Scholars@Duke
Aswathy Shailaja

Aswathy Shailaja

Research Scientist
Pediatrics, Neonatology
aswathy.shailaja@duke.edu
300 N. Duke Street,, 51-118 Carmichael Building, Box 104775, Durham, NC 27701

Selected Publications

Subventricular zone stem cell niche injury is associated with intestinal perforation in preterm infants and predicts future motor impairment.

Journal Article Cell Stem Cell · April 4, 2024 Brain injury is highly associated with preterm birth. Complications of prematurity, including spontaneous or necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)-associated intestinal perforations, are linked to lifelong neurologic impairment, yet the mechanisms are poorly und ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of cell viability assessment and visualization of Aspergillus niger biofilm with two fluorescent probe staining methods.

Journal Article Biofilm · December 2022 Filamentous fungi are ubiquitous and frequent components of biofilms. A means to visualize them and quantify their viability is essential for understanding their development and disruption. However, quantifying filamentous fungal biofilms poses challenges ... Full text Cite

Encapsulation of miRNA and siRNA into Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapeutics.

Journal Article Pharmaceutics · August 2022 Globally, cancer is amongst the most deadly diseases due to the low efficiency of the conventional and obsolete chemotherapeutic methodologies and their many downsides. The poor aqueous solubility of most anticancer medications and their low biocompatibili ... Full text Cite

RNA Viruses, Pregnancy and Vaccination: Emerging Lessons from COVID-19 and Ebola Virus Disease.

Journal Article Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · July 2022 Pathogenic viruses with an RNA genome represent a challenge for global human health since they have the tremendous potential to develop into devastating pandemics/epidemics. The management of the recent COVID-19 pandemic was possible to a certain extent on ... Full text Cite