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Alina Vo Vo

Baylor College of MedicineORCID 0009-0004-6575-1101Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Biophysics· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Michael J. RobertsoniD· 3 shared Amol M. PatwardhaniD· 2 shared Ebbe EngholmiD· 2 shared Helena Safavi-HemamiiD· 2 shared Ho Yan YeungiD· 2 shared Iris Bea L. RamiroiD· 2 shared Joshua P. TorresiD· 2 shared Katrine T.-B. G. SchjoldageriD· 2 shared

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Mimics of the chordate gut-brain hormone neurotensin in parasitic intestinal hookworms

Thomas Lund Koch, Ho Yan Yeung, Iris Bea L. Ramiro, Joshua P. Torres, Alina Vo Vo, Seph M. Palomino, Ebbe Engholm, Samuel D. Robinson, Lachlan D. Rash, Zildjian G. Acyatan, Nicholas C. Schumann, Kasper B. Pedersen, Knud J. Jensen, Katrine T.-B. G. Schjoldager, Amol M. Patwardhan, , Helena Safavi-Hemami

This study identifies a new family of hookworm peptides that mimic the chordate gut-brain hormone neurotensin, showing structural and functional similarity to modulate gut function.

Current Biology · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Prey-specific toxins provide broad venom activity in cephalopods

Thomas Lund Koch, Ho Yan Yeung, Joshua P. Torres, Zachary J. Brandt, Seph M. Palomino, Iris Bea L. Ramiro, Zildjian G. Acyatan, Nicholas C. Schumann, Alina Vo Vo, Kevin Chase, Ebbe Engholm, Knud J. Jensen, Lasse Holst Hansen, Randall Theodore Peterson, Michael J. Robertson, , Helena Safavi-Hemami

The paper identifies prey-specific toxins in cephalopod venom, including neurotensin-mimicking peptides that target fish, revealing an evolutionary strategy for broad venom activity.

bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2026 · PreprintSystems Biology

Designing Rigid Protein Fiducials to Visualize GPCR Conformational States

Alina Vo Vo, Yuan-En Sun, Justin G. English, Michael J. Robertson

The paper designs rigid protein fiducials using generative design and deep learning to enable cryoEM visualization of GPCR conformational states, validated with four GPCR inactive structures.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics