Recent Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals

Anju Joshi and Gymama Slaughter, “Electrochemical carbon-based sensors for non-enzymatic uric acid sensing,” Microchemical Journal. 2025. 208, 112331

Anju Joshi and Gymama Slaughter, “NiFeCo-Modified Buckypaper Electrodes for Sensitive and Selective Uric Acid Detection,” Microchemical Journal. 2025. 208, 112348.

Ismail El Moudden, Michael C Bittner, Matvey V Karpov; Isaac Osunmakinde, Akosua Acheamponmaa, Breshell Nevels, Mamadou Mbaye, Tonya Fields, Karthiga Jordan; and Messaoud Bahoura, "Predicting Mental Health Disparities Using Machine Learning for African Americans in Southeastern Virginia," Accepted for publication in Scientific Reports, February 6th, 2025.

Cheng Y, Jung J, Guo L, Shuboni-Mulligan DD, Chen JF, Hu W, Guo ML.  Brain Behav Immun. 2025 Jan;123:108-122. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.09.011. Epub 2024 Sep 10. PMID: 392607633)  Anti-Heat Shock Protein 70 Autoantibodies from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Epigenetically Enhance Lung Fibroblast Apoptosis Resistance and Bcl-2 Expression. 

Sri Ramalu Torati, Brian Hanson, Megha Shinde, and Gymama Slaughter, "Laser-induced graphene nanowires for miRNA-141 biosensing," IEEE Sensors, 2024, (24), 2154-2161.

Megha Shinde, Sri Ramalu Torati, and Gymama Slaughter, Nb2C MXene-AgNPs decorated laser-induced graphene for selective detection of dopamine" Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2024, 118180.

Anju Joshi and Gymama Slaughter, “Carbon nanotubes supported Fe nanostructured interfaces for sensitive and selective electrochemical sensing of uric acid,” Microchemical Journal. 2024. 110934

Amit Sarode, Sri Ramalu Torati, Md Faruk Hossain, and Gymama Slaughter, “A photo-driven bioanode based on MXene-decorated graphene,” Electrochemica Acta. 2024. 144637

Alex Hunt, Sri Ramulu Torati, and Gymama Slaughter, “Paper-based DNA Biosensor for Rapid and Selective Detection of miR-21,” Biosensors, 2024, 14(10), 485-497.

Sri Ramulu Torati and Gymama Slaughter, “Advanced LIG-based Immunosensor for the C-reactive Protein Detection,” Bioelectrochemistry, 2024. 108842.

Mamadou T. Mbaye, Sangram K. Pradhan, Messaoud Bahoura, "Design and Fabrication of Tetradymites Based Vertically-oriented Single and Multilayer Thin Film Thermoelectric Generators (TFTEGs)," AIP Advances 14, 115209 (11/6/2024). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0219293.

Behera, M.K., Yarbrough, K.A. & Bahoura, M.” Study of dielectric properties in stacked high-k dielectric metal oxide semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) devices”, J. Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 1316 (7/2/2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-13031-3

Bohannon DG, Wellman LL, Kaul M, Galkina EV, Guo ML, Datta PK, Kim WK.  J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2024 Oct 30:271678X241296270. Type-1-to-type-2 transition of brain microvascular pericytes induced by cytokines and disease-associated proteins: Role in neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier disruption.

HIV-TAT dysregulates microglial lipid metabolism through SREBP2/miR-124 axis: Implication of lipid droplet accumulation microglia in NeuroHIV.

Zhong B, Zhou JQ, Lyu X, Liu H, Yuan K, Guo ML, Duncan SR, Sanders YY. J Immunol. 2024 Oct 15;213(8):1150-1156. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2400106. PMID: 39248594. Lipid Droplets Accumulation in the Brain of HIV Transgenic Rat: Implication in the Accelerated Aging of HIV Infected Individuals.

Guo ML, Cheng Y, Pineda DM, Dempsey RE, Yang L.  Aging Dis. 2024 Feb 15;16(1):454-68. doi: 10.14336/AD.2024.0125. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 38377024

Erem Ujah, Meimei Lai, and Gymama Slaughter, "Tapered optical fiber refractive index glucose sensor," Nature Scientific Reports, 2023, (13), 1-8.

Brianna Barbee, Baleeswaraiah Muchharla, Marlyn Darby, Wei Cao, Elsaid Hani, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Adetayo Adedeji, Abdennaceur Karoui, Gymama Slaughter, and Bijandra Kumar, "Oxide derived Cu nanofibril assembly for enhanced nonenzymatic glucose sensing application" Materials Today Communications, 106286.

Ajith Mohan Arjun, Megha Shinde, and Gymama Slaughter, "Application of MXene in the electrochemical detection of neurotransmitters: A Review," IEEE Sensor Journal, 2023, (23) 16456 - 16466.

Sarah Wistner, Layla Rashad, and Gymama Slaughter, "Advances in Tissue Engineering and Biofabrication for in vitro Skin Modeling," Bioprinting, 2023, (35), e00306.

H. Yhdego, N. Kidane, F. Mckenzie, M. Audette, "Development of deep-learning models for a hybrid simulation of auscultation training on standard patients using an ECG-based virtual pathology stethoscope", SIMULATION, 2023; doi:10.1177/00375497231165049

Liu, D., Bai, X., Helmick, H.D., Samaddar, M., Amalaradjou, M.A.R., Li, X., Tenguria, S., Gallina, N.L., Xu, L., Drolia, R. and Aryal, U.K., 2023. Cell-surface anchoring of Listeria adhesion protein on L. monocytogenes is fastened by internalin B for pathogenesis. Cell Reports, 42(5). (IF 9.995) <https://wayback.archive-it.org/16729/20240528033858/https:/www.scienced…; Link

Nathan, V.B., Lu, H., Horn, N.L., Drolia, R*. and Bhunia, A.K*., 2023. Sequestration of zearalenone using microorganisms blend in vitro. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 76(2), p.ovad020. (IF 2.813) Link<https://wayback.archive-it.org/16729/20240528033858/https:/academic.oup…; (*Corresponding Authors)

T. Rashid, S. Sultana, M. Chakravarty, M.A. Audette. "Atlas-Based Shared-Boundary Deformable Multi- Surface Models through Multi-Material and Two-Manifold Dual Contouring". Information. 2023; 14(4):220.

M. Alqaoud, J. Plemmons, E. Feliberti, K. Kaipa, G. Fichtinger, Y. Xiao, T. Rashid, M. Audette, "Multi-Material, Approach-Guided, Controlled-Resolution Breast Meshing for Fe-Based Interactive Surgery Simulation", Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference (ANNSIM) - Modeling and Simulation in Medicine (MSM), Hamilton, Ontario, 2023.

H. Tang, F. O. Catak, M. Kuzlu, E. Catak and Y. Zhao, Defending AI-Based Automatic Modulation Recognition Models Against Adversarial Attacks, in IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3296805.

S. Sarp, F. O. Catak, M. Kuzlu, U. Cali, H. Kusetogullari, Y. Zhao, G. Ates, G. and O. Guler, 2023. An XAI approach for COVID-19 detection using transfer learning with X-ray images. Heliyon, 9(4).

S. Sarp, M. Kuzlu, Y. Zhao, O. Guler. Digital Twin in Healthcare: A Study for Chronic Wound Management," in IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2023.3299028.

D. Sheryl, K. Galderisi, M. Kuzlu, O. Popescu, and V. Jovanovic. "Teaching Data Acquisition Through the Arduino-Driven Home Weather Station Project." Technology Interface International Journal: 17.

B. Muchharla, B. Barbee, M. Darby, W. Cao, H. Elsayed-Ali, K. K. Sadasivuni, A. Adedeji, K. Kumar, A Karoui, P. Panwar, B. Kumar, Oxide Derived Cu Nanofibril Assembly for Enhanced Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensing. 2023, 106286.

H. Onthath, M. H. Sliem, M. Geetha, K. K. Sadasivuni, A. M. Abdullah, B. Kumar, Template free synthesis of CuO nanocomposite for catalytic hydrogenation of CO2. 2023, 344, 118592.

M. S. Sha, F. Musthafa, A. Alejli, J. K. Alahmad, B. Bhattacharyya, B. Kumar, A. M. Abdullah, K.K. Sadasivuni, An Advanced Quaternary Composite for Efficient Water Splitting. 2023, 1-7.

B. Muchharla, M. Dikshit, U. Pokharel, R. Garimella, A. Adedeji, K. Kumar, W. Cao, H. Elsayed-Ali, K. K. Sadasivuni, N. Al-Dhabi, B. Kumar, Reduced metal nanocatalysts for selective electrochemical hydrogenation of biomass-derived 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural to 2, 5-bis (hydroxymethyl) furan in ambient conditions. 2023, 11, 1200469.

Mezher, M., Dumbali, S., Fenn, I., Lamb, C., Miller, C., Sharmin, S., Cabe, J. I., Bejar-Padilla, V., Conway, D., and Maruthamuthu, V. (2023) Vinculin is Essential For Sustaining Normal Levels of Endogenous Forces at Cell-Cell Contacts. Biophys J. 122, 4518.

Patel, A., Bhavanam, B., Keenan, T., and Maruthamuthu, V. (2023) Integrating Shear Flow and Trypsin Treatment to Assess Cell Adhesion Strength. Biointerphases, 18, 061002.

Bush, J., Cabe, J. I., Conway, D., Maruthamuthu, V. (2023) E-cadherin adhesion dynamics as revealed by an accelerated force ramp are dependent upon the presence of α- catenin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 682, 308.

Cheng Y, Dempsey RE, Roodsari SK, Shuboni-Mulligan DD, George O, Sanford LD, Guo ML. Cocaine Regulates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activity and CRF Signaling in a Region- and Sex-Dependent Manner in Rat Brain. Biomedicines. 2023 Jun 23;11(7):1800.
Guo ML, Roodsari SK, Cheng Y, Dempsey RE, Hu W. Microglia NLRP3 Inflammasome and Neuroimmune Signaling in Substance Use Disorders. Biomolecules. 2023 May 31;13(6):922.

Singh S, Thangaraj A, Chivero ET, Guo ML*, Periyasamy P*, Buch S*. Role of Dysregulated Autophagy in HIV Tat, Cocaine, and cART Mediated NLRP3 Activation in Microglia. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2023 May 6. *: Co- corresponding author.

Sanford LD, Wellman LL, Adkins AM, Guo ML, Zhang Y, Ren R, Yang L, Tang X. Modeling integrated stress, sleep, fear and neuroimmune responses: Relevance for understanding trauma and stress-related disorders. Neurobiol Stress. 2023 Jan 23; 23:100517.
Mugo NR, Mudhune V, Heffron R, Thomas KK, McLellan-Lemal E, Njoroge B, Peacock S, O'Connor SM, Nyagol B, Ouma E, Ridzon R, Wiener J, Isoherranen N, Erikson DW, Ouattara LA, Yousefieh N, Jacot TA, Haaland RE, Morrison SA, Haugen HS, Thurman AR, Allen SA, Baeten JM, Samandari T and Doncel GF. Randomized controlled phase IIa clinical trial of safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of tenofovir and tenofovir plus levonorgestrel releasing intravaginal rings used by women in Kenya. Frontiers in Reproductive Health. 2023 Jun 13;5:1118030.

Butler MR, Hrncirova J, Jacot TA, Dutta S, Clark MR, Doncel GF, Cooper JB. Detection and quantification of antiviral drug tenofovir using silver nanoparticles and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with spatially resolved hotspot selection. Frontiers in Nanotechnology. 2023;5.

Bard, JT; Yeluru, H; Karpov, MV; Mu, D. Evaluating the Impact of a Medical School Student-Run Research Organization on Scholarly Activity. Cureus. 2023 Aug 7;15(8):e43067. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43067. eCollection 2023 Aug. PMID: 37680401 PMCID: PMC1048176.

Saikat Banerjee and Gymama Slaughter, "A tattoo-like glucose abiotic biofuel cell." Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2022, 904, 115941

Thakshila Liyanage, Bayan Alharbi, Linh Quan, Aurora Esquela-Kerscher, and Gymama Slaughter, "Plasmonic-based biosensor for early diagnosis of prostate cancer" ACS Omega, 2022

Brianna Barbee, Baleeswaraiah Muchharla, Adetayo Adedeji, Abdennaceur Karoui, Aboubakr M. Abdullah Ali, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Gymama Slaughter, and Bijandra Kumar, "Cu and Ni co-sputtered Heteroatomic Thin Film for Enhanced Nonenzymatic Glucose Detection" Nature Scientific Reports, 2022, 12(1), 1-9.

Saikat Banerjee and Gymama Slaughter, "Flexible Wireless Self-Powered Glucose Monitoring System," Nature Scientific Reports. 2022, 12(1), 1-9.

A. Tapp, J. Bennett, & M.A. Audette, "Application of the 'Surgical GPS' to posterior spinal fusion procedures for scoliosis correction". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE): Imaging & Visualization, 10, 508 - 520, 2022.

Bejar-Padilla, V., Cabe, J. I., Lopez, S., Narayanan, V., Mezher, M., Maruthamuthu, V., Conway, D. E. (2022) α-catenin Dependent Vinculin Recruitment to Adherens Junctions is Antagonistic to Focal Adhesions. Mol. Biol. Cell. 33: ar93.Eftekharjo Eftekharjoo, M.*, Mezher, M.*, Siddharth, C., and Maruthamuthu, V. (2022)

Epithelial Cell-like Elasticity Modulates Actin-Dependent E-cadherin Adhesion Organization. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng.8 2455-62. *equal contribution.

Sawale, M., Cheng, X., Drolia, R., Benyathiar, P., Ozadali, F., Bhunia, A.K., & Mishra, D. 2022. Inactivation kinetics of Bacillus atrophaeus in liquid hydrogen peroxide for aseptic package sterilization. LWT, 170, 114074. (IF 4.952) Link<https://wayback.archive-it.org/16729/20240528033858/https:/reader.elsev…;

Sawale, M., Ozadali, F., Valentine, C. J., Benyathiar, P., Drolia, R., & Mishra, D. K. 2022. Impact of bovine lactoferrin fortification on pathogenic organisms to attenuate the risk of infection for infants. Food Control, 109078. (IF 5.548) Link<https://wayback.archive-it.org/16729/20240528033858/https:/www.scienced…;

M. Alqaoud, J. Plemmons, E. Feliberti, S. Dong, K. Kaipa, G. Fichtinger, Y. Xiao, M.A. Audette, "nnUNet- based Multi-modality Breast MRI Segmentation and Tissue-Delineating Phantom for Robotic Tumor Surgery Planning." Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022:3495-3501, 2022. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871109. PMID: 36086096.

S. Dong, M. Audette, E. Feliberti, K. Kaipa, "Toward an Autonomous Robotics Solution for Spillage- free Specimen Retrieval in Minimally Invasive Surgery", IEEE ICRA 2022 Workshop on Human- centered Autonomy in Medical Robotics, Philadelphia PA, 2022.

O. Elma, U. Cali, M. Kuzlu, An overview of bidirectional electric vehicles charging system as a Vehicle to Anything (V2X) under Cyber-Physical Power System (CPPS), Energy Reports, 8:25-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.008.

S. Sarp, M. Kuzlu, Y. Zhao, M. Cetin, O. Guler. A Comparison of Deep Learning Algorithms on Image Data for Detecting Floodwater on Roadways. Computer Science and Information Systems. 2022;19(1).

V.M. Jovanovic, M. Kuzlu, O. Popescu, P. Katsioloudis, L. Vahala, H. Wu, D. Marshall, M. Crespo,M. Addison. (2022). Digital Educational Modules Development for the Career and Technical Cybersecurity Pathways During Covid-19 Pandemic, Technology Interface International Journal (TIIJ), Volume 23, Number 2, 2022.

F. Wibawa, F.O. Catak, S. Sarp, M. Kuzlu. BFV-Based Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy- Preserving CNN Models. Cryptography. 2022 Jul 1;6(3):34.M. Kuzlu, F.O. Catak, U. Cali. et al. Adversarial security mitigations of mmWave beamforming prediction models using defensive distillation and adversarial retraining. Int. Journal of Information Security (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10207-022-00644-0

M. Kuzlu, S. Sarp, F.O. Catak, U. Cali, Y. Zhao, O. Elma, O. Guler. Analysis of deceptive data attacks with adversarial machine learning for solar photovoltaic power generation forecasting. Electrical Engineering. 2022 Jul 22:1-9.

F.O. Catak, M. Kuzlu, E. Catak, U. Cali, D. Unal. Security concerns on machine learning solutions for 6G networks in mmWave beam prediction. Physical Communication. 2022 Jan 25:101626.

F. O. Catak, M. Kuzlu, H. Tang, E. Catak and Y. Zhao, Security Hardening of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces Against Adversarial Machine Learning Attacks, IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 100267-100275, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3206012.

F. O. Catak, M. Kuzlu, E. Catak, U. Cali and O. Guler, Defensive Distillation-Based Adversarial Attack Mitigation Method for Channel Estimation Using Deep Learning Models in Next-Generation Wireless Networks, IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 98191-98203, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3206385.

U. Cali, M. Kuzlu, D.J. Sebastian-Cardenas, et al. Cybersecure and scalable, token-based renewable energy certificate framework using blockchain-enabled trading platform. Electrical Engineering (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-022-01688-0

O. Elma, M. Kuzlu, M. Pipattanasomporn. A Smart Direct Load Control Approach Using Dynamic Voltage Control for Demand Response Programs. Electric Power Components and Systems (2022): 1- 13.

K. K. Sadasivuni, K. Kannan, A. M. Abdullah, B. Kumar, 2D Nanomaterials for CO2 Conversion into Chemicals and Fuels. Royal Society of Chemistry: 2022.

M. S. Sha, M. R. Maurya, M. Geetha, B. Kumar, A. M. Abdullah and K. K. Sadasivun, "A Smart Colorimetric Platform for Detection of Methanol, Ethanol and Formic Acid" Sensors, 22, x. doi.org/10.3390/xxxxx, 2022.

B. Barbee, B. Muchharla, A.Adedeji, A. Karoui, A. Abdullah, K. K.Sadasivuni, B. Kumar "Cu and Ni co-sputtered thin film for nonenzymatic glucose detection: Synergistic effect" Scientific Reports, 12, 7507, 2022.

P. Malali, B. Muchharla, W. Cao, H. E. Elsayed-Ali, A. Adedeji, K. K. Sadasivuni, A. Abdullah, A. Karoui, Joshua M. Spurgeon, B. Kumar "Low Platinum-Loaded Molybdenum Co-catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline and Acidic Media" Langmuir, 38, 31, 9526-9531, 2022.

Guo L, Reed KM, Carter A, Cheng Y, Roodsari SK, Martinez Pineda D, Wellman LL, Sanford LD, Guo ML. Sleep-Disturbance-Induced Microglial Activation Involves CRH-Mediated Galectin 3 and Autophagy Dysregulation. Cells. 2022 Dec 30;12(1):160.

Kumari S, Dash PK, Kumari T, Guo ML, Ghosh JK, Buch SJ, Tripathi RK. HIV-1 Nef hijacks both exocytic and endocytic pathways of host intracellular trafficking through differential regulation of Rab GTPases. Biol Cell. 2022 Jun 17.

Roodsari SK, Cheng Y, Reed KM, Wellman LL, Sanford LD, Kim WK, Guo ML. Sleep Disturbance Alters Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity: Involvement of Striatal Neuroimmune and Dopamine Signaling. Biomedicines. 2022 18;10(5):1161.

Thurman AR, Ravel J, Gajer P, Marzinke MA, Ouattara LA, Jacot T, Peet MM, Clark MR, Doncel GF. Vaginal Microbiota and Mucosal Pharmacokinetics of Tenofovir in Healthy Women Using a 90-Day Tenofovir/Levonorgestrel Vaginal Ring. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2022:204.
Thurman AR, Brache V, Cochon L, Ouattara LA, Chandra N, Jacot T, Yousefieh N, Clark MR, Peet M, Hanif H, Schwartz JL. Randomized, placebo controlled phase I trial of the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and acceptability of a 90 day tenofovir plus levonorgestrel vaginal ring used continuously or cyclically in women: The CONRAD 138 study. PloS one. 2022 Oct 10;17(10):e0275794.
Ouattara LA, Thurman AR, Jacot TA, Cottrell M, Sykes C, Blake K, Fang X, Ju S, Vann NC, Schwartz J, Doncel GF. Genital mucosal drug concentrations and anti-HIV activity in tenofovir-based PrEP Products: intravaginal ring vs. oral administration. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2022 Jan 1;89(1):87.
Stephen Martin and David Mu (2022). CRISPR-Induced Loss of Connexin 43 Expression Sensitizes KRAS Mutant Cells to Cisplatin. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000681. PMC ID: PMC9701319. PubMed ID: 36447529

Alexandra P. Fleck, Arielle B. Flotte, Edward P. Si, and David Mu. (2022). Loss of Gap Junction Factor Connexin 43 Results in an Increase of Exosomal Tetraspanins in Human Lung Cancer Cell Line A549. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.000683. PMC ID: PMC9701318. PubMed ID: 36447528.

Invited: Thakshila Liyanage, Ahmad Qamar, and Gymama Slaughter, "Nanomaterials for biosensors: A Review" IEEE Sensors Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.3032952, 2021.

Ankit Baingane and Gymama Slaughter, "An abiotic glucose indicator system," IEEE Sensors Journal. 21(5), 5751-5757, 2021.

M.F. Hossain and Gymama Slaughter, "Highly sensitive nitric oxide biosensor based on platinum nanoparticles modified graphene electrode" Microelectronics Engineering. 239-240, 2021, 111532.

Johvan O. Hill-Dick, Alexis Harmon, Wei Cao, Kishor K. Sadasivuni, Mehran Elahi, Adetayo Adedeji, Hani E. Elsayed-Ali, Gymama Slaughter, Kapil Kumar, Mohammad Asadi, and Bijandra Kumar "Nanocoral Ag for Nonenzymatic Glucose Detection at Extremely Low Operational Potential" Material Today Communication. 27, 2021, 102261

Invited: J. Shankara Narayanan and Gymama Slaughter, "Membranes, immobilization and protective strategies for enzyme fuel cell stability," Current Opinion in Electrochemistry., 2021, 100753

2021 Microcredential in Fostering Lifelong Learning Online by The Association of College and University Educator ACUE and the American Council on Education ACE

A. Tapp, C. Payer, J. Schmid, M. Polanco, I. Kumi, S. Bawab, S. Ringleb, C. St.Remy, J. Bennett, R.S. Kakar, M. Audette, "Generation of Patient-Specific, Ligamentoskeletal, Finite Element Meshes for Scoliosis Correction Planning", MICCAI Workshop on Clinical Image-Based Procedures (CLIP), 2021. Best Paper Award.

Bai, X., Liu, D., Xu, L., Tenguria, S., Drolia, R., Gallina, N.L.F., and Bhunia, A.K.2021. Biofilm-isolated Listeria monocytogenes exhibit reduced systemicdissemination at the early (12-24 h) stage of infection in a mouse model. npj Biofilms Microbiomes 7, 18 (IF 8.462) Link

M. KuzluU. Cali, V. Sharma, O. Guler, "Gaining Insight into Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Forecasting Utilizing Explainable Artificial Intelligence Tools," IEEE Access, vol. 8,pp. 187814-187823, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3031477.

M. KuzluC. Fair, O. Guler, Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity, Discover Internet of Things, 1, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43926-020-00001-4

A. Harmon, D. Robertson, M. ElahiB. Kumar, and A. Adedeji. "Transparent and passive Ta-Si-N thin films barrier layer." MRS Communications 11, 6, 950-954, 2021.

B. Muchharla, P. Malali, B. Daniel, A. Kondori, M. Asadi, W. Cao, Hani E. Elsayed-Ali M. Castro, M. Elahi, A. Adedeji, K. K. Sadasivuni, M. R. Maurya, K. Kumar, A. Karoui, and B. Kumar "Tri-Molybdenum Phosphide (Mo 3 P) and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Junctions for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Detection." Applied Physics Letters 119, 11, 2021.

M. Rezakazemi, B. Kumar, K. K. Sadasivuni, Preface on "Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems" Emergent Materials, 4, 387-388 2021

J. O. Hill-Dick, A. Harmon, W. Cao, K.K. Sadasivuni, M. Elahi, A. Adedeji, H. E. Elsayed-Ali, G. Slaughter, K. Kumar, M. Asadi, B. Kumar "Nanocoral Ag for Nonenzymatic Glucose Detection at Extremely Low Operational Potential" Materials Today Communications, 27, ,102261, 2021

M. Sai Bhargava Reddya, D. Ponnamma, K. K. Sadasivuni, B. Kumar and A. M. Abdullah, "Carbon dioxide adsorption based on porous materials" RSC Adv., 11, 12658-12681, 2021.

Cheng Y, Kim WK, Wellman LL, Sanford LD, Guo ML. Short-Term Sleep Fragmentation Dysregulates Autophagy in a Brain Region-Specific Manner. Life (Basel). 2021 Oct 16;11(10):1098.

Thangaraj A, Chivero ET, Tripathi A, Singh S, Niu F, Guo ML, Pillai P, Periyasamy P, Buch S. HIV TAT- mediated microglial senescence: Role of SIRT3-dependent mitochondrial oxidative stress. Redox Biol. 2021. 40:101843

Guo ML*, Chivero ET, Callen SE, Buch S. NLRP3 Inflammasome Is Involved in Cocaine-Mediated Potentiation on Behavioral Changes in CX3CR1-Deficient Mice. J Pers Med. 2021 Sep 27;11(10):963. *: Corresponding author

Reversing neural circuit and behavior deficit in mice exposed to maternal inflammation by Zika virus. Ma L, Wang J, Ge J, Wang Y, Zhang W, Du Y, Luo J, Li Y, Wang F, Fan G, Chen R, Yao B, Zhao Z, Guo ML, Kim WK, Chai Y, Chen JF. EMBO Rep. 2021. 22(8): e51978.

Chivero ET, Thangaraj A, Tripathi A, Periyasamy P, Guo ML, Buch S. NLRP3 Inflammasome Blockade Reduces Cocaine-Induced Microglial Activation and Neuroinflammation. Mol Neurobiol. 2021. 58(5):2215-2230.

Thangaraj A, Chivero ET, Tripathi A, Singh S, Niu F, Guo ML, Pillai P, Periyasamy P, Buch S. HIV TAT- mediated microglial senescence: Role of SIRT3-dependent mitochondrial oxidative stress. Redox Biol. 2021. 40:101843.

Jacot TA, Adedipe OE, Godbout S, Peele AG, Schwartz JL, Ju S, Cunningham TD, Montgomery E, van der Straten A, Beksinska M, Smit J. The use of objective adherence measures targeting four placebo microbicide delivery forms in the Quatro Clinical Crossover Study. Clinical and Translational Discovery. 2021 Oct;1(1):e13.

Jacot TA, Clark MR, Adedipe OE, Godbout S, Cunningham T, Ju S, Schwartz JL, Delany-Moretlwe S, Thurman AR, Doncel GF. Application of a composite measure of product adherence, protocol compliance, and semen exposure to a phase III microbicide HIV prevention trial. Translational Medicine Communications. 2021 Dec;6(1):1-9.

Sabouni R, Archer DF, Jacot T. Drospirenone effects on the plasminogen activator system in immortalized human endometrial endothelial cells. Reproductive Sciences. 2021 Jul;28:1974-80.

Saikat Banerjee, Stephanie McCracken, Faruk Hossain, and Gymama Slaughter, "Electrochemical detection of neurotransmitters" vol. 10(8), 101, 2020.

A. Tapp, M.A. Audette, "Surgical Gps" Proof of Concept for Scoliosis Surgery", Spring Simulation Conference (SpringSim), 1-12, 2020.

Ankit Baingane and Gymama Slaughter, "A self-powered glucose monitoring system with remote data access," IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, doi: 10.1109/TNB.2020.3002453, 2020.

M.F. Hossain and Gymama Slaughter, "PtNPs decorated chemically derived graphene and carbon nanotubes for sensitive and selective glucose biosensing," Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. (2020): 113990. 2020.

J. Shankara Narayanan and Gymama Slaughter, "Towards Lactic acid biosensor based on lactate dehydrogenase immobilized on Au nanoparticle modified microwire electrode," IEEE Sensors Journal. vol. 20, 8, 4034-4040, 2020. DOI 10.1109/JSEN.2019.2963405.

2020 Actively Defying the Sitting Academic Blues: Emerging Healthier and Empowered after Home Confinement due to COVID-19 in Teach and Learn Session by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Norfolk State University

R. Haq, J. Schmid, R. Borgie, J. Cates, M.A. Audette, "Deformable Multi-surface Segmentation of the Spine for Orthopedic Surgery Planning and Simulation", SPIE Journal of Medical Imaging, 2020 Jan; 7(1):015002.

M.A. Audette, S.P.A. Bordas, J.E. Blatt. "Robotically Steered Needles: A Survey of Neurosurgical Applications and Technical Innovations". Robot Surg. 2020 Mar 19;7:1-23.

Drolia, R., Amalaradjou, M.A.R., Ryan, V., Tenguria, S., Liu, D., Bai, X., Singh, A.K., Cox, A.D., Crespo, V-Bernal., Schaber, A.S., Applegate, B.M., Vemulapalli, R., and Bhunia, A. K. 2020. Receptor Targeted Engineered Probiotics Mitigate Lethal Listeria Infection. Nature Communications. 11(1), 1-23 (IF 17.69) Link

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A. Turner, T. McCoy, W. Cao, A. Karoui, W. M. Maswadeh, B.Vlahovic, H. E.Elsayed-Ali, B. Daniel, M. Castro, K. K. Sadasivuni, M. Elahi, A. Adedeji, B. Kumar, "Enhanced detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by caffeine modified carbon nanotube junctions". Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 24, 100578, 2020.

K. Kannan, M.H. Sliem, A. M. Abdullah, K. K. Sadasivuni, B. Kumar, "Fabrication of ZnO-Fe-MXene Based Nanocomposites for Efficient CO2 Reduction". Catalysts, 10 (5), 549, 2020.

K. Kannan, K. K. Sadasivuni, A. M. Abdullah, B. Kumar, "Current Trends in MXene-Based Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion System: A Mini Review". Catalysts, 10 (5), 495, 2020.

D. Bian, D. Shi, M. Pipattanasomporn, M. Kuzlu, S. Rahman, "Mitigating the Impact of Renewable Variability With Demand-Side Resources Considering Communication and Cyber Security Limitations," IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 1379-1389, 2019. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2886225

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P. Cherukui, P. Songkiatisak, F. Ding, JM Jault, X. Xu*, "Antibiotic drug nanocarriers for probing of multidrug ABC membrane transporter of Bacillus subtilis", ACS Omega 5, 1625-1633 (2020); https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsomega.9b03698

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Liao K, Niu F, Hu G, Guo ML, Sil S, Buch S. HIV Tat-mediated induction of autophagy regulates the disruption of ZO-1 in brain endothelial cells. Tissue Barriers. 2020:1748983

Burkovetskaya ME, Liu Q, Vadukoot AK, Gautam N, Alnouti Y, Kumar S, Miczek K, Buch S, Hopkins CR, Guo M. KVA-D-88, a Novel Preferable Phosphodiesterase 4B Inhibitor, Decreases Cocaine-Mediated Reward Properties in Vivo. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020 Aug 5;11(15):2231-2242.

Burkovetskaya ME, Small R, Guo L, Buch S, Guo ML. Cocaine self-administration differentially activates microglia in the mouse brain. Neurosci Lett. 2020; 728:134951.

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