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Cong Zeng
Basic Medical Sciences
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Coronavirus
Transmission
Pathogenic Mechanisms
Host Immunity
Antiviral
Immune Evasion
Molecular Mechanisms
Sars-Cov-2
Covid-19
Virology
Areas of Focus
- Research on the transmission and pathogenic mechanisms of coronaviruses
- Molecular mechanisms of host antiviral immunity and viral immune evasion
Work Experience
- 2017.08-2022.03 - The Ohio State University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2022.06-Present - Fudan University, School of Basic Medical Sciences - Junior Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008.09-2012.07 Bachelor's Degree: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
- 2012.09-2017.07 Doctorate: Wuhan University, School of Life Sciences
Publications
- COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccines elicit strong protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in patients with cancer, Cong Zeng, John P. Evans, Karthik Chakravarthy, Panke Qu, Sarah Reisinger, No Joon Song, Mark P. Rubinstein, Peter G. Shields, Zihai Li, Shan-Lu Liu, 2022
- SARS-CoV-2 Spreads through Cell-to-Cell Transmission, Cong Zeng, John P. Evans, Tiffany King, Yi-Min Zheng, Eugene M. Oltz, Sean P. J. Whelan, Linda J. Saif, Mark E. Peeples, Shan-Lu Liu, 2022
- Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Sub-lineages BA.1, BA.1.1, and BA.2, John P. Evans, Cong Zeng, Panke Qu, Julia Faraone, Yi-Min Zheng, Claire Carlin, Joseph S. Bednash, Tongqing Zhou, Gerard Lozanski, Rama Mallampalli, Linda J. Saif, Eugene M. Oltz, Peter J. Mohler, Kai Xu, Richard J. Gumina, Shan-Lu Liu, 2022
- SERINC proteins potentiate antiviral type I IFN induction and proinflammatory signaling pathways, Cong Zeng, Abdul A Waheed, Tianliang Li, Jingyou Yu, Yi-Min Zheng, Jacob Yount, Haitao Wen, Eric O Freed, Shan-Lu Liu, 2021
- Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Harboring Q677H, Cong Zeng, John Evans, Julia Faraone, Panke Qu, Yi-Min Zheng, Linda Saif, Eugene Oltz, Gerard Lozanski, Richard Gumina, Shan-Lu Liu, 2021
