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Last published 2026
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Nadia Darwish

Researcher

Also affiliated: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (2022); Agricultural Research Service (2021–2022); United States Department of Energy (2022); United States Department of Agriculture (2021–2022); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (2022); Agricultural Research Service - Northeast Area (2021); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (2022)

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4 h-index 9 pubs 120 cited

  • Chickens
  • Microbiota
  • Animals
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Bacteria
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Papillomavirus Infections
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Animal Feed
  • Water
  • Gastrointestinal Tract

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Nadia Darwish's research investigates the impact of various factors on the gastrointestinal microbiome, primarily in chickens. Her work has explored how the selection of 16S ribosomal RNA primers and microbiota databases influences the analysis of chicken cecal microbiota composition. Darwish has also studied the effects of delayed feed access post-hatch on the development and maturation of the gastrointestinal tract microbiota in broiler chickens, as well as the temporal dynamics of the chicken mycobiome. In parallel, her research extends to human health, focusing on the development and testing of therapeutic vaccines. She has been involved in clinical trials for a peptide-based human papillomavirus therapeutic vaccine, PepCan, evaluating its efficacy and immune responses in treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2/3) and reducing head and neck cancer recurrence. Her collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include David W. Ussery, Yong‐Chen Lu, Jasmine Crane, and Teresa Evans.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 120

Selected Publications

  • A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Phase I/II Clinical Trial of a Human Papillomavirus Therapeutic Vaccine, PepCan, for Reducing Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence (2026)
    medRxiv DOI OpenAlex
  • A Randomized Double-Blind Phase 2 Clinical Trial Treating Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2/3 with PepCan or <i>Candida</i> (2025)
    medRxiv 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Immune responses in a phase 2 clinical trial of peptide-based therapeutic human papillomavirus vaccine, PepCan, versus <i>Candida</i> adjuvant alone in treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3. (2024)
    Journal of Clinical Oncology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A peptide-based human papillomavirus therapeutic vaccine, PepCan, or <i>Candida</i> adjuvant alone in treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3 (CIN2/3). (2023)
    Journal of Clinical Oncology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Temporal dynamics of the chicken mycobiome (2022)
    Frontiers in Physiology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex

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44 Collaborators 11 Institutions 2 Countries

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