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Raina Kikani

Duke University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:organoid / primary culture· 1

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Engineered nanosponges mitigate peripheral stress-induced neuroinflammation and restore cognitive function

Sajeeshkumar Madhurakkat Perikamana, Biswanath Maity, Rokas Dargis, Raina Kikani, Hilal Ahmad Rather, Paris Brown, Giwon Cho, Hunter Newman, Lavonia Duncan, Gaurav Arya, Shyni Varghese

This study develops HA Tau nanosponges that reduce systemic inflammation and cognitive decline in aged mice by sequestering inflammatory proteins without suppressing immunity.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Patient-Specific Vascularized Lung Tumor Organoids for Tumor-Immune Profiling

Naveen R. Natesh, Surjendu Maity, Raina Kikani, Sajeeshkumar Madhurakkat Perikamana, Giwon Cho, Nicole Angel, Zhicheng Ji, Shyni Varghese

This paper develops a vascularized tumor organoid platform to model patient-specific immunotherapy responses and identifies hyperangiogenic signaling as a barrier to T cell infiltration.

bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering