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2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
24436
World Ranking
4877
National Ranking
71

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Sangyong Jon is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research contributions span multiple fields, primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work also covers several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research themes focus on key topics including:

  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Neonatal Health and Biochemistry

Sangyong Jon has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Advanced Materials
  • Cancer Research
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • Biomaterials

Notable recent papers with publication year and venues are as follows:

  • "Nanoparticles Derived from the Natural Antioxidant Rosmarinic Acid Ameliorate Acute Inflammatory Bowel Disease" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Bilirubin nanomedicine alleviates psoriatic skin inflammation by reducing oxidative stress and suppressing pathogenic signaling" (2020, Journal of Controlled Release)
  • "Bilirubin Nanomedicine Rescues Intestinal Barrier Destruction and Restores Mucosal Immunity in Colitis" (2023, ACS Nano)
  • "Dll4 Suppresses Transcytosis for Arterial Blood-Retinal Barrier Homeostasis" (2020, Circulation Research)
  • "Sequential and Timely Combination of a Cancer Nanovaccine with Immune Checkpoint Blockade Effectively Inhibits Tumor Growth and Relapse" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Collaboration forms an important part of their research activities. Key frequent coauthors include:

  • Wonsik Jung
  • Hyeongseop Keum
  • Yujin Kim
  • Dohyun Yoo
  • Chang-Hee Whang

Best Publications

  • Targeted nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates for cancer chemotherapy in vivo

    Omid C. Farokhzad;Jianjun Cheng;Jianjun Cheng;Benjamin A. Teply;Ines Sherifi

  • Nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates: a new approach for targeting prostate cancer cells.

    Omid C. Farokhzad;Sangyong Jon;Ali Khademhosseini;Thanh-Nga T. Tran

  • Quantum Dot−Aptamer Conjugates for Synchronous Cancer Imaging, Therapy, and Sensing of Drug Delivery Based on Bi-Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

    Vaishali Bagalkot;Liangfang Zhang;Etgar Levy-Nissenbaum;Sangyong Jon

  • Antibiofouling polymer-coated gold nanoparticles as a contrast agent for in vivo X-ray computed tomography imaging.

    Dongkyu Kim;Sangjin Park;Jae Hyuk Lee;Yong Yeon Jeong

  • Targeting Strategies for Multifunctional Nanoparticles in Cancer Imaging and Therapy

    Mi Kyung Yu;Jinho Park;Sangyong Jon

  • A drug-loaded aptamer-gold nanoparticle bioconjugate for combined CT imaging and therapy of prostate cancer.

    Dongkyu Kim;Yong Yeon Jeong;Sangyong Jon

  • Drug-loaded superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for combined cancer imaging and therapy in vivo.

    Mi Kyung Yu;Yong Yeon Jeong;Jinho Park;Sangjin Park

  • An Aptamer–Doxorubicin Physical Conjugate as a Novel Targeted Drug-Delivery Platform†

    Vaishali Bagalkot;Omid C. Farokhzad;Robert Langer;Sangyong Jon

  • Antibiofouling Polymer-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents for in Vivo Cancer Imaging

    Haerim Lee;Eunhye Lee;Do Kyung Kim;Nam Kyu Jang

  • Hyaluronic acid–bilirubin nanomedicine for targeted modulation of dysregulated intestinal barrier, microbiome and immune responses in colitis

    Yonghyun Lee;Kohei Sugihara;Merritt G. Gillilland;Sangyong Jon

  • Bioengineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles as cell-specific drug-delivery vehicles for cancer therapy.

    Vipul B Gujrati;Sung Hyun Kim;Sang-Hyun Kim;Jung Joon Min

  • Facile synthesis of cucurbit[n]uril derivatives via direct functionalization: expanding utilization of cucurbit[n]uril

    Sang Yong Jon;Narayanan Selvapalam;Dong Hyun Oh;Jin-Koo Kang

  • Thermally cross-linked superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: synthesis and application as a dual imaging probe for cancer in vivo.

    Haerim Lee;Mi Kyung Yu;Sangjin Park;Sungmin Moon

  • Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle-Aptamer Bioconjugates for Combined Prostate Cancer Imaging and Therapy

    Andrew Z. Wang;Andrew Z. Wang;Vaishali Bagalkot;Christophoros C. Vasilliou;Frank Gu

  • Preparation and characterization of water-soluble albumin-bound curcumin nanoparticles with improved antitumor activity.

    Tae Hyung Kim;Hai Hua Jiang;Yu Seok Youn;Chan Woong Park

  • Co-Delivery of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Drugs from Nanoparticle–Aptamer Bioconjugates

    Liangfang Zhang;Aleksandar F. Radovic-Moreno;Frank Alexis;Frank X. Gu

  • A facile, stereoselective [2 + 2] photoreaction mediated by cucurbit[8]uril

    Sang Yong Jon;Young Ho Ko;Sang Hyun Park;Hee-Joon Kim

  • Bilirubin Nanoparticles as a Nanomedicine for Anti‐inflammation Therapy

    Yonghyun Lee;Hyungjun Kim;Sukmo Kang;Jinju Lee

  • Molded polyethylene glycol microstructures for capturing cells within microfluidic channels

    Ali Khademhosseini;Judy Yeh;Sangyong Jon;George Eng

  • Image-guided prostate cancer therapy using aptamer-functionalized thermally cross-linked superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.

    Mi Kyung Yu;Dongkyu Kim;In-Hyun Lee;Jee-Soo So

  • Microfluidic System for Studying the Interaction of Nanoparticles and Microparticles with Cells

    Omid C. Farokhzad;Omid C. Farokhzad;Ali Khademhosseini;Sangyong Jon;Sangyong Jon;Aurelia Hermmann;Aurelia Hermmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Omid C. Farokhzad
Omid C. Farokhzad Harvard Medical School
Kimoon Kim
Kimoon Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Haesik Yang
Haesik Yang Pusan National University
Hyungjun Kim
Hyungjun Kim Yonsei University
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Yong Chul Kim
Yong Chul Kim Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Sung Gap Im
Sung Gap Im Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kwangyeol Lee
Kwangyeol Lee Korea University
Insung S. Choi
Insung S. Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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