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Zhaleh Ghaemi

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignORCID 0000-0002-3690-7005Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biophysics· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Organism:virus· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Emad TajkhorshidiD· 2 shared Defne G. OzgulbasiD· 1 shared Huibin LviD· 1 shared Jianming HuiD· 1 shared Martin FrankiD· 1 shared Martin GruebeleiD· 1 shared Nicholas C. WuiD· 1 shared Oluwadara Nafiu· 1 shared

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Probing the Role of Membrane in Neutralizing Activity of Antibodies Against Influenza Virus

Defne G. Ozgulbas, Timothy J.C. Tan, Po-Chao Wen, Qi Wen Teo, Huibin Lv, Zhaleh Ghaemi, Martin Frank, Nicholas C. Wu, Emad Tajkhorshid

This study shows that antibodies against influenza virus neutralize by interacting with the viral membrane, and disrupting these interactions reduces their effectiveness.

Structure · Dec 19, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics

A Spatial Whole-Cell Model for Hepatitis B Viral Infection and Drug Interactions

Zhaleh Ghaemi, Oluwadara Nafiu, Emad Tajkhorshid, Martin Gruebele, Jianming Hu

This paper develops a whole-cell computational model of HBV infection and drug interactions to predict infection pathways and optimal drug dosing.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2022 · PreprintSystems Biology