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Varada Anirudhan

University of Illinois ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-5370-1092Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioengineering· 2 Molecular Biology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Lijun RongiD· 3 shared Xing WangiD· 2 shared Abhisek DwivedyiD· 1 shared Brian T. CunninghamiD· 1 shared Igor PaprotnyiD· 1 shared Jazmin Galván AchiiD· 1 shared Linh T.P. Le· 1 shared Mehzabin Morshed· 1 shared

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2024-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Broad-Spectrum HIV-1 Detection and Neutralization via Multivalent Designer DNA Nanostructures

Saurabh Umrao, Abhisek Dwivedy, Mengxi Zheng, Varada Anirudhan, Uğur Parlatan, Timothy J. Henrich, Brian T. Cunningham, Utkan Demirci, Lijun Rong, Xing Wang

This paper develops a DNA nanostructure platform for ultrasensitive HIV-1 detection and antiviral activity, showing improved binding affinity and diagnostic performance.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

Engineering Versatile Two-Dimensional Nanobody-Origami Architectures for Enhanced Antiviral Activity

Tingjie Song, Jazmin Galván Achi, Varada Anirudhan, Linh T.P. Le, Mehzabin Morshed, Xiaojing Wang, Lijun Rong, Xing Wang

This paper develops a 2D DNA origami platform to spatially arrange nanobodies for enhanced antiviral activity against coronaviruses and retroviruses.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

VLP-Based Model for Study of Airborne Viral Pathogens

Michael S. Caffrey, Nitin Jayakumar, Veronique Caffrey, Varada Anirudhan, Lijun Rong, Igor Paprotny

This paper develops a VLP-based model system to study airborne viral pathogens, demonstrating aerosolization and detection of VLP RNA using RT-LAMP assays.

Microbiology Spectrum · May 16, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology