Jiya N​, Khudai W​,  Gupta B​, Sindhu DK​, Shrivastava V​, Thite S​, Karodi P​, Vemuluri VR, ​ Sharma A*. Deinococcus pantiae sp. nov., a UV-resistant bacterium isolated from a lake in Schirmacher Oasis, Antarctica .

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 18 February 2026 , 76 (2). 

Md Asaduzzaman, Hasan MN,  Nasif MAO, Mataraarachchi D,,Ehsan Larik EA, Onyango J, Billah M, Sharma A, Rahman M, Haque F, Papakonstantinou D, Paudyal P, Haider N. Unravelling the dengue surge in South Asia during 2000–2023: pattern, trend, genomics, and key determinants. Epidemiology & Infection.  06 February 2026.

Rehman, S; Chavan, PM; Chaturvedi, A; Nayak, D. Negative-sense RNA virus nucleocapsid as a versatile platform for gene delivery, vaccine development, and antiviral screening. Scientific Report. Nov. 2025. 15 : 38367. 

Deshmukh B, Yaduvanshi H, Bhati FK, Bhat MK*. Obese serum factors aggravate DNA damage, alter DNA damage response, and promote proliferation in colon cancer cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
2026 April; 1870 (4), 130911.

Kumar M, Ambati R, Urade PJ, Lotke AH, Krishnasastry MS*, Simple Murine Model for Mycobacteria-induced Bone and Soft-tissue Damage by Wild-type and In vitro Selected Drug-resistant Strains. International Journal of Mycobacteriology. Dec. 2025:  14(4):p 360-369. 

Sahoo A, Swain SS, Singh SR, Jena AB, Paidesetty SK,  Duttaroy AK, Panda M. Target-specific therapeutic assessment of repurposed drug candidates for oral lichen planus: a network pharmacology-molecular dynamics simulation guided investigation. BDJ Open. 2025 Dec 19;11(1):99. 

Navalkar A*, Arunagiri A, Kee T, Panchal K, Dick K. Protein aggregates and biomolecular condensates: implications for human health and disease. Frontiers in  Molecular  Bioscience : Sec. Cellular Biochemistry.  2025 Dec.  (Review) 2:12:1719678. 

Singh M, Upreti A, Chattopadhyay S, Santra M*. The multifaceted role of E3 ubiquitin ligases in cancer metastasis: mechanisms, targets, and therapeutic implications. Essays in Biochemstry. 2025 Dec 22;69(5):EBC20253037. (Review) 

Sharma A*, Gupta B. Managing scale and complexity in recurring religious mass gatherings: Preparedness for the Nashik Kumbh Mela 2027. Mass Gathering Medicine. September 2026; 5 :100049.

Meitei HT, Kulkarni N, Shirolkar A, Rapole S, Sharma PK, Mujeeb VR, Srivastava S, Lal G*. CCL20-CCR6 signaling alters the metabolic reprogramming to promote the pathogenic Th17 cell differentiation. iScience. Jan 2025; 29 (1) : 114385

Choudhari M, Taunk K, Kalita B,  Rapole S*. VDAC1: at the crossroads of cancer signalling and metabolism. Expert Review of  Proteomics. 2025 Dec 26:1-17. doi: 10.1080/14789450.2025.2607512.

Khandibharad S, Singh S*. Synthetic bioengineered macrophages for immune cell functions in infectious disease cellular therapy. FEBS Letters. 20 December 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70254.

Gurjar D, Bodhale N, Shukla D, Nayak D, Lenka N, Saha B. Manipulation of macrophage signaling by Leishmania virulence factors. Virulence. 2025 Dec;16(1):2549802.  

Karunakaran R, Baburaj N, Manjare A, Das G*. What goes down may come up: regurgitative behaviors and their underlying gut-brain axes-insights from genetic models and related pathologies. Journal of Comparative Physiology :  A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2025 Nov 21.

Maity S, Upreti A, Chowdhury S, Kumar Dubey D, Chandpa HH, Meena J, Santra MK, Maiti P. Doxorubicin Intercalated Co-Al Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocarrier With pH-Responsive Controlled Release and Selective Melanoma Suppression: Toward Next-Generation Nanotherapeutics. Small. 2025 Nov;21(44):e06499. 

Yandrapally S, Sarkar S, Naik V, Münk C, Rapole S, Banerjee S.Virion Associated Importin Subunit Beta-1 Augments Nuclear Import of HIV-1 Pre-Integration Complex. Traffic. 2025 Oct;26(10-12):e70021. doi: 10.1111/tra.70021.

Pradhan A, Tadasare N,  Sarkar D,  Maurya V,  Bansal LK,  Turkewitz AP, Kumar S*.  Maturation stage-specific V-ATPase disassembly explains the neutral pH of mature mucocysts, lysosome related organelles in Tetrahymena thermophila. Journal of Cell Science.. 2025 Nov 7 ; 264146. 

Dutta P, Maiti I,  Mondal KS,  Ghose A, Chauhan R*.  Maiti S. Kaptin Functions as a Barbed-End Binding Protein to Control Actin Filament Dynamics. Journal of Molecular Biology . 20 November 2025, 169554.

Khandibharad S,  Singh S*. Evaluating LeishPepThera (PepA) as an Immuno-Therapeutic for Leishmania major Infection. iScience. 114064. November 14, 2025.

Rani D, Khandibharad S,  Singh S*. Integrative Modeling of FOXO-Mediated Autophagy in NSCLC: Linking cGAS-STING Signaling to IL-6 Dynamics. Frontiers in Oncology.  Sec. Molecular and Cellular Oncology. Nov. 2025. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1689137.

Kimothi A, Chauhan M, Dasila K,  Sharma A, Pandey A. Chapter 2 - Endophytic fungi in Himalayan medicinal plants: isolation procedures, diversity, and therapeutic applications. Book-  Navigating Endophytic Research for Next-Generation Therapeutics Developments in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Edited by: Vagish Dwibedi, Neha Kapoor, … Swapnil Kajale. 2025, Pages 27-54.  Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0-443-31484-1. DOI: 10.1016/C2023-0-52447-4. Published: 2025 (Book Chapter)

Amarlapudi MR, Balasubramaniam C, Akash, Singh H, Yadav A, Vishweswaraiah RH, Pradhan D, Kumar N, Dhotre D, Kolte AP, Hogarehalli Mallappa R. Microbiome and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Milk and Faeces from Cattle in an Organized Dairy Production System. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents .  December 2025,  13:107590. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2025.107590. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40816543

Jugran AK, Bisht Y,  Kumar A, Rautela K, Sharma H, Sharma A, Sekar KC,  Bhatt ID, Nautiyal S, Singh AV, Mishra PK. Unlocking the potential of Himalayan common bean for sustainable agriculture through physical, biochemical, and genetic profiling. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology.  November 2025 ; (69) : 103804.    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103804       

Susmitha A, Reddy GJ*. 3D-hNCAnH for Simultaneous Backbone Resonance Assignment and One and Two Bond N–Cα Coupling Constants for Secondary Structural Prediction of Proteins. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 2025; 0:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.70040

Verma S, Kirdat K, Rao GP, Yadav A*. Genome-Informed Perspectives on ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma sacchari’and Sugarcane Grassy Shoot Disease. Sugar Tech. 2025 Oct 7:1-6.

Maity S, Dubey DK, Upreti A, Chowdhury S, Chandpa HH, Meena J, Kumar A, Sahu RC, Agrawal AK, Santra MK, Maiti P. Mechanically Responsive Organic-Inorganic Hybrid as Advanced Delivery Vehicle for Targeted Cancer Treatment.   Advanced Healthcare Materials.  2025 Jul;14(19):e2500738. 

Gupta R, Shravan S, Agwane SB, Bankar RM, Bapat SA*. ID8 cells manifest phenotypic plasticity and molecular heterogeneity of high-grade serous ovarian cancer in response to the local tissue niche. Scientific  Report. Oct. 2025;15(1):34626. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-18264-8. 

Kumar G, Khandibharad S, Singh S*. Targeting IL-6/STAT3 signaling to mitigate sarcopenia: Insights from immuno-metabolic crosstalk in NSCLC. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 30 October 2025, 786 : 152727

Kumar S, Agrawal P, Mendhey P, Dhatwalia SK, Sitasawad SL. Antioxidants ameliorates glucose/glucose oxidase-induced myocardial damage through mitochondrial and MAPK pathway. 3 Biotech. 2025 Sep;15(9):323. doi: 10.1007/s13205-025-04441-z.

Sinha S, Khonde V,  Mirza Y, Nandi S, Dhotre D, Ghosalkar A. Isolation and characterization of a bacteria of Cupriavidus genus from Indian Himalayan region and its evaluation for production of Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate.  Archives of Microbiology . August 2025; 207 ( 231) .
 

Munavar-K F, Lenka N*.  Deubiquitinating enzymes at the crossroads of blood–brain barrier integrity and neurodegeneration: mechanistic insights, therapeutic targeting and future directions. Tissue Barriers. May 2025

Oza Y, Sharma SS, Karande M, Khanal M, Pradhan A,  Rawat S. Sharma A*. Symbiotic association of rhizobiome with newly discovered Gastrodia indica, a holomycotrophic orchid species from eastern Himalayas. Biologia.         30 August 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-025-02019-x

Guha A, Prasad A, Ashokkumar K, Pal P, Sahu P, Wani MR, Lal G* (2025) Complement C3 deficiency inhibits osteoclast differentiation and prevents ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis. Journal of  Immunolgy. Aug. 2025. vkaf180. https://doi.org/10.1093/jimmun/vkaf180

Yadav S, Veliventi SS, Bhandari S, Gangurde S, Naik S, Bhagwat SN.  Kumar S.* Decoding GNAO1 mutations using Caenorhabditis elegans model system: past approaches and future prospectives.                                                                                                                                Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience July 2025,  19 : 1633744. 

Veluchamy C,  Sharma A, Thiagarajan K.  Assessment of heavy metal pollution and human health risk along the Southeast coast of India: A comprehensive ecotoxicological study. Marine Pollution Bulletin.  December 2025, 221 : 118512. 

Bhavsar PP, Kalita B, Taunk K,  Rapole S*. Decoding the key hallmarks of chemoresistance: A proteomic tale from breast cancer research. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer.  2025,  1880 (5) : 189404

Babu ARS, Rani S, Singh  SP,  Khera A,  Alajangi KH,  Parandaman S,  Raj ARN,  Gavaskar D,  Gartia  J, Pandey A,  Yadav VK, Singh G, Barnwal RP. Antimicrobial activities of novel substituted spiropyrrolidine based heterocycles synthesized by multicomponent reaction against Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Molecular Structure.  2025, 1339 (5) : 142373

Dubey S, Bhattacharjee A, Oza Y, Saxena SS, Pradhan S,  Sharma A, Sharma S*. Harnessing SynComs for rhizosphere engineering to alleviate salt stress in Vigna radiata: From lab experiments to the field.  Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.  July 2025, 110304

Marathe S, Chougule H,  Nikam V,  Majumdar A,  Bose T*. Functional Activities of Cohesin Proteins Can Be Altered by Chemical Chaperone.  The Protein Journal. July 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10930-025-10276-7.

Avchar R*,  Pontes A​,  Lachance MA, Sharma A,  Sampaio JP. Metschnikowia ratanii f.a. sp. nov., an ascomycetous yeast species isolated from flowers of Lantana camara in India. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.  July 2025 ; 75( 7). . https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.006851

Jamdhade MD, Shivalingappa PKM, Atre AN, Mahale KN, Patole MS*, Pawar H.Characterization of NUDIX hydrolase from Leishmania major. Acta Parasitologica. 2025 Jun 3;70(3):124. 

Jadab M, Pradhan KC, Behera S,  Agrawalla SK,  Barik S,  Purohit CS,  Samanta S,  Santra MK,  Kumar J,  Pal S. Luminescent Platinum(II) Complexes Featuring Innocent Pyridine-2-aldoxime Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Exploration of Their In Vitro Cytotoxicity Properties. ChemistrySelect. May 2025; 10 (17) : 2025e202500328

Nazirahmed S,  Rahi P,  Saxena H, Singh A, Panchal RK. High prokaryotic diversity in the oxygen minimum zone of the Bay of Bengal: implications for nutrient cycling. Aquatic Microbial Ecology. April 2025 ; 91:31-51

Pal P, Wahi P, Sahu A, Lal G. Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Role of Complement in Cancer. European Journal of Immunology.  June 2026, 55 (6). E51767. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.202451767
 

Kirdat K, Patwekar U, Jain K, Mubarak M, Choudhary P, Thakkar L, Thorat V, Madamwar D, Lodha T, Yadav A*. Genomic insights into Neopusillimonas aestuarii sp. nov., a novel estuarine bacterium with adaptations for ectoine biosynthesis and stress tolerance. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. May 2025, 118:82. 

Singh S, Srivastava SK, Gahtori P, Anand AA, Kumar SS,  Kumawat MK, Bhat HR, Corona A, Tramontano E, Mitra D, Singh UP. Design and synthesis of 2,4-thiazolidinedione substituted 1,3,5-triazine derivatives as anti-HIV agent via inhibition of reverse transcriptase along with anti-SARS CoV-2, antibacterial and antibiofilm activity. Bioorganic Chemistry. 15 June 2025, 160 : 108427.

Sharma S,  Das J, Subramanyam D*.  Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. June 2025, 94 : 102518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2025.102518 (Review)

Oza Y,  Bagade S, Sharma A. Geomicrobiology in Hot Spring Hydrothermal Systems. Chapter, First Online: Mineral Transformation and Bioremediation by Geo-Microbes ( Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances ((IBA). 13 April 2025, pp 45–63 (Book Chapter). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3033-2_3