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Priya Desikan

University of Cambridge

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Chongjing XiaiD· 3 shared Sebastian Eves‐van den AkkeriD· 3 shared Victor Hugo Moura de SouzaiD· 3 shared Anika DammiD· 2 shared Beth Molloy· 2 shared Clément PellegriniD· 2 shared George Harpum· 2 shared Lida DerevninaiD· 2 shared

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Better late than never: the impact of hatching time on Heterodera schachtii parasitism

Mason Rugen-Hankey, Priya Desikan, George Harpum, Chongjing Xia, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Unnati Sonawala, Lida Derevnina, Beth Molloy, Anika Damm, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

This study investigates how hatching time affects the parasitism of beet cyst nematodes, finding that late hatchers are more infective due to differences in energy use and gene expression.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

The host range paradox of Meloidogyne incognita: a physiological and transcriptomic analysis of nine susceptible interactions across six plant orders

Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Clément Pellegrin, Vincent C. T. Hanlon, Chongjing Xia, Olaf Prosper Kranse, Unnati Sonawala, Priya Desikan, Beatrice Senatori, Lucie Bolelli, Étienne Danchin, Lida Derevnina, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

This paper investigates how Meloidogyne incognita infects diverse plant species by analyzing transcriptomic responses across nine plant interactions, finding distinct transcriptional programs and effector deployment patterns that influence host specificity.

New Phytologist · Jul 28, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Antagonistic action of a nuclear hormone receptor pair coordinates a switch from lytic to biotrophic effector production in a plant-parasitic nematode

Anika Damm, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Anna Dickinson, Priya Desikan, Alexis L. Sperling, George Harpum, Paul Brett, Beth Molloy, Clément Pellegrin, Chongjing Xia, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

This study identifies DGR-1 as a transcription factor that switches from lytic to biotrophic effector production in plant-parasitic nematodes, working antagonistically with SUGR-1 to regulate effector expression during infection.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2026 · PreprintPathology