Ph.D. Scholar
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
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1. Joseph, J., Kavitha M. S., Ahlawat, P., Prakash, M., Kandpal, G., Raj, G., Srivastava, H., Charulekha, P., Dev, A. K., Radhakrishnan, A., Singh, V., Yadav, R., Chandramohanan, P., Varghese, R., Rizvi, Z. A., Awasthi, A., & Raj, V. S. (2025). Lumazine Synthase Nanoparticles as a Versatile Platform for Multivalent Antigen Presentation and Cross-Protective Coronavirus Vaccines. ACS Nano, 19(31), 28295–28314.
2. Kavitha M. S., Kandpal, G, Sajimon,J, V. R. Akshay Das, Nirmegh Basu, Simla, A. P, Raj, V. S. A Versatile, Simple, and Rapid (VSR) method for generating gene clones, diverse mutants, and short gene fragments for molecular biology applications, Biorxiv, 2025
3. Joseph, J., Kavitha M. S., Prakash, M. M., Raj, M. G., Packirisamy, M. C., Varghese, R., & Raj, V. S. (2025). Self-assembled Protein Nanoparticles Decorated with SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV Spikes Trigger Potent Neutralizing Responses against Both Viruses. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152, 107719.
4. Kavitha M. S., Sajimon, M. J., Mohapatra, P., & Raj, V. S. (2025). A rapid and efficient reverse genetics method for generating RNA viruses. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152, 107475.
​5. Thankamani, K., Shubham, D., Kandpal, G., Isaac, A. M., Kavitha, M. S., & Raj, V. S. (2024). Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) internalization does not rely on DPP4 cytoplasmic tail signaling. npj Viruses, 2(1), 67.
​6. Sundari, M. M. M. A., Niveditha, L., Murugan, S., Kavitha M. S., Reji, S. S., Hatekar, A., Rajendran, A. R., Krishna, D., Balasubramanian, S., Rajan, A. D. V., Srivastava, H., Van Riel, D., De Vries, R., & Raj, V. S. (2025). Development of Cellular Assays and Monoclonal Antibodies for Detecting Ferret Cytokine Responses. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152, 107548.