Since 2018, Sagar Aryal has been the Founder of Microbe Notes (https://microbenotes.com/), an educational platform dedicated to microbiology. In 2024, he expanded this vision by founding Science Info (https://scienceinfo.com/). Concurrently, he has served as Co-founder and Research Head of the Department of Natural Products at the Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS) since 2017.
A Ph.D. Scholar in Microbiology at Tribhuvan University (enrolled in 2018), Sagar Aryal has been deeply involved in research on Actinomycetes, Myxobacteria, and natural products. From February 2015 to June 2019, he shared his expertise as a Lecturer at St. Xavier’s College in Maitighar, Kathmandu. Throughout his career, Sagar Aryal has had the opportunity to present scientific findings and build professional networks in more than ten countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, China, and India. To date, he has published over a dozen research articles and book chapters in respected international journals and with reputable publishers, and also brings over 12 years of experience in blogging, content writing, and SEO.
Recognized as an emerging leader in microbiology, Sagar Aryal was appointed ASM Young Ambassador to Nepal for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in 2023 and currently serves as the Global Section Editor – South Asia at The Microbiologist magazine, published by Applied Microbiology International.
Biography
Sagar Aryal was born in Palpa and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. He attended Kathmandu Don Bosco School and received higher education from Himalayan White House International College.
Education and Career
Sagar Aryal attended St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, to complete his Master of Science in Microbiology. He co-founded the Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS) in 2017 to focus on the research and development of tools and techniques to enable the study of biological sciences. He is the Research Head of the Department of Natural Products, Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS). Aryal worked as a Lecturer at St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal, from Feb 2015 to June 2019. After teaching microbiology for over four years, he joined the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, to pursue his Ph.D. in collaboration with Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrucken, Germany. He is interested in research on actinobacteria, myxobacteria, and natural products. Aryal started his blogging career with Microbiology Info and later continued with Microbe Notes and Science Info. He has traveled to more than ten countries (Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Czech Republic, China, and India) to present his research.
Selected Research Paper and Book Chapter Publications
- Isolation, Characterization, and Screening of Antimicrobial-Producing Actinomycetes from Soil Samples.
- Isolation and Characterization of Potential Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes from Water and Soil Sediments of Different Regions of Nepal.
- Isolation and Screening of Antibiotics Producing Streptomyces spp from the Soil Collected around the Root of Alnus nepalensis from Godawari
- Novel Streptomyces Sp. Reported in 2018: A Meta-Analysis.
- Microplastics in environment: global concern, challenges, and controlling measures.
- Technological Advancements for the Detection of Antibiotics in Food Products.
- Wildlife Diplomacy and Gifting in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Region: A Chronological History and Opinion of Nepalese Literates.
New Paper Article Publications
- Nipah alert on myRepublica (https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/nipah-alert/).
- Outbreak on The Kathmandu Post (https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2018/02/13/outbreak).
Sagar Aryal in the News
- Likeminded researchers all over the world – our experiences of FEMS (https://www.the-microbiologist.com/careers/likeminded-researchers-all-over-the-world-our-experiences-of-fems/1511.article)
- One day workshop organised in Kathmandu on Single Cell Protein (https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/02/23/one-day-workshop-organised-in-kathmandu-on-single-cell-protein).
Awards and Recognitions
- ASM Young Ambassador to Nepal
2023 – Present (https://asm.org/programs/asm-ambassadors-program) - Global Section Editor – South Asia, Applied Microbiology International
2023 – Present (https://www.the-microbiologist.com/editorial-team) - SfAM Communications Award
Professional Communicator Category Winner (https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2015/09/04/nepali-microbiologist-wins-international-award). - Microbiology Society Champion
2016-2022 (https://microbiologysociety.org/blog/these-are-the-champions-sagar-aryal.html).