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Veda Nayak

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA;

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Angela L. Wei· 1 shared Ankur AnkuriD· 1 shared Chi Phan· 1 shared Grace Muma· 1 shared Hiten D. MadhaniiD· 1 shared Jennifer N. CashiD· 1 shared Kyle Cesar· 1 shared Lauren K. AndersoniD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Therapeutic vulnerabilities of the drug-resistant fungal meningitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

Manning Y. Huang, Patrick Hecht, Kyle Cesar, Massimiliano Ciranni, Angela L. Wei, Michael J. Boucher, Sydney L. Briner, Lea Lortal, Veda Nayak, Ankur Ankur, Tuo Wang, Tamara L. Doering, Vito Paolo Pastore, Hiten D. Madhani

This study identifies therapeutic vulnerabilities in Cryptococcus neoformans using CRISPR-insert and machine learning, revealing new drug targets and synthetic lethal dependencies.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

P-Rex2 exhibits unique structural features and regulatory mechanisms distinct from the closely related RhoGEF P-Rex1

Lauren K. Anderson, Rohan Marde, Grace Muma, Veda Nayak, Chi Phan, Sheng Li, Jennifer N. Cash

This study determines the structure of P-Rex2 and identifies unique regulatory features compared to P-Rex1, revealing differences in autoinhibition and dynamics.

bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry