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Harini Bagavant

Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationORCID 0000-0002-4584-0682Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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Umesh S. DeshmukhiD· 3 shared Natalia Guzniczak· 2 shared Abigael P. WilliamsiD· 1 shared Amy Darise FarrisiD· 1 shared Aneta PankowiD· 1 shared Anna Karlik· 1 shared Astrid RasmusseniD· 1 shared Caleb Watkins· 1 shared

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A feedback control for restraining autoimmune γδ T cells: reprogramming into ILC1s

Sandra Bajaña, Aneta Pankow, Kaili Liu, Natalia Guzniczak, Harini Bagavant, Michelle L. Joachims, Meng Zhao, Wei R. Chen, Amy Darise Farris, Umesh S. Deshmukh, Xiao-Hong Sun

This paper identifies a feedback mechanism where Vγ1.1Vδ6.3 T cells are reprogrammed into ILC1-like cells to restrain autoimmune pathology.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Ancestry-specific rewiring of BCR-MAPK signaling in sarcoidosis B cells

Christopher M. Dunn, Caleb Watkins, Gideon B Hallum, Nathan P. Pezant, Astrid Rasmussen, Patrick M. Gaffney, Harini Bagavant, Umesh S. Deshmukh, Courtney G. Montgomery

This study uses single-cell RNA sequencing to show ancestry-specific B cell signaling changes in sarcoidosis, with more differentially expressed genes in African ancestry patients.

bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

ANDROGENS PROTECT ILC2S FROM FUNCTIONAL SUPPRESSION DURING INFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION

Sapana Kadel, Reegan Miller, Anna Karlik, Abigael P. Williams, Seán Turner, Erola Ainsua‐Enrich, Ibrahim Hatipoglu, Joshua W. Garton, Richard C. Pelikan, Harini Bagavant, José Alberola‐Ila, Susan Kovats

This study shows that androgens protect ILC2s from functional suppression during influenza virus infection by regulating IFNGR-STAT1 signaling.

Mucosal Immunology · Mar 27, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Aging-Associated Autoimmunity in Genetically Diverse UM-HET3 Mice Shows a Female Sex Bias

Natalia Guzniczak, Magdalena Makuch, Makayla Tillett, Harini Bagavant, Umesh S. Deshmukh

The paper shows that female UM-HET3 mice develop age-related autoimmunity and sialadenitis with a female sex bias, potentially reflecting benign autoimmunity linked to aging.

bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2025 · PreprintImmunology