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Recent Scholarly Works


Prying the lid open: Atomic-level insights on sialoglycan-TMPRSS2 coordination in HKU1 entry.

Journal article Cell · August 8, 2024 The pre-fusion coronavirus HKU1 spike binds host sialoglycans and proteinaceous receptor TMPRSS2 for cell entry. In this issue of Cell, three papers by Fernández et al., McCallum et al., and Wang et al. provide structural information on HKU1 spike interact ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike.

Journal article Cell Rep · December 26, 2023 The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern, first identified in November 2021, rapidly spread worldwide and diversified into several subvariants. The Omicron spike (S) protein accumulated an unprecedented nu ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Dissecting the mechanisms of HIV resistance in vivo to broadly neutralizing antibodies

ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by University of Minnesota · 2022 - 2027

Structural and biophysical studies on natural SARS-CoV-2 variants

ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027

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