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AeRyon Kim

University of VirginiaORCID 0009-0007-8318-8000Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Cancer BiologyJournal for ImmunoTherapy of CancerPeer-reviewedAug 1, 2026

Focused Ultrasound Thermal Ablation and CD40 Agonism Reprograms Breast Tumor Immunity to Drive Regression and Memory

Zehra E.F. Demir, AeRyon Kim, Beyzanur G Ak…·Natasha Sheybani

This study shows that combining focused ultrasound thermal ablation with CD40 agonism enhances tumor immunity, leading to durable regression and immunological memory in breast cancer models.

DOI 10.1136/jitc-2026-015671

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BiochemistrybioRxivPreprintDec 12, 2025

Stereoselective Degradation of Diacylglycerol Kinases Potentiate T cell Activation and Tumor Cell Cytotoxicity

Minhaj Shaikh, Surya Pravo Mookherjee, Claire C. Weckerly…·Ku-Lung Hsu

This study identifies a stereoselective DGK inhibitor that enhances T cell activation and tumor cell cytotoxicity through proteasome-dependent degradation of DGK.

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humanproteomics

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