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Nikë Bharucha

Stanford Medicine

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Ioannis KarakikesiD· 2 shared Aarooran Sivakumaran DurairajiD· 1 shared Alva G. SainziD· 1 shared Anthony C. VenidaiD· 1 shared Brandon Hwa-Lin BergsneideriD· 1 shared Brendan J. KeatingiD· 1 shared Chulhwan S. KwakiD· 1 shared Erjola Rapushi· 1 shared

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Shared and Divergent Features of Cardiac Transcriptome and Glucose Metabolism Markers in Human and Mouse HFpEF

Kajol Thapa, Kleio‐Maria Verrou, Erjola Rapushi, Georgios Siokatas, Karthickeyan Chella Krishnan, Nikë Bharucha, Brendan J. Keating, Markus Meyer, Ioannis Karakikes, Konstantinos Drosatos

This study compares cardiac transcriptome and glucose metabolism markers in human and mouse HFpEF, finding greater conservation in right ventricles and sex-specific differences in left ventricles.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

The MIRO1-BAX Complex Dictates Life and Death at the Mitochondrial Gate

Alva G. Sainz, Chulhwan S. Kwak, Kwang Bog Cho, Sejal A Sripadanna, Brandon Hwa-Lin Bergsneider, Zoë Zizzo, Aarooran Sivakumaran Durairaj, Zehui Du, Ian Cooney, Anthony C. Venida, Nikë Bharucha, Ioannis Karakikes, Wah Chiu, Michael K. Lim, Michael Cory Bassik, Xinnan Wang

This study identifies MIRO1 as a context-specific modulator of BAX activity, showing it drives distinct cell death pathways in glioma cells and Parkinsonian neurons through different mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology