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Garima Arora

Texas Biomedical Research InstituteORCID 0000-0001-7704-2012Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Smriti MehraiD· 2 shared Vinay ShivannaiD· 2 shared Xavier A. AlvareziD· 2 shared Annu DeviiD· 1 shared Deepak KaushaliD· 1 shared Dhiraj K. Singh· 1 shared Dhiraj Kumar SinghiD· 1 shared Edward J. DickiD· 1 shared

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Bronchus associated lymphoid tissue induced by an attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine prevents tuberculosis from heterologous TB challenge

Dhiraj K. Singh, Garima Arora, Venkata Siva Reddy Devireddy, Annu Devi, Mushtaq Ahmed, Vinay Shivanna, Korri S. Weldon, Shannan Hall-Ursone, Zhao Lai, Smriti Mehra, Xavier A. Alvarez, Shabaana A. Khader, Deepak Kaushal

This study shows that an attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine induces bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (iBALT) and protects against heterologous TB challenge in macaques.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Increased vaccine efficacy against tuberculosis with a recombinant BCG overexpressing the STING agonist cyclic di AMP

Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Peter K. Um, Garima Arora, Xavier A. Alvarez, Vinay Shivanna, Edward J. Dick, Smriti Mehra, William R. Bishai

This study evaluates a modified BCG vaccine overexpressing cyclic di-AMP, showing improved protection against TB in rhesus macaques.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology