparaju Yeggoni, Yelamanda Rao Kandrakonda, Mohan Penumala, Raveendra Babu Zinka, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Mark Manidhar Darla, Dinakara Rao Ampasala, Rajagopal Subramanyam, Amooru. G. Damu. Synthesis and biological evaluation of flavone-8-acrylamide derivatives as potential multi-target-directed anti Alzheimer agents and investigation of binding mechanism with acetylcholinesterase. Bioorganic Chemistry, 88: 102960, (2019), (IF: 4.7).
• Chagam Koteswara Reddy, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath. Impact of γ-irradiation on physicochemical characteristics, lipoxygenase activity and antioxidant properties of finger millet. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56(5):2651–2659(2019). (IF: 3.3). (Corresponding author)
• Chen-Yu Lee, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Chueh-Pai Lee, Chih-Peng Lin, Ting-Chi Cheng, Bill Chia-Han Chang, Shih-Wen Chin, and Fure-Chyi Chen. PhalDB: A comprehensive database for molecular mining of Phalaenopsis genome, transcriptome and miRNome. Genetics and Molecular Research. (2018) 17(4): (IF: 0.78). DOI: 10.4238/gmr18051
• Chen-Yu Lee, Hui-Jun Lin, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Chih-Peng Lin, Bill Chia-Han Chang, Pei-Hsun Chiu4, Chan-Tai Chiu, Ren-Huang Wang, Shih-Wen Chin, Fure-Chyi Chen. The development of functional mapping by three sex-related loci on the third whorl of different sex types of Carica papaya L., PLOS ONE (2018) 13(3):e0194605. (IF: 3.75).
• Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Alleviation of Nickel toxicity in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) germinating seedlings by exogenous application of Salicylic acid and Nitric oxide. The Crop Journal, 5; 240-250 (2016), (IF: 5.65).
• Raveendra Anangi, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Thyagaraju Kedam, Nirmala Devi K, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Purification and partial characterization of lipoxygenase from green gram germinating seedlings, 3 Biotech (2016) 6:113. (IF: 2.9).
• Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Tuleshwori Devi S, Sampath Kumar R, Daniel Doucet, Arthur Retnakaran, Peter J. Krell, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Molecular Cloning and Structural Characterization of Ecdysis Triggering Hormone from Choristoneura fumiferana, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2016) 88: 213–221. (IF: 8.5).
• Shaik Jeelan Basha, Palaka Bhagath Kumar, Penumala Mohan, Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Devineeni Subba Rao, Eadlapalli Siddhartha, Darla M. Manidhar, Ampasala Dinakara Rao, Vadde Ramakrishna, Amooru G. Damu. Synthesis, pharmacological assessment, molecular modeling and in silico studies of fused tricyclic coumarin derivatives as a new family of multifunctional anti-Alzheimer agents, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2016) 107: 219-232. (IF: 5.9).
• Kasi Viswanath Kotapati, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Raveendra Anangi, Thyagaraju Kedam, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Cloning and characterization of lipoxygenase gene from germinating seedlings of green gram (Vigna radiata L.), Plant Physiol Reports. 2015, 20 (4): 345-352. (IF: 1.6)
• Kasi Viswanath Kotapati, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Anithamma Kandukuri, Ramachandra Reddy Pamuru, Veeranjaneya Reddy Lebaka, Dinakara rao ampasala. Molecular cloning, characterization and three-dimensional structure prediction of Lipoxygenase from Finger millet [Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.] germinating seedlings, J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 2015 25(2): 155-167. (IF: 1.52).
• Kasi Viswanath Kotapati, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Anithamma Kandukuri, Ramachandra Reddy Pamuru, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Response of antioxidative enzymes and lipoxygenase to drought stress in finger millet leaves (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn), International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences. 2014 (4): 644-653
• Sapam Tuleshwori Devi, Anushree Dutta, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Mohd babu Khan, Kasi Viswanath Kotapati, Ampasala Dinakara Rao. Identification and Validation of CCR5 Antagonists from Maraviroc Analogs by Pharmacophore Modelling and 3D-QSAR Studies, Current Drug Therapy. 2014 10(999):1-1.
• Bhagath Kumar P, Nagendra Pratap S, Kasi Viswanath K, Sampath Kumar R, And Dinakara Rao A. (2014). UDP-N-Acetyl glucosamine pyrophosphorylase as novel target for controlling Aedes aegypti – molecular modeling, docking and simulation studies, International Journal of Mosquito Research 2014: 1 (2).
• Dheeraj Chitara, K.K. Viswanath, P. Bhagath kumar, Dinakar Ampasala (2014), Structural Characterization of Human 15-Lipoxygenase Protein, A Key Player in Human Pancreatic Cancer, Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science. 2014 2(3): 217-222.
• Manas Ranjan Barik, Tripti Kaur Bagga, Anupam Bhattacharya, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Kasi Viswanath Kasi Kotapati, Dinakara Rao Ampasala. Analysis of Protein Kinase Domain and Tyrosine Kinase Or serine/Threonine Kinase Signatures Involved In Lung Cancer, PeerJ (2014). (IF: 2.3).
• E.Shiva Kumar, Kasi Viswanath Kotapati, Bhagath Kumar Palaka, Vijayalakshmi.D, Ampasala Dinakara Rao, D.V.R. Prasad. Antimicrobial effect of Lipoxygenase mediated primary phyto-oxylipins from Horse gram (Dolichos bifloruse) germinating seedlings on common microbial flora, Int. J Recent scientific research, 2013 (4): 1979-1982.
• Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Jian-Zhi Huang, Shih-Wen Chin and Fure-Chyi Chen. Phalaenopsis Genome and Transcriptome Exploitation and Its Application for Breeding. (Accepted). Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. Page: 49-65; ISSN: 2199-4781
• Kotapati Kasi Viswanath, Aflaq Wani, Hanu R Pappu. Plant Virus Disease Management in the Omics Era, (Submitted to Phytopathology, Under1st revision)
• International/ National Conferences Attended : 16
• Workshops/ Symposia Attended : 10
• Research Meetings/ trainings Attended : 03

• Date of Birth : 1st July, 1983
• Sex : Male
• Marital Status : Married
• Ethnic Origin : Indian
• Languages Known: English, Telugu and Tamil

• A., Dinakara Rao, Professor, ampasaladr@bicpu.edu.in, ampasaladr@gmail.com, +91-8940108019, Department of Bioinformatics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India, 605014
• Yau Heiu, Hsu, Distinguished Professor, yhhhsu@nchu.edu.tw, +886-4-22840328#626, Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan
• Hanu R, Pappu, Distinguished Professor, hrp@wsu.edu, +1(509)592-8500, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA