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Microbiology

D-Index
59
Citations
22217
World Ranking
3209
National Ranking
1270

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Immune system

His primary areas of study are Immunology, Hepatitis C, Cytotoxic T cell, Virology and Hepatitis C virus. His research investigates the connection between Hepatitis C and topics such as Viral load that intersect with problems in Asymptomatic and Alpha interferon. His Virology study deals with CTL* intersecting with Chronic liver disease, Liver disease and NS3.

His work carried out in the field of Hepatitis C virus brings together such families of science as Gastroenterology and Internal medicine. Kyong-Mi Chang combines subjects such as Interferon and Viremia with his study of CD8. His Viremia study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Chronic infection and Hepatitis.

His most cited work include:

  • AASLD guidelines for treatment of chronic hepatitis B (1107 citations)
  • Determinants of Viral Clearance and Persistence during Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection (1064 citations)
  • Determinants of Viral Clearance and Persistence during Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection (1064 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kyong-Mi Chang mainly investigates Immunology, Internal medicine, Virology, Hepatitis C and Disease. His Immunology study frequently links to related topics such as Cytotoxic T cell. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including T cell, CD8, Antigen, FOXP3 and Immunotherapy.

His Internal medicine study incorporates themes from Gastroenterology and Cardiology. Kyong-Mi Chang interconnects Epitope, CTL* and Immune system in the investigation of issues within Virology. His Hepatitis C study combines topics in areas such as Chronic liver disease, Cirrhosis, Veterans Affairs and Hepacivirus.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Immunology (61.67%)
  • Internal medicine (57.78%)
  • Virology (36.11%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Internal medicine (57.78%)
  • Disease (32.22%)
  • Coronary artery disease (16.67%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Internal medicine, Disease, Coronary artery disease, Mendelian randomization and Genome-wide association study are his primary areas of study. He has included themes like Genetic variation and Cardiology in his Internal medicine study. His work deals with themes such as Genetics, Increased risk, Stroke and Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Genetic association, which intersect with Disease.

His work carried out in the field of Coronary artery disease brings together such families of science as Familial hypercholesterolemia, Type 2 diabetes, Apolipoprotein B and Risk factor. Kyong-Mi Chang interconnects Bioinformatics and Genetic architecture in the investigation of issues within Genome-wide association study. Acquired immune system is a primary field of his research addressed under Immunology.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Multiplexed In Situ Imaging Mass Cytometry Analysis of the Human Endocrine Pancreas and Immune System in Type 1 Diabetes (62 citations)
  • Guidance for design and endpoints of clinical trials in chronic hepatitis B - Report from the 2019 EASL-AASLD HBV Treatment Endpoints Conference‡ (44 citations)
  • Genome-wide association study of peripheral artery disease in the Million Veteran Program (41 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Gene
  • Immune system

His scientific interests lie mostly in Disease, Genome-wide association study, Internal medicine, Bioinformatics and Hepatitis B virus. The Disease study combines topics in areas such as Factor V Leiden, Biobank, Venous thromboembolism and Genome-Wide Association Analysis. The study incorporates disciplines such as Peripheral, LDL receptor, Migraine and Genetic architecture in addition to Genome-wide association study.

He has researched Internal medicine in several fields, including Apolipoprotein L1, Endocrinology and Risk allele. His Hepatitis B virus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Hepatitis B, Chronic infection and Hepatitis. His Hepatitis study deals with the bigger picture of Immunology.

Best Publications

  • Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance

    Norah A. Terrault;Anna S.F. Lok;Brian J. McMahon;Kyong Mi Chang

  • AASLD guidelines for treatment of chronic hepatitis B

    Norah A. Terrault;Natalie H. Bzowej;Kyong Mi Chang;Jessica P. Hwang

  • Determinants of Viral Clearance and Persistence during Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Robert Thimme;David Oldach;Kyong Mi Chang;Kyong Mi Chang;Carola Steiger

  • Innate Lymphoid Cells Promote Anatomical Containment of Lymphoid-Resident Commensal Bacteria

    Gregory F. Sonnenberg;Laurel A. Monticelli;Theresa Alenghat;Thomas C. Fung

  • Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.

    Derek Klarin;Derek Klarin;Scott M Damrauer;Scott M Damrauer;Kelly Cho;Yan V Sun

  • Suppression of HCV-specific T cells without differential hierarchy demonstrated ex vivo in persistent HCV infection.

    Kazushi Sugimoto;Fusao Ikeda;Jason Stadanlick;Frederick A. Nunes

  • Synergistic Reversal of Intrahepatic HCV-Specific CD8 T Cell Exhaustion by Combined PD-1/CTLA-4 Blockade

    Nobuhiro Nakamoto;Hyosun Cho;Hyosun Cho;Abraham Shaked;Kim Olthoff

  • Differential CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responsiveness in hepatitis C virus infection☆

    Kyong-Mi Chang;Kyong-Mi Chang;Robert Thimme;Jacqueline J. Melpolder;David Oldach

  • Immunological significance of cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope variants in patients chronically infected by the hepatitis C virus.

    Kyong-Mi Chang;Barbara Rehermann;John G. McHutchison;Claudio Pasquinelli

  • Quantitative analysis of the peripheral blood cytotoxic T lymphocyte response in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

    B Rehermann;K M Chang;J G McHutchison;R Kokka

  • Functional restoration of HCV-specific CD8 T cells by PD-1 blockade is defined by PD-1 expression and compartmentalization

    Nobuhiro Nakamoto;Nobuhiro Nakamoto;David E. Kaplan;David E. Kaplan;Jennifer Coleclough;Jennifer Coleclough;Yun Li;Yun Li

  • Present and future therapies of hepatitis B: From discovery to cure

    T. Jake Liang;Timothy M. Block;Brian J. McMahon;Marc G. Ghany

  • Differential cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responsiveness to the hepatitis B and C viruses in chronically infected patients.

    B Rehermann;K M Chang;J McHutchinson;R Kokka

  • Guidance for design and endpoints of clinical trials in chronic hepatitis B - Report from the 2019 EASL-AASLD HBV Treatment Endpoints Conference‡

    Markus Cornberg;Anna Suk Fong Lok;Norah A. Terrault;Fabien Zoulim

  • Epigenomic-Guided Mass Cytometry Profiling Reveals Disease-Specific Features of Exhausted CD8 T Cells

    Bertram Bengsch;Takuya Ohtani;Omar Khan;Manu Setty

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled assessment of BMS-936558, a fully human monoclonal antibody to programmed death-1 (PD-1), in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

    David Gardiner;Jay Lalezari;Eric Lawitz;Michael DiMicco

  • Genome-wide association study of peripheral artery disease in the Million Veteran Program

    Derek Klarin;Julie Lynch;Julie Lynch;Krishna Aragam;Krishna Aragam;Mark Chaffin

  • Different affinity windows for virus and cancer-specific T-cell receptors – implications for therapeutic strategies

    Milos Aleksic;Nathaniel Liddy;Peter E. Molloy;Nick Pumphrey

  • Hepatitis B Virus–Specific and Global T-Cell Dysfunction in Chronic Hepatitis B

    Jang June Park;Jang June Park;David K. Wong;Abdus S. Wahed;William M. Lee

  • Harmonizing Genetic Ancestry and Self-identified Race/Ethnicity in Genome-wide Association Studies

    Huaying Fang;Huaying Fang;Qin Hui;Qin Hui;Julie Lynch;Julie Lynch;Jacqueline Honerlaw

  • Hepatitis C virus: virology and life cycle.

    Chang Wook Kim;Kyong Mi Chang

  • PRACTICE GUIDELINE AASLD Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B

    Norah A. Terrault;Natalie H. Bzowej;Kyong-Mi Chang;Jessica P. Hwang

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip S. Tsao
Philip S. Tsao Stanford University
Themistocles L. Assimes
Themistocles L. Assimes Stanford University
Christopher J. O'Donnell
Christopher J. O'Donnell Harvard Medical School
Daniel J. Rader
Daniel J. Rader University of Pennsylvania
Peter W.F. Wilson
Peter W.F. Wilson Emory University
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Danish Saleheen
Danish Saleheen Columbia University
Benjamin F. Voight
Benjamin F. Voight University of Pennsylvania
Norah A. Terrault
Norah A. Terrault University of Southern California

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