Saravanan Thangamani

This study shows that the tick's vitellogenesis pathway regulates the transcriptional state of its endosymbiont Rickettsia buchneri, independent of bacterial abundance.

The paper develops a serologic assay to measure antibodies against Aedes aegypti salivary proteins D7L1+2 as a marker of vector exposure and finds they correlate with dengue virus infection burden.

This study shows that different human SP-A variants affect SARS-CoV-2-induced lung disease severity by altering viral infectivity and immune gene expression.

This study evaluates an insect-based chimeric virus vaccine against Chikungunya fever, showing rapid and durable protection in macaques.

This study shows human SP-A binds SARS-CoV-2 S protein and hACE2, inhibiting viral infectivity and reducing viral load in lung cells, and suggests SP-A levels in saliva correlate with COVID-19 severity.