Publications – IISER Tirupati

N-Acetylation of aromatic amines using copper acetate as an acetyl source

Dhaduk, Y., Pethani, M., Dave, S., Purkayastha, D., Bhukya, H., & Naveen, T. (2026). N-Acetylation of aromatic amines using copper acetate as an acetyl source. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 24(40), 8280–8284. DOI: 10.1039/d6ob01245k

Comorbidity-associated reduction in humoral and cellular immunity to respiratory syncytial virus in older adults at a tertiary care setting in India

Priyadarshi, M., Singh, J., Kumar, K., … Soneja, M., & Medigeshi, G. R. (2026). Comorbidity-associated reduction in humoral and cellular immunity to respiratory syncytial virus in older adults at a tertiary care setting in India. Immunity & Ageing. DOI: 10.1186/s12979-026-00603-6

Tri-Organelle Contact Sites Integrate Metabolic Function in Health and Disease

Mukunda, S. G., Khan, M. M., Marshall, A., Hinton, A., Jr, & Katti, P. (2026). Tri-organelle contact sites integrate metabolic function in health and disease. Contact, 9. DOI: 10.1177/25152564261496636

Rational Design of pH-Responsive Split Aptamer Probes for Controllable Ligand Binding

Sathiri, J., Krishna, A. M., Basu, J., & Sharma, A. (2026). Rational design of pH-responsive split aptamer probes for controllable ligand binding. ACS Chemical Biology. DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6c00178

Sympatric pikas partition microhabitats differently across a spatial-elevational gradient

Kumar, H. K., Ponnu, D., D’Souza, S., Das, D., Thundup, S., & Rajamani, N. (2026). Sympatric pikas partition microhabitats differently across a spatial-elevational gradient. Royal Society Open Science, 13(10). DOI: 10.1098/rsos.250865

Cultivation interruptions reduce fitness without consistently increasing phenotypic plasticity in an evolutionary reaction-norm model

Alagarasan, G., Varshney, R. K., & Ramireddy, E. (2026). Cultivation interruptions reduce fitness without consistently increasing phenotypic plasticity in an evolutionary reaction-norm model. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 637. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2026.112618

Separable downmodulation of meiotic axis protein deposition and DNA break induction at chromosome ends

Raghavan, A. R., May, K., Subramanian, V. V., Blitzblau, H. G., Patel, N. J., Houseley, J., & Hochwagen, A. (2026). Separable downmodulation of meiotic axis protein deposition and DNA break induction at chromosome ends. eLife, 15. DOI: 10.7554/elife.110189.4

From Planktonic to Sedentary Lifestyle: Molecular Dissection of the Establishment and Maintenance of Mycobacterial Biofilm

Naik, H., Satardekar, R., Mukherjee, R., & Jain, V. (2026). From planktonic to sedentary lifestyle: Molecular dissection of the establishment and maintenance of Mycobacterial biofilm. ACS Omega, 11(39), 60223–60233. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6c07807

Mapping Real-Time Behavioral Engagement to the ICAP Taxonomy: A Mixed-Methods Study in a Genetics Course

Dutta, N., Subramanian, V. V., & Krishnamurthy, N. (2026). Mapping real-time behavioral engagement to the ICAP taxonomy: A mixed-methods study in a genetics course. Journal of College Science Teaching, 1–8. DOI: 10.1080/0047231x.2026.2733542

Design of pH-Tunable Reversible DNA Nanostructures for Efficient Drug Delivery

Sathiri, J., Krishna, A. M., & Sharma, A. (2026). Design of pH-tunable reversible DNA nanostructures for efficient drug delivery. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 9(40), 18857–18865. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.6c03459