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Overview

Kam W. Leong is a researcher affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Within these domains, their research extends into subfields such as molecular biology, biomedical engineering, immunology, materials chemistry, and biomaterials.

Their main research topics include:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Kam W. Leong has published extensively in several scientific venues, with frequent publications in Biomaterials, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Advanced Science, Advanced Functional Materials, and Advanced Materials.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Dan Shao, Yeh-Hsing Lao, Chao Yang, Yuefei Zhu, and Siyu He.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Kam W. Leong include:

  • Design of therapeutic biomaterials to control inflammation (2022, Nature Reviews Materials)
  • Spatial epigenome-transcriptome co-profiling of mammalian tissues (2023, Nature)
  • Spatial profiling of chromatin accessibility in mouse and human tissues (2022, Nature)
  • A materials-science perspective on tackling COVID-19 (2020, Nature Reviews Materials)
  • Light: A Magical Tool for Controlled Drug Delivery (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)

Best Publications

  • Biomedical applications of polymer-composite materials: a review

    S Ramakrishna;J Mayer;E Wintermantel;Kam W Leong

  • Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles as gene carriers : synthesis, characterization and transfection efficiency

    Hai Quan Mao;Krishnendu Roy;Vu L. Troung-Le;Kevin A. Janes

  • RNA-guided gene activation by CRISPR-Cas9-based transcription factors

    Pablo Perez-Pinera;D Dewran Kocak;Christopher M Vockley;Andrew F Adler

  • Oral gene delivery with chitosan--DNA nanoparticles generates immunologic protection in a murine model of peanut allergy.

    Krishnendu Roy;Hai Quan Mao;Shau Ku Huang;Kam W. Leong

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Advanced materials and processing for drug delivery: The past and the future

    Ying Zhang;Hon Fai Chan;Kam W. Leong

  • 3D Printing of Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels into Complex, Cellularized Structures

    Sungmin Hong;Dalton Sycks;Hon Fai Chan;Shaoting Lin;Shaoting Lin

  • Multifunctional nanorods for gene delivery

    Aliasger K. Salem;Peter C. Searson;Kam W. Leong

  • Natural polymers for gene delivery and tissue engineering

    Jiyoung M Dang;Kam W Leong

  • Synthetic nanostructures inducing differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal lineage

    Evelyn K.F. Yim;Stella W. Pang;Kam W. Leong

  • Nanotopography-induced changes in focal adhesions, cytoskeletal organization, and mechanical properties of human mesenchymal stem cells

    Evelyn K.F. Yim;Eric M. Darling;Karina Kulangara;Farshid Guilak

  • Sustained release of proteins from electrospun biodegradable fibers.

    Sing Yian Chew;Jie Wen;Evelyn K F Yim;Kam W Leong

  • Nanopattern-induced changes in morphology and motility of smooth muscle cells.

    Evelyn K.F. Yim;Ron M. Reano;Stella W. Pang;Albert F. Yee

  • Bioerodible polyanhydrides as drug-carrier matrices. I: Characterization, degradation, and release characteristics

    K. W. Leong;B. C. Brott;R. Langer

  • DNA-polycation nanospheres as non-viral gene delivery vehicles

    K.W Leong;H.-Q Mao;V.L Truong-Le;K Roy

  • Electrohydrodynamics: A facile technique to fabricate drug delivery systems

    Syandan Chakraborty;I-Chien Liao;Andrew Adler;Kam W. Leong

  • The Effect of the Alignment of Electrospun Fibrous Scaffolds on Schwann Cell Maturation

    Sing Yian Chew;Ruifa Mi;Ahmet Hoke;Kam W. Leong

  • Advanced drug delivery systems and artificial skin grafts for skin wound healing.

    Hye Sung Kim;Xiaoyan Sun;Jung-Hwan Lee;Hae-Won Kim

  • In vivo wound healing of diabetic ulcers using electrospun nanofibers immobilized with human epidermal growth factor (EGF).

    Ji Suk Choi;Kam W. Leong;Hyuk Sang Yoo

  • Controlled release of heparin from poly(epsilon-caprolactone) electrospun fibers.

    Emma Luong-Van;Lisbeth Grøndahl;Kian Ngiap Chua;Kam W. Leong

  • Chitosan nanoparticles for oral drug and gene delivery.

    Katherine Bowman;Kam W Leong

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai-Quan Mao
Hai-Quan Mao Johns Hopkins University
Jun Wang
Jun Wang South China University of Technology
Jun Li
Jun Li National University of Singapore
Hanry Yu
Hanry Yu National University of Singapore
Xu Li
Xu Li Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Shu Wang
Shu Wang National University of Singapore
Bruce A. Sullenger
Bruce A. Sullenger Duke University
Hae-Won Kim
Hae-Won Kim Dankook University
Yongming Chen
Yongming Chen Sun Yat-sen University

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