Area of research
Molecular Biology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, and Influenza Virus Research Studies.
Naturally Occurring Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Confer Drug Resistance to Nirmatrelvir
A yeast-based system to study SARS-CoV-2 Mpro structure and to identify nirmatrelvir resistant mutations
Brilacidin, a COVID‐19 drug candidate, demonstrates broad‐spectrum antiviral activity against human coronaviruses OC43, 229E, and NL63 through targeting both the virus and the host cell
Point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 sensing using lens-free imaging and a deep learning-assisted quantitative agglutination assay
Drug-Repurposing Screening Identified Tropifexor as a SARS-CoV-2 Papain-like Protease Inhibitor
Cytopathic Effect Assay and Plaque Assay to Evaluate in vitro Activity of Antiviral Compounds Against Human Coronaviruses 229E, OC43, and NL63
Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 Papain-like Protease Inhibitors through a Combination of High-Throughput Screening and a FlipGFP-Based Reporter Assay
The <i>in vitro</i> antiviral activity of lactoferrin against common human coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 is mediated by targeting the heparan sulfate co-receptor
Expedited Approach toward the Rational Design of Noncovalent SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors
Discovery of Di- and Trihaloacetamides as Covalent SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors with High Target Specificity
Boceprevir, Calpain Inhibitors II and XII, and GC-376 Have Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity against Coronaviruses
Rational Design of Hybrid SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors Guided by the Superimposed Cocrystal Structures with the Peptidomimetic Inhibitors GC-376, Telaprevir, and Boceprevir
Enterovirus A71 antivirals: Past, present, and future
Discovery of Potent and Broad-Spectrum Pyrazolopyridine-Containing Antivirals against Enteroviruses D68, A71, and Coxsackievirus B3 by Targeting the Viral 2C Protein
Rimantadine Binds to and Inhibits the Influenza A M2 Proton Channel without Enantiomeric Specificity
Rational design of a deuterium-containing M2-S31N channel blocker UAWJ280 with <i>in vivo</i> antiviral efficacy against both oseltamivir sensitive and -resistant influenza A viruses
Boceprevir, GC-376, and calpain inhibitors II, XII inhibit SARS-CoV-2 viral replication by targeting the viral main protease
Structure and inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease reveal strategy for developing dual inhibitors against M <sup>pro</sup> and cathepsin L
Ebselen, Disulfiram, Carmofur, PX-12, Tideglusib, and Shikonin Are Nonspecific Promiscuous SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors
Enterovirus D68 Antivirals: Past, Present, and Future
Development of broad-spectrum enterovirus antivirals based on quinoline scaffold
Pharmacological Characterization of the Mechanism of Action of <b>R523062</b>, a Promising Antiviral for Enterovirus D68
Validating Enterovirus D68-2A <sup>pro</sup> as an Antiviral Drug Target and the Discovery of Telaprevir as a Potent D68-2A <sup>pro</sup> Inhibitor
Discovery of Quinoline Analogues as Potent Antivirals against Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
A Novel Capsid Binding Inhibitor Displays Potent Antiviral Activity against Enterovirus D68
Discovery of Influenza Polymerase PA–PB1 Interaction Inhibitors Using an <i>In Vitro</i> Split-Luciferase Complementation-Based Assay
Identification of NMS-873, an allosteric and specific p97 inhibitor, as a broad antiviral against both influenza A and B viruses
In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Optimizations of AM2-S31N Channel Blockers Led to the Discovery of Slow-Binding Inhibitors with Potent Antiviral Activity against Drug-Resistant Influenza A Viruses
Structure–Property Relationship Studies of Influenza A Virus AM2-S31N Proton Channel Blockers
Focusing on the Influenza Virus Polymerase Complex: Recent Progress in Drug Discovery and Assay Development