F. Hong

Self-assembling short immunostimulatory duplex RNAs with broad spectrum antiviral activity

This paper introduces self-assembling short duplex RNAs that induce interferon production and inhibit multiple respiratory viruses.

Kinetics of RNA and RNA:DNA hybrid strand displacement

This study experimentally examines how toehold length, location, and mismatches affect strand displacement kinetics in RNA and RNA-DNA hybrid systems.

Understanding DNA interactions in crowded environments with a coarse-grained model

This study uses a coarse-grained model to investigate how crowding affects DNA duplex and hairpin formation, finding that crowders increase melting temperature and enhance hybridization kinetics.

Analysis of Serologic Cross-Reactivity Between Common Human Coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 Using Coronavirus Antigen Microarray

The paper develops a coronavirus antigen microarray to study serologic cross-reactivity between common human coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2, finding high IgG reactivity to common coronaviruses and low reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 with some cross-reactivity to conserved antigens.

A novel xenograft model of human HCC in immunocompetent mouse

This paper establishes a novel human HCC patient-derived xenograft model in immunocompetent mice, showing high tumor formation rates and preserved tumor characteristics.

Netrin-1 plays a role in the effect of 10 weeks moderate exercise on myocardial fibrosis in rats.

This study shows that 10 weeks of aerobic exercise increases netrin-1 and its receptor in rats with myocardial infarction, reducing fibrosis by lowering MMP2/9 expression.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Golden Birdwing butterfly Troides aeacus: insights into phylogeny and divergence times of the superfamily Papilionoidea

The paper presents the complete mitochondrial genome of Troides aeacus and uses it to infer phylogenetic relationships and divergence times within the superfamily Papilionoidea.