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Nirmal Kumar

Emory UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0425-1707Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:chicken / avian· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Seema S. LakdawalaiD· 2 shared A.J. CampbelliD· 1 shared Abigail P. PaulosiD· 1 shared Adam S. LauringiD· 1 shared Anice C. LoweniD· 1 shared Betsy Hunter-Binns· 1 shared Blaine T. MelodyiD· 1 shared Braelyn Liang· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyRedox ReportPeer-reviewedJun 26, 2026

HIV-1 gp120-induced lysosomal stress responses are controlled by TRPML1 redox sensors

Nirmal Kumar, Braelyn Liang, Jonathan D. Geiger

This study shows that TRPML1 redox activation mediates gp120-induced lysosomal stress and iron/redox imbalance, contributing to HAND pathogenesis.

DOI 10.1080/13510002.2026.2679333

humanproteomics

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Cell BiologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedJan 10, 2026

Development and Characterization of Chicken Lung Organoids for Future In Vitro Modeling of Avian Influenza Virus-Host Cell Interaction

Hannah F. Nicholson, Christopher Zdyrski, Christina Marcelo Leyson…·Silvia Carnaccini

The paper develops chicken lung organoids to model avian influenza virus-host interactions and finds they contain diverse cell types and express relevant viral infection genes.

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chicken / avianbulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 31, 2025

Surveillance on California dairy farms reveals multiple possible sources of H5N1 transmission

A.J. Campbell, Meredith J. Shephard, Abigail P. Paulos…·Seema S. Lakdawala

The paper investigates H5N1 transmission on dairy farms by sampling air, wastewater, and milk, finding infectious virus in air and wastewater, viral RNA in cow breath, and subclinical infections in cows.

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chicken / avianmetagenomics

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