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Overview

Sugantha Govindarajan is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Engineering, with focused contributions in subfields such as Hepatology, Epidemiology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Oncology, and Building and Construction. The scientist has published studies in topics including Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology, innovative materials for concrete reinforcement, chitinases and chitosanases, phytase applications, and peptidase inhibition and analysis.

Recent publications attributed to Govindarajan highlight a diverse scientific interest. These include:

  • "Chitinase 3-like 1 is a profibrogenic factor overexpressed in the aging liver and in patients with liver cirrhosis" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Distinct disease features in chimpanzees infected with a precore HBV mutant associated with acute liver failure in humans" (2020) published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "A critical analysis of compressive strength prediction of glass fiber and carbon fiber reinforced concrete over machine learning models" (2025) published in Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling Experiments and Design
  • "Development of lightweight high-strength engineered geopolymer composites using slag waste and vermiculite powder: mechanical, durability and microstructural assessments" (2025) published in Emergent Materials
  • "Liver biopsy and histopathological diagnosis" (2022) included in Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Govindarajan include Norihisa Nishimura, Ronald E. Engle, Hanh Nguyen, Kevin W. Bock, and Ian N. Moore.

Govindarajan's contributions have been published across several scientific venues, often focusing on topics related to liver disease, pathology, and engineering materials. Regular publication outlets encompass:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling Experiments and Design
  • Emergent Materials
  • Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • Lack of protective immunity against reinfection with hepatitis C virus

    Patrizia Farci;Harvey J. Alter;Sugantha Govindarajan;Doris C. Wong

  • Viral and immunological determinants of hepatitis C virus clearance, persistence, and disease

    Robert Thimme;Jens Bukh;Hans Christian Spangenberg;Stefan Wieland

  • Genetic and Experimental Evidence for Cross-Species Infection by Swine Hepatitis E Virus

    Xiang-Jin Meng;Patrick G. Halbur;Max S. Shapiro;Sugantha Govindarajan

  • Prevention of hepatitis C virus infection in chimpanzees after antibody-mediated in vitro neutralization.

    Patrizia Farci;Harvey J. Alter;Doris C. Wong;Roger H. Miller

  • Synthesis of a novel hepatitis C virus protein by ribosomal frameshift

    Zhenming Xu;Jinah Choi;T. S.Benedict Yen;Wen Lu

  • Innate immune system plays a critical role in determining the progression and severity of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity

    Zhang-Xu Liu;Sugantha Govindarajan;Neil Kaplowitz

  • Molecular cloning and sequencing of a human hepatitis delta (δ) virus RNA

    Shinji Makino;Ming Fu Chang;Chien Kou Shieh;Toshio Kamahora

  • The p7 polypeptide of hepatitis C virus is critical for infectivity and contains functionally important genotype-specific sequences

    Akito Sakai;Marisa St. Claire;Kristina Faulk;Sugantha Govindarajan

  • Utility of a discriminant score for diagnosing advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

    M Bonacini;G Hadi;S Govindarajan;K L Lindsay

  • Mutations that permit efficient replication of hepatitis C virus RNA in Huh-7 cells prevent productive replication in chimpanzees

    Jens Bukh;Thomas Pietschmann;Volker Lohmann;Nicole Krieger

  • Fulminant B viral hepatitis: role of delta agent.

    Sugantha Govindarajan;Kenneth P. Chin;Allan G. Redeker;Robert L. Peters

  • Successful passive and active immunization of cynomolgus monkeys against hepatitis E.

    S. A. Tsarev;T. S. Tsareva;S. U. Emerson;Sugantha Govindarajan

  • Liver Fibrosis Progression Is Related to CD4 Cell Depletion in Patients Coinfected with Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus

    Massimo Puoti;Maurizio Bonacini;Angiola Spinetti;Valeria Putzolu

  • Nonviral Risk Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Low-Risk Population, the Non-Asians of Los Angeles County, California

    Mimi C. Yu;Brian E. Henderson;Myron J. Tong;Sugantha Govindarajan

  • Toll-like receptor 4 mediates synergism between alcohol and HCV in hepatic oncogenesis involving stem cell marker Nanog

    Keigo Machida;Hidekazu Tsukamoto;Hasmik Mkrtchyan;Lewei Duan

  • Human hepatitis delta antigen is a nuclear phosphoprotein with RNA-binding activity.

    Ming-Fu Chang;S. C. Baker;L. H. Soe;T. Kamahora

  • Recombinant hepatitis E virus genomes infectious for primates: importance of capping and discovery of a cis-reactive element.

    S. U. Emerson;M. Zhang;X.-J. Meng;H. Nguyen

  • Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Mimi C Yu;Jian-Min Yuan;Sugantha Govindarajan;Ronald K Ross

  • Hepatitis C virus lacking the hypervariable region 1 of the second envelope protein is infectious and causes acute resolving or persistent infection in chimpanzees

    Xavier Forns;Robert Thimme;Sugantha Govindarajan;Suzanne U. Emerson

  • Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viral Markers in Black and White Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States

    Mimi C. Yu;Myron J. Tong;Pierre Coursaget;Ronald K. Ross

  • Prognostic value of Ishak fibrosis stage: findings from the hepatitis C antiviral long-term treatment against cirrhosis trial.

    James E. Everhart;Elizabeth C. Wright;Zachary D. Goodman;Jules L. Dienstag

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Purcell
Robert H. Purcell National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Suzanne U. Emerson
Suzanne U. Emerson National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Ronald E. Engle
Ronald E. Engle National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Patrizia Farci
Patrizia Farci National Institutes of Health
Jens Bukh
Jens Bukh University of Copenhagen
Mimi C. Yu
Mimi C. Yu University of Southern California
Jian-Min Yuan
Jian-Min Yuan University of Pittsburgh
Michael M. C. Lai
Michael M. C. Lai Academia Sinica
Gunther Dennert
Gunther Dennert University of Southern California
David E. Kleiner
David E. Kleiner National Institutes of Health

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