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Viral S. Shah

Broad InstituteORCID 0000-0002-3605-8066Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Jayaraj RajagopaliD· 3 shared Jiawei SuniD· 2 shared Manalee Vishnu SurveiD· 2 shared Qiaozhen LiuiD· 2 shared Yohana Otto· 2 shared Adam L. HaberiD· 1 shared Alfred T. HardingiD· 1 shared Anthony Xu· 1 shared

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Induced microfold cells are required for the function of pulmonary tertiary lymphoid organs that promote mucosal immunity

Manalee Vishnu Surve, Dawei Sun, Vanshika Panchal, Brian Lin, Po Kwok Tse, Sunghyun Kim, Qiaozhen Liu, Tivadar Török, Jackson A. Weir, Anthony Xu, John Vo Huynh, Victoria I. Cottrell, Hannah Willit, Giovanni Marrero, Vipin Kumar, , Jayaraj Rajagopal

This study shows that induced microfold cells are essential for the function of pulmonary tertiary lymphoid organs, which support mucosal immunity against influenza.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Single-cell analysis of human airway epithelium identifies cell type-specific responses to Aspergillus and Coccidioides

Alfred T. Harding, Arianne J. Crossen, Jennifer L. Reedy, Kyle J. Basham, Olivia W. Hepworth, Yanting Zhang, Viral S. Shah, Hannah E. Brown, Manalee Vishnu Surve, Patricia Simaku, Geneva N. Kwaku, Kirstine Nolling Jensen, Yohana Otto, Rebecca Ward, George R. Thompson, , Jatin M. Vyas

This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze human airway epithelial cell responses to Aspergillus and Coccidioides, revealing distinct stress and cytokine pathways.

mBio · Oct 13, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

The identification and characterization of hillocks in the postnatal mouse and human airway

Yohana Otto, Gergana G. Shipkovenska, Qiaozhen Liu, Jiawei Sun, Lida P. Hariri, Viral S. Shah, Jayaraj Rajagopal

The paper identifies and characterizes hillocks in postnatal mouse and human airways, showing their presence from postnatal day 3 and functional maturation during development.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology