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Ebrahim Variava

Chris Hani Baragwanath HospitalORCID 0000-0003-2888-789XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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

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Neil Alexander MartinsoniD· 2 shared Adriaan Erasmus BassoniD· 1 shared Annemarie MJ Wensing· 1 shared Firdaus Nabeemeeah· 1 shared Ireshyn S. GovenderiD· 1 shared Jori SymonsiD· 1 shared Kirsten C. J. van AbeeleniD· 1 shared Lot D. de WitteiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 25, 2026

Persistent Microglial HIV Infection Drives Neuroinflammation Despite Viral Suppression: Insights from Rapid Postmortem Brain Biopsies

Marieke M. Nühn, Nadia Sabet, Nanouk Zuidmeer…·Jori Symons

The paper quantifies HIV persistence in microglia and shows transcriptional changes in microglia and other cell types despite ART, highlighting microglia as a key target for CNS HIV cure strategies.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.20.726582

humanbulk RNA-seq

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintJul 26, 2024

Plasma proteome profiling for AKI biomarker candidates associated with first-line ART in people living with HIV in South Africa

Rethabile J Mokoena, Firdaus Nabeemeeah, Ebrahim Variava…·Previn Naicker

This study identifies plasma proteins associated with ARV-associated nephrotoxicity in HIV patients in South Africa using proteomic analysis and machine learning.

DOI 10.1101/2024.07.26.605118

humanproteomics

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