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Jigar V. Desai

Hackensack Meridian HealthPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0002-8823-0796 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Jigar V. DesaiiD1 paper · Hackensack Meridian Health

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Ai Ing LimiD· 1 shared Alexander J. WhiteheadiD· 1 shared Amy P. HsuiD· 1 shared Bruce S. KleiniD· 1 shared Chenyan Huang· 1 shared Claudia KemperiD· 1 shared Cleison Ledesma TairaiD· 1 shared Darin L. Wiesner· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Lactation Remodels the Maternal Lung to Promote Preemptive Innate Defense

Thomas R. Cafiero, SOO CHING LEE, Chenyan Huang, Krist H Antunes Fernandes, Raju Shivarathri, Dede Setiawan, Harsha Sen, Jessica Ribeiro de Souza, Leafy Ye, Ricardo Mallarino, Fenna M. Krienen, Jigar V. Desai, Ai Ing Lim

This study shows lactation remodels the maternal lung to enhance innate defense against respiratory pathogens through epithelial changes, vascular remodeling, and granulocyte recruitment.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

An innate immune circuit involving the lectin pathway, complement and lung epithelial cells enforce barrier immunity to inhaled fungal disease

Darin L. Wiesner, Gaurav Bairwa, Desai Prashant, Amy P. Hsu, Alexander J. Whitehead, Xin He, Cleison Ledesma Taira, Lucas dos Santos Dias, Jack A. Bibby, Claudia Kemper, Eric Karlins, Jingwen Gu, Justin Lack, P Brennan, Jigar V. Desai, , Bruce S. Klein

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology