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David R. Nelson

New York University Abu Dhabi

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Genomics· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1

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Andrew W. Murray· 2 shared Ashish Kumar JaiswaliD· 2 shared Bushra DohaiiD· 2 shared Jean‐Claude TwizereiD· 2 shared Kourosh Salehi‐AshtianiiD· 2 shared Sarah DaakouriD· 2 shared Alexandra MystikouiD· 1 shared Amnah Salem Alzahmi· 1 shared

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Conserved metabolic vulnerabilities across pathogenic coronaviruses nominate host-directed therapeutic targets

Bushra Dohai, Diana Charles El Assal, Mina Kang, Ashish Kumar Jaiswal, Christophe Poulet, Sarah Daakour, David R. Nelson, Pascal Falter‐Braun, Jean‐Claude Twizere, Kourosh Salehi‐Ashtiani

The paper identifies conserved metabolic vulnerabilities across SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV using transcriptomic data and metabolic models, revealing druggable host targets.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2026 · PreprintSystems Biology

Multi-omics decipher the molecular mechanisms driving high-lipid production in an artificially-evolved Chlamydomonas mutant

David R. Nelson, Amphun Chaiboonchoe, Weiqi Fu, Basel Khraiwesh, Bushra Dohai, Ashish Kumar Jaiswal, Dina Al-Khairy, Alexandra Mystikou, Latifa Al Nahyan, Amnah Salem Alzahmi, Layanne Nayfeh, Sarah Daakour, Matthew John O’Connor, Mehar Sultana, Khaled M. Hazzouri, , Kourosh Salehi‐Ashtiani

The paper identifies mutations and multi-omic changes in a Chlamydomonas mutant (H5) that enhance lipid production without affecting growth.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Spatially-constrained growth enhances conversional meltdown

Maxim O. Lavrentovich, Mary E. Wahl, David R. Nelson, Andrew W. Murray

The paper shows that spatial constraints increase the risk of fitness loss in yeast populations due to conversion-induced meltdown, supported by experiments and theoretical models.

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2016Evolutionary Biology

How obstacles perturb population fronts and alter their genetic structure

Wolfram Moebius, Andrew W. Murray, David R. Nelson

This study shows how compact obstacles alter population front shapes and amplify genetic drift in spreading populations using bacteriophage T7 on Escherichia coli lawns.

bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2015Evolutionary Biology