Scholars@Duke
Vikas Yadav

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Published January 30, 2023
Warmer Climate May Drive Fungi to Be More Dangerous to Our Health
Published August 3, 2022
This is how highly resistant strains of fungi emerge
Published August 11, 2017
SCIENTISTS MAP SEX CHROMOSOME EVOLUTION IN FUNGI

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Recent Scholarly Works

Prevalence of hepatitis-D virus in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients of India: A meta-analysis (research on behalf of ESGVH)

Journal article World Journal of Gastroenterology · June 7, 2026 BACKGROUNDHepatitis D virus (HDV) infection accelerates liver disease progression in individuals with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, yet its true burden in India remains unclear. HDV depends on HBV for replic ... Full text Cite

Primary Cryptococcal Cellulitis With High Antigenemia in an Immunocompromised Host: A Case Report and Laboratory Investigation of the Causative Cryptococcus neoformans Strain.

Journal article Open Forum Infect Dis · June 2026 Cutaneous cryptococcosis, although rare, may arise as primary inoculation or as part of disseminated cryptococcal infection, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. We present the case of an 80-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving corticos ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dissecting the homeodomain MAT locus and engineering novel tripolar and bipolar mating systems in Cryptococcus amylolentus.

Journal article mBio · April 8, 2026 Sex in fungi is governed by the mating-type (MAT) locus, which exists as a bipolar, pseudobipolar, or tetrapolar system. The significance and impact of MAT on sexual reproduction, however, remain understudied. Furthermore, the evolution of fungal MAT loci ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Calcineurin signaling cascades governing Cryptococcus virulence

ResearchSr. Res. Assoc. · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Structural Biological Development of Fungal-Specific Calcineurin Inhibitors

ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2022

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