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Ipsita Dey

University of PittsburghORCID 0000-0002-0538-124XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Nicole O. PondeiD· 3 shared Sarah L. GaffeniD· 3 shared Bianca M. ColemaniD· 2 shared Melissa Erin CookiD· 2 shared Shachi VyasiD· 2 shared Tiffany C. TayloriD· 2 shared Amanda K. VogeliD· 1 shared Andrew Young KohiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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An IL-1, IL-17, and IL-22 cytokine circuit controls vulvovaginal candidiasis independently of estrogen

Bianca M. Coleman, Melissa Erin Cook, Md. Robin Khan, Amanda K. Vogel, Anthony J. Wells, Jian Miao, Shachi Vyas, Tiffany C. Taylor, Felix E.Y. Aggor, Nicole O. Ponde, Ipsita Dey, Henry Zou, Eldin Jašarević, Brian M. Peters, Sarah L. Gaffen

PLoS Pathogens · May 7, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

An IL-17-DUOX2 axis controls gastrointestinal colonization by Candida albicans

Pallavi Kakade, Juan F. Burgueño, Shabnam Sircaik, Nicole O. Ponde, Jinke Li, Iuliana V. Ene, Jiwoong Kim, Shen-Huan Liang, Rebecca Yunker, Ipsita Dey, Yasutada Akiba, Shipra Vaishnava, Jonathan D. Kaunitz, Sing Sing Way, Andrew Young Koh, , Richard J. Bennett

This study identifies an IL-17-DUOX2 axis that regulates C. albicans colonization and filamentation in the gut through interactions with candidalysin toxin.

Nature Communications · May 4, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification restrains antifungal immunity and is a therapeutic target in oral candidiasis

Nicole O. Ponde, Melissa Erin Cook, Isha Mehta, Ipsita Dey, Kenta Yamamoto, Tiffany C. Taylor, Bianca M. Coleman, Shachi Vyas, Rami Bechara, Jishnu Das, Sarah L. Gaffen

This study shows that m6A RNA modification suppresses antifungal immunity in oral epithelial cells and that inhibiting the m6A pathway enhances antimicrobial peptide expression, reducing fungal burden in candidiasis.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology