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Taruna Madan

Indian Council of Medical ResearchORCID 0000-0003-2826-2443Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Susan Idicula‐ThomasiD· 2 shared Ameya Pawaskar· 1 shared Chandan Kumar· 1 shared Haseeb Ahmad KhaniD· 1 shared Jayanta BhattacharyaiD· 1 shared Jayanthi S. ShastriiD· 1 shared Jyoti SutariD· 1 shared Kartik Kadam· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintApr 8, 2026

Proviral dynamics and HIV-1C viral diversity in the context of HIV-TB co-infection

Shilpa Bhowmick, Sharad Bhagat, Sapna Yadav…·Vainav V. Patel

This study examines how TB co-infection affects HIV reservoir dynamics, viral diversity, and drug resistance in ART-naive individuals.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.08.712756

humanbulk RNA-seq

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MicrobiologyChemical Biology & Drug DesignPeer-reviewedJun 1, 2025

Identification and evaluation of besifloxacin as repurposed antifungal drug in combination with fluconazole against Candida albicans

Shuvechha Chakraborty, Ameya Pawaskar, Siddhanath Metkari…·Susan Idicula‐Thomas

This study identifies besifloxacin as a repurposed antifungal drug that synergizes with fluconazole to inhibit Candida albicans growth and reduce fungal load in mice.

3 citations

mouseexperimental assay

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintJul 7, 2023

Human complement Factor H and Properdin act as soluble pattern recognition receptors and differentially modulate SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Nazar Beirag, Praveen Mathews Varghese, Chandan Kumar…·Uday Kishore

This study shows that complement factors FH and FP interact with SARS-CoV-2 proteins and differentially modulate viral entry and inflammatory responses in A549 cells.

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humanproteomics

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