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Yik Weng Yew

National Skin CentreORCID 0000-0001-8915-306XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Genomics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Aarthi RavikrishnaniD· 3 shared Ahmad Nazri Mohamed Naim· 3 shared John Campbell ChambersiD· 3 shared John CommoniD· 3 shared Marie Chiew Shia LohiD· 3 shared Niranjan NagarajaniD· 3 shared Thomas Larry DawsoniD· 3 shared Bala DavientiD· 2 shared

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Microbiologynpj Biofilms and MicrobiomesPeer-reviewedAug 6, 2026

Malassezia and the Asian menopausal skin

Bala Davient, Jagpreet Kaur Rikhraj, Aarthi Ravikrishnan…·Thomas Larry Dawson

This study investigates how menopause alters Malassezia fungal populations on skin and their impact on inflammation and skin health in Asian women.

DOI 10.1038/s41522-026-01119-z

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintApr 24, 2025

Large-scale skin metagenomics reveals extensive prevalence, coordination, and functional adaptation of skin microbiome dermotypes across body sites

Chengchen Li, Aarthi Ravikrishnan, Indrik Wijaya…·Niranjan Nagarajan

The paper identifies prevalent skin microbiome configurations (dermotypes) across body sites and links them to host factors and disease risk.

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Microbiologynpj Biofilms and MicrobiomesPeer-reviewedJan 12, 2025

Life stage impact on the human skin ecosystem: lipids and the microbial community

Martin Patrick Pagac, Bala Davient, Luca Antonio Plado…·Thomas Larry Dawson

The paper investigates how life stages affect the human skin microbiome and lipid mediators, finding microbial correlations with lipid profiles and cytokine production.

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