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Shankar Thangamani

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2013

Publications

60

Citations

2,269

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
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This researcher studies how the fungal pathogen Candida auris colonizes and infects the skin and gut, focusing on how host immune defenses, skin and gut microbes, and fungal genes interact to determine whether infection takes hold. Work combines mouse models with molecular and microbiological techniques to understand fungal adhesion, immune signaling, and antifungal drug resistance. The lab also studies related topics such as gut microbiota's role in controlling Candida albicans and the discovery of new antifungal compounds.

Candida auris skin and gut colonizationHost immune responses to fungal infectionAntifungal drug resistanceMicrobiota-fungal pathogen interactionsFungal virulence and adhesion mechanisms

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade with a gradual increase, peaking in 2024 and continuing into 2026, following an average of about 4-5 papers per year over the last five years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 7 publications7242025: 2 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×5
  • PLoS Pathogens×4
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • mSphere×3
  • Pathogens and Disease×2
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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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