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Hongwei Liu

University of California, Davis

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Neuroscience· 2 Biophysics· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Lark L. CoffeyiD· 2 shared Aiying LiiD· 1 shared Anthony L Weidner· 1 shared Austin Chan· 1 shared Bo Wei· 1 shared Brianna M. RamireziD· 1 shared Chao ZhangiD· 1 shared Christopher M. BarkeriD· 1 shared

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Comparative fitness of reemerging St. Louis encephalitis virus in vertebrate and mosquito cells, Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, and mice

M. Arturo Flores Rodriguez, Hongwei Liu, Erik Turner, Elias Im, Rochelle Leung, Sunny An, Christopher M. Barker, Lark L. Coffey

This study compares the fitness of contemporary and historical St. Louis encephalitis virus strains in vertebrate and mosquito cells, finding some contemporary strains exhibit equal or greater fitness.

Journal of Virology · Sep 24, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Localized SARS-CoV-2 Infection Triggers a Tissue-Wide Antiviral Response and Functional Impairment of Olfactory Sensory Neurons

Jiaying Liu, Muhammad Shoaib Akhtar, Hongwei Liu, Yaejin Kim, Brianna M. Ramirez, Anthony L Weidner, Austin Chan, Maxwell Collins, Stefan Rothenburg, Lark L. Coffey, Qizhi Gong

This study investigates how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects olfactory sensory neurons in mice, showing localized infection triggers a tissue-wide antiviral response and functional impairment without neuronal loss.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Force-Enhanced Sensitive Detection of New DNA-Interactive Agents from Microorganisms at the Single-Molecule Level

Tianyu Liu, Teng Cai, Junfeng Huo, Hongwei Liu, Aiying Li, Meng Jie Yin, Yan Mei, Yueyue Zhou, Sijun Fan, Yao Lu, Luo-Sheng Wan, Huijuan You, Xiaofeng Cai

This paper introduces a single-molecule stretching assay to detect DNA-intercalating agents from microorganisms, identifying two strains and three compounds with anti-cancer activity.

Nucleic Acids Research · Aug 28, 2024Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Gut Microbiota in male patients with chronic traumatic complete spinal cord injury

Chao Zhang, Wenhao Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yingli Jing, Mingliang Yang, Liangjie Du, Feng Gao, Huiming Gong, Liang Chen, Jun Li, Hongwei Liu, Chuan Qin, Yanmei Jia, Jiali Qiao, Bo Wei, , Jianjun Li

This study analyzes gut microbiota differences between healthy adults and chronic traumatic complete SCI patients, finding dysbiosis linked to serum biomarkers and neurogenic bowel dysfunction.

Journal of Translational Medicine · Dec 1, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience