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Shweta Jakhmola

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0002-0002-5385Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Gulshanbir Baidwan· 2 shared Shashi Kant TiwariiD· 2 shared Tariq M. RanaiD· 2 shared Abbey A Green· 1 shared Abigail Howell· 1 shared Allen WangiD· 1 shared Consuelo Walss‐BassiD· 1 shared Davey Mitchell SmithiD· 1 shared

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Cell-type specific impact of opioid use disorder and HIV on the human forebrain and cerebellum

Abbey A Green, Tanmayi D. Vashist, Shweta Jakhmola, Xinze Chen, Gulshanbir Baidwan, Justin Buchanan, Shashi Kant Tiwari, Emily N. Griffin, Abigail Howell, Yuna Lee, David J. Moore, Sara Gianella, Davey Mitchell Smith, Quan Zhu, Consuelo Walss‐Bass, , Tariq M. Rana

This study examines the cell-type specific effects of opioid use disorder and HIV on the human brain, identifying changes in gene regulation, metabolism, and immune responses across different brain regions.

bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Investigation of CNS damage following HIV infection and methamphetamine exposure using human iPSC-derived microglia and 3D cerebral assembloid models

Shashi Kant Tiwari, Gulshanbir Baidwan, Samantha Trescott, Shweta Jakhmola, Nicole G. Coufal, Tariq M. Rana

This study uses human iPSC-derived microglia and 3D cerebral assembloid models to investigate HIV and methamphetamine-induced CNS damage, revealing increased inflammation and neurotoxicity with reduced TREM2 function.

bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience