Varada Abhyankar

This study identifies genetic and transcriptomic factors associated with severe coccidioidomycosis, finding a founder variant in NLRX1 linked to African ancestry and increased disease risk.

The paper evaluates 24 metagenomic sequencing workflows for SARS-CoV-2 detection in saliva, finding that RNA-Seq library preparation has a greater impact on viral read recovery than extraction methods.

The paper maps eQTLs in Drosophila melanogaster using an outbred panel, identifying cis and trans regulatory loci for most expressed genes and revealing non-modular gene co-expression networks.

This paper introduces a low-cost method to validate SNP-level genetic effects in outbred populations, demonstrating its utility in Drosophila for longevity traits.

This study compares DNA methylation patterns between embryo and adult stages of Drosophila melanogaster and identifies differentially methylated regions associated with cell cycle and cytoskeletal functions.