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V. Velu

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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A. N. Bucsan· 1 shared A. Narayanan· 1 shared A. Nilsdotter-Augustinsson· 1 shared A. Rajaraman· 1 shared A. T Ambikan· 1 shared C. Ibegbu· 1 shared C. Svanberg· 1 shared C. Tellapragada· 1 shared

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A. N. Bucsan

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Altered DNA methylation pattern contributes to differential epigenetic immune signaling in the upper respiratory airway of COVID-19 patients

M. Govender, J. Das, F. R. Hopkins, C. Svanberg, J. Nordgren, M. Hagbom, J. Klingstrom, A. Nilsdotter-Augustinsson, Y. K. Yong, V. Velu, S. Raju, J. Sjowall, E. M. Shankar, S. Nystrom, M. Larsson

This study identifies altered DNA methylation patterns in the upper respiratory airway of COVID-19 patients, highlighting changes in immune-related genes and potential implications for airway health.

Cells · Oct 27, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Deciphering the role of mucosal immune responses and cervicovaginal microbiome in resistance to HIV infection in HIV-exposed seronegative (HESN) women

S. Munusamy Ponnan, K. Thiruvengadam, C. Tellapragada, A. T Ambikan, A. Narayanan, S. Kathirvel, J. Shankar, A. Rajaraman, M. Afsan Amanulla, D. Thongadi Ramesh, P. Selvamuthu, S. Shanmugam, M. Kailapuri Gangatharan, S. Swaminathan, V. Velu, , L. E. Hanna

This study identifies elevated antiviral cytokines, immunoglobulins, and specific immune cell subsets in HESN women, along with increased bacterial diversity and Gardnerella spp abundance in the cervicovaginal microbiome, suggesting protective mechanisms against HIV.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2021Immunology

Control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Lungs is Associated with Recruitment of Antigen-Specific Th1 and Th17 cells Co-expressing CXCR3 and CCR6.

U. Shanmugasundaram, A. N. Bucsan, S. R. Ganatra, C. Ibegbu, M. Quezada, R. V. Blair, X. Alvarez, V. Velu, D. Kaushal, J. Rengarajan

This study identifies that Mtb-specific Th1 and Th17 cells co-expressing CXCR3 and CCR6 are critical for immune control in lung compartments during asymptomatic TB infection.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020Immunology