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Desiree T. Sukhram

St. John's UniversityORCID 0009-0004-5267-3597Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Agniva Sinha· 1 shared Agustina Bacelo· 1 shared Alexandra Rutkowski· 1 shared Ali GholamianMogaddaniD· 1 shared Amelia C. Lam· 1 shared Anthony Bedard· 1 shared Elizabeth Nazginov· 1 shared Frank X. VázqueziD· 1 shared

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Expanding salivary biomarker detection by creating a synthetic neuraminic acid sensor via chimeragenesis

Samuel J. Verzino, Sharona A. Priyev, Valeria A. Sánchez Estrada, Ali GholamianMogaddan, Gemma X. Crowley, Alexandra Rutkowski, Amelia C. Lam, Elizabeth Nazginov, Paola Kotemelo, Agustina Bacelo, Jack D. Flannery, Ksenya Gavrilov, Desiree T. Sukhram, Frank X. Vázquez, Javier F. Juárez

This paper develops a synthetic biosensor to detect Neu5Ac, a salivary biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma, using engineered bacteria.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Apr 29, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

The evolution of cavefish odor perception shifts fish response from avoidance to approach when exposed to alarm and death odors.

Zachary I. Harkinish-Murray, Tiffany Chan, Jerry N Gbarlea, Agniva Sinha, Anthony Bedard, Hala AlGarni, Desiree T. Sukhram, Javier F Juarez, Roberto Rodríguez‐Morales, Robert A. Kozol

This study investigates how odor perception evolves in cavefish, showing a shift from avoidance to attraction of alarm and death odors, with genetic and neural mechanisms involved.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology