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Marthandan Mahalingam

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2004

Publications

40

Citations

1,141

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
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This researcher studies bacteriophage T4, a virus that infects bacteria, and engineers it as a tool for delivering genes, proteins, and vaccine components into human cells and for use as a vaccine platform. Work spans the structural biology of how the virus assembles and packages its DNA, as well as applied uses such as reversing HIV-1 latency and developing dual vaccines against anthrax and plague. The research combines structural (e.g., cryo-EM based) analysis of viral machinery with engineering approaches to repurpose viral particles as delivery vehicles.

Bacteriophage T4 structure and assemblyViral genome packaging motorsPhage-based gene and protein delivery vectorsVaccine nanoparticle design (anthrax, plague)HIV-1 latency reversal using engineered viral nanoparticles

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with peaks around 2018-2019 and again in 2024, rather than showing a steady or clearly growing trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 6 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Communications×5
  • eLife×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Biophysical Journal×2
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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