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Lavanya Visvabharathy

TitleResearch Assistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentSurgery-Research
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    1. Ali M, Brady MC, Campbell P, Rooney S, Williams L, Paul L, Mason H, Manoukian S, Chung C, Barber M, McGoldrick C, Smith A, Basu N, Patel M, VandenBerg K, Papadopoulou A, Abdelaal A, Abraham SJ, Abu Sayf A, Agergaard J, Alawna M, Albu S, Alric L, Andino P, Antczak J, Arutyunov A, Ayyildiz A, Badrick E, Yalcin Bahat P, Ballouz T, Balsano C, Bassetti M, Bendersky M, Berton D, Biancari F, Blomberg B, Boari GE, Bonetti S, Bosaeed M, Bouteleux B, Brugaletta S, Bychinin M, Callebaut I, Carter SJ, Chudzik M, Coelho J, Cornejo-Giraldo M, Costi S, Darcis G, Darley DR, Di Baigio A, Di Stadio A, Dreher M, Enikeev D, Evans R, Falcão LFM, Fehrmann C, Fugazzaro S, Gamberini L, Gencer FK, Alberto Gonzalez C, Hamilton F, Harrison C, Hayden MC, Hedlin H, Heijenbrok-Kal M, Hellemons ME, Ingadottir B, Jagannathan P, Khokhlov R, Khokhlov L, Knight D, Kollum M, Kolstad H, Kopittke L, Ashman Kröönström L, Langeland N, Lawlor C, Levitt ML, Santos Lira F, Loffler-Ragg J, Lui DT, Mahmud R, Malek L, Margalit I, Marti-Beltran S, Martineau A, Masia M, Mathew P, Mautner G, Mazeraud A, Menges D, Meyhoff CS, Milne A, Sadat Mirfazeli F, Moein ST, Mohamed-Hussein AA, Monteleone G, Murai IH, Niklassen AS, Nune A, Nunez MNS, Ortega-Paz L, Ouellette D, Paranhos ACM, Pehlivan E, Pelà G, Pereira FA, Persson HC, Piva S, Plasse TF, Platteel T, Porcelli S, Prediletto I, Raday G, Raghavan K, Reetz K, Rizzoni D, Salinas M, Santorelli G, Sarker HN, P S, Sayed IG, Sekine L, Shapiro S, Shinjo SK, Simonovich V, Sinatti G, Sonnweber T, Stavrou VT, Stessel B, Sunnerhagen KS, Vallejos J, van den Berg-Emons RJ, Visvabharathy L, Wan YI, Wilkinson J, Yasuda CL, Yuan Z, Zavascki AP, Zeron MDPB, Zoëga S, Zoni C. Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis (IPDMA) of long-term COVID-19 outcomes in a systematic review-informed, international, multidisciplinary database. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2026 Aug; 14(29):1-160. PMID: 42663308.
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    2. Carroll DD, Cira K, Archer J, Shapiro J, Shah H, Pen UY, Tieri D, Leonor L, Roofchayee ND, Yee SS, Wahab M, Koralnik IJ, Alverdy JC, Raman AS, Visvabharathy L. Post-COVID impairment of T cell responses to community-acquired pathogens can be modified by activating cellular metabolism. PLoS Pathog. 2026 07; 22(7):e1013860. PMID: 42531297; PMCID: PMC13441075.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    3. Przanowska R, Gomez-Villa J, Liu VJ, Antonides-Jensen N, Visvabharathy L, Alverdy JC, Hernandez SL, Yee SS. IL-6R blockade with tocilizumab disrupts pericyte- and tumor cell-driven IL-6/STAT3 signaling, enhancing docetaxel efficacy in ER+ breast cancer. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 30. PMID: 41659608; PMCID: PMC12873853.
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    4. Carroll DD, Cira K, Archer J, Shapiro J, Pen UY, Tieri D, Leonor L, Roofchayee ND, Yee SS, Wahab M, Koralnik IJ, Alverdy JC, Raman AS, Visvabharathy L. Post-COVID impairment of memory T cell responses to community-acquired pathogens can be rectified by activating cellular metabolism. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 02. PMID: 41509309; PMCID: PMC12776401.
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    5. Padhye AS, Koralnik IJ, Hanson BA, Visvabharathy L, DeLisle RK, Tachas G. Blood diagnostic biomarkers for neurologic manifestations of long COVID. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2025 Nov; 49:101110. PMID: 41146907; PMCID: PMC12554056.
      Citations: 1     
    6. Visvabharathy L, Dalil N, Leonor L, Zhu C, Orban ZS, Jimenez M, Lim PH, Penaloza-MacMaster P, Koralnik IJ. Mild Primary or Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection Promotes Autoantibody Production in Individuals with and without Neuro-PASC. Immunohorizons. 2024 08 01; 8(8):577-585. PMID: 39186606; PMCID: PMC11374748.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    7. Hanson BA, Visvabharathy L, Orban ZS, Jimenez M, Batra A, Liotta EM, DeLisle RK, Klausner JD, Cohen P, Padhye AS, Tachas G, Koralnik IJ. Plasma proteomics show altered inflammatory and mitochondrial proteins in patients with neurologic symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Brain Behav Immun. 2023 11; 114:462-474. PMID: 37704012; PMCID: PMC10718560.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    8. Visvabharathy L, Hanson BA, Orban ZS, Lim PH, Palacio NM, Jimenez M, Clark JR, Graham EL, Liotta EM, Tachas G, Penaloza-MacMaster P, Koralnik IJ. Corrigendum: Neuro-PASC is characterized by enhanced CD4+ and diminished CD8+ T cell responses to SARSCoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1275925. PMID: 37691950; PMCID: PMC10484630.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    9. Orban ZS, Visvabharathy L, Perez Giraldo GS, Jimenez M, Koralnik IJ. SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immune Responses in Patients With Postviral Syndrome After Suspected COVID-19. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2023 11; 10(6). PMID: 37612134; PMCID: PMC10448973.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. Visvabharathy L, Hanson BA, Orban ZS, Lim PH, Palacio NM, Jimenez M, Clark JR, Graham EL, Liotta EM, Tachas G, Penaloza-MacMaster P, Koralnik IJ. Neuro-PASC is characterized by enhanced CD4+ and diminished CD8+ T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1155770. PMID: 37313412; PMCID: PMC10258318.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    11. Visvabharathy L, Zhu C, Orban ZS, Yarnoff K, Palacio N, Jimenez M, Lim PH, Penaloza-MacMaster P, Koralnik IJ. Autoantibody production is enhanced after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection despite vaccination in individuals with and without long COVID. medRxiv. 2023 Apr 12. PMID: 37090595; PMCID: PMC10120795.
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    12. Dangi T, Sanchez S, Lew MH, Awakoaiye B, Visvabharathy L, Richner JM, Koralnik IJ, Penaloza-MacMaster P. Pre-existing immunity modulates responses to mRNA boosters. Cell Rep. 2023 03 28; 42(3):112167. PMID: 36857186; PMCID: PMC9928730.
      Citations: 31     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    13. Dangi T, Sanchez S, Class J, Richner M, Visvabharathy L, Chung YR, Bentley K, Stanton RJ, Koralnik IJ, Richner JM, Penaloza-MacMaster P. Improved control of SARS-CoV-2 by treatment with a nucleocapsid-specific monoclonal antibody. J Clin Invest. 2022 12 01; 132(23). PMID: 36219482; PMCID: PMC9711872.
      Citations: 47     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Visvabharathy L, Hanson BA, Orban ZS, Lim PH, Palacio NM, Jimenez M, Clark JR, Graham EL, Liotta EM, Tachas G, Penaloza-MacMaster P, Koralnik IJ. T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 in people with and without neurologic symptoms of long COVID. medRxiv. 2022 Oct 21. PMID: 34401886; PMCID: PMC8366804.
      Citations: 6     
    15. Visvabharathy L, Orban ZS, Koralnik IJ. Case report: Treatment of long COVID with a SARS-CoV-2 antiviral and IL-6 blockade in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and SARS-CoV-2 antigen persistence. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022; 9:1003103. PMID: 36213654; PMCID: PMC9537824.
      Citations: 17     
    16. Cao L, Morgun E, Genardi S, Visvabharathy L, Cui Y, Huang H, Wang CR. METTL14-dependent m6A modification controls iNKT cell development and function. Cell Rep. 2022 08 02; 40(5):111156. PMID: 35926466; PMCID: PMC9495716.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Dangi T, Sanchez S, Lew MH, Visvabharathy L, Richner J, Koralnik IJ, Penaloza-MacMaster P. Pre-existing immunity modulates responses to mRNA boosters. bioRxiv. 2022 Jun 28. PMID: 35794898; PMCID: PMC9258286.
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    18. Batra A, Clark JR, Kang AK, Ali S, Patel TR, Shlobin NA, Hoffman SC, Lim PH, Orban ZS, Visvabharathy L, Graham EL, Sullivan DP, Muller WA, Chou SH, Ungvári Z, Koralnik IJ, Liotta EM. Persistent viral RNA shedding of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with delirium incidence and six-month mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Geroscience. 2022 06; 44(3):1241-1254. PMID: 35538386; PMCID: PMC9090540.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    19. Hanson BA, Visvabharathy L, Ali ST, Kang AK, Patel TR, Clark JR, Lim PH, Orban ZS, Hwang SS, Mattoon D, Batra A, Liotta EM, Koralnik IJ. Plasma Biomarkers of Neuropathogenesis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 and Those With Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2022 05; 9(3). PMID: 35256481; PMCID: PMC8901169.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    20. Dangi T, Palacio N, Sanchez S, Park M, Class J, Visvabharathy L, Ciucci T, Koralnik IJ, Richner JM, Penaloza-MacMaster P. Cross-protective immunity following coronavirus vaccination and coronavirus infection. J Clin Invest. 2021 12 15; 131(24). PMID: 34623973; PMCID: PMC8670840.
      Citations: 62     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    21. Weng X, Kumar A, Cao L, He Y, Morgun E, Visvabharathy L, Zhao J, Sena LA, Weinberg SE, Chandel NS, Wang CR. Mitochondrial metabolism is essential for invariant natural killer T cell development and function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 03 30; 118(13). PMID: 33753493; PMCID: PMC8020658.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    22. Genardi S, Visvabharathy L, Cao L, Morgun E, Cui Y, Qi C, Chen YH, Gapin L, Berdyshev E, Wang CR. Type II Natural Killer T Cells Contribute to Protection Against Systemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:610010. PMID: 33312179; PMCID: PMC7708336.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    23. Visvabharathy L, Genardi S, Cao L, He Y, Alonzo F, Berdyshev E, Wang CR. Group 1 CD1-restricted T cells contribute to control of systemic Staphylococcus aureus infection. PLoS Pathog. 2020 04; 16(4):e1008443. PMID: 32343740; PMCID: PMC7188215.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    24. Weng X, He Y, Visvabharathy L, Liao CM, Tan X, Balakumar A, Wang CR. Crosstalk between type II NKT cells and T cells leads to spontaneous chronic inflammatory liver disease. J Hepatol. 2017 10; 67(4):791-800. PMID: 28596110; PMCID: PMC5605413.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    25. Visvabharathy L, Freitag NE. Propofol Sedation Exacerbates Kidney Pathology and Dissemination of Bacteria during Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections. Infect Immun. 2017 07; 85(7). PMID: 28461390; PMCID: PMC5478955.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Pattabiraman G, Palasiewicz K, Visvabharathy L, Freitag NE, Ucker DS. Apoptotic cells enhance pathogenesis of Listeria monocytogenes. Microb Pathog. 2017 Apr; 105:218-225. PMID: 28242425; PMCID: PMC13590016.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    27. Visvabharathy L, Xayarath B, Weinberg G, Shilling RA, Freitag NE. Propofol Increases Host Susceptibility to Microbial Infection by Reducing Subpopulations of Mature Immune Effector Cells at Sites of Infection. PLoS One. 2015; 10(9):e0138043. PMID: 26381144; PMCID: PMC4575148.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    28. Siddiqui S, Visvabharathy L, Wang CR. Role of Group 1 CD1-Restricted T Cells in Infectious Disease. Front Immunol. 2015; 6:337. PMID: 26175733; PMCID: PMC4484338.
      Citations: 34     Fields:    
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