Jingshu Li

This study identifies the non-spike R204P mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XEC variant as a driver of increased inflammation and pathogenicity through NF-κB activation.

The paper estimates the iridescent color range of a Cretaceous bird's crest feathers using fossil melanosome structure and modeling, suggesting a signaling and behavioral function.

This paper introduces CoVFit, a protein language model that predicts SARS-CoV-2 variant fitness using spike protein sequences, identifying fitness-enhancing mutations and predicting emerging variants.

This study investigates the evolutionary changes from BA.2.86 to JN.1, showing that non-spike protein mutations compensate for reduced spike protein replication, enhancing viral fitness.