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Charu Kaushic

McMaster UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7088-2569Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Aisha NazliiD· 1 shared Alexandre DeshièreiD· 1 shared Ali A. AshkariD· 1 shared Allison Marjorie FelkeriD· 1 shared Chris P. VerschooriD· 1 shared Danielle Vitali· 1 shared Fatemeh VahediiD· 1 shared Haley A. Dupont· 1 shared

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintSep 23, 2026

Transcriptomic profiling reveals estradiol and progesterone specific microRNA signatures differentially regulate mRNA targets in vaginal epithelial cells

Shreya Joshi, Aisha Nazli, Chris P. Verschoor, Charu Kaushic

The paper identifies hormone-specific microRNA signatures in vaginal epithelial cells and their effects on mRNA targets related to cell adhesion, immune response, and pathogen susceptibility.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.17.752383

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Molecular BiologyDisease Models & MechanismsPeer-reviewedSep 19, 2019

Medroxyprogesterone acetate mediated alteration in the vaginal microbiota and microenvironment in a Kenyan sex worker cohort

Jocelyn M. Wessels, Julie Lajoie, Maeve I. J. Hay Cooper…·Charu Kaushic

This study shows that Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) increases vaginal microbiota diversity and reduces glycogen and amylase, which correlates with increased HIV-1 susceptibility in Kenyan sex workers and humanized mice.

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