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Engineering and Technology

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59
Citations
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World Ranking
2284
National Ranking
461

Genetics

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74
Citations
33527
World Ranking
1936
National Ranking
45

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to real-time signal processing systems

Overview

Wing-Kin Sung is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cell Biology. Their research spans several specialized areas, including genomics, cancer detection through artificial intelligence, and plant molecular biology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • AI in cancer detection
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research

Wing-Kin Sung has a substantial record of publications in journals and repositories frequently used in life sciences and bioinformatics research. Common venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Patterns
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Their recent research publications include:

  • HPV-CCDC106 integration alters local chromosome architecture and hijacks an enhancer by three-dimensional genome structure remodeling in cervical cancer, 2020, Journal of Genetics and Genomics
  • Analysis of whole-genome re-sequencing data of ducks reveals a diverse demographic history and extensive gene flow between Southeast/South Asian and Chinese populations, 2021, Genetics Selection Evolution
  • RiceENCODE: A comprehensive epigenomic database as a rice Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, 2021, Molecular Plant
  • L2MXception: an improved Xception network for classification of peach diseases, 2021, Plant Methods
  • INSurVeyor: improving insertion calling from short read sequencing data, 2023, Nature Communications

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Wing-Kin Sung's academic career, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Guoliang Li
  • Mustafa Ümit Öner
  • Ramesh Rajaby
  • Hwee Kuan Lee
  • Danilo Medina Giron

Sung has also contributed to scholarly books, including publication with Springer Science+Business Media, with the title WALCOM: Algorithms and Computation published in 2020.

In recognition of technical contributions, Wing-Kin Sung was awarded the IEEE Fellow honor in 2015 for work in real-time signal processing systems.

Best Publications

  • Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

    Ewan Birney;John A. Stamatoyannopoulos;Anindya Dutta;Roderic Guigó

  • Integration of External Signaling Pathways with the Core Transcriptional Network in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Xi Chen;Han Xu;Ping Yuan;Fang Fang;Fang Fang

  • An oestrogen-receptor-α-bound human chromatin interactome

    Melissa J. Fullwood;Mei Hui Liu;You Fu Pan;Jun Liu

  • A global map of p53 transcription-factor binding sites in the human genome.

    Chia-Lin Wei;Qiang Wu;Vinsensius B. Vega;Kuo Ping Chiu

  • Extensive promoter-centered chromatin interactions provide a topological basis for transcription regulation.

    Guoliang Li;Xiaoan Ruan;Raymond K. Auerbach;Kuljeet Singh Sandhu

  • Genome-wide survey of recurrent HBV integration in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Wing-Kin Sung;Hancheng Zheng;Shuyu Li;Ronghua Chen

  • CTCF-mediated functional chromatin interactome in pluripotent cells

    Lusy Handoko;Han Xu;Guoliang Li;Chew Yee Ngan

  • Exploiting indirect neighbours and topological weight to predict protein function from protein--protein interactions

    Hon Nian Chua;Wing-Kin Sung;Limsoon Wong

  • Whole-genome mapping of histone H3 Lys4 and 27 trimethylations reveals distinct genomic compartments in human embryonic stem cells.

    Xiao Dong Zhao;Xu Han;Joon Lin Chew;Joon Lin Chew;Jun Liu

  • A common BIM deletion polymorphism mediates intrinsic resistance and inferior responses to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in cancer.

    King Pan Ng;Axel M Hillmer;Charles T H Chuah;Charles T H Chuah;Wen Chun Juan

  • Global mapping of c-Myc binding sites and target gene networks in human B cells

    Karen I. Zeller;XiaoDong Zhao;Charlie W. H. Lee;Kuo Ping Chiu

  • Assemblathon 1: A competitive assessment of de novo short read assembly methods

    Dent Earl;Keith Bradnam;John St. John;Aaron Darling

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies recurrent mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Zhengyan Kan;Hancheng Zheng;Xiao Liu;Shuyu Li

  • Chromatin connectivity maps reveal dynamic promoter–enhancer long-range associations

    Yubo Zhang;Chee-Hong Wong;Ramon Y. Birnbaum;Guoliang Li

  • Jmjd3 contributes to the control of gene expression in LPS‐activated macrophages

    Francesca De Santa;Vipin Narang;Zhei Hwee Yap;Betsabeh Khoramian Tusi

  • Genomic portrait of resectable hepatocellular carcinomas: Implications of RB1 and FGF19 aberrations for patient stratification

    Sung Min Ahn;Sung Min Ahn;Se Jin Jang;Se Jin Jang;Ju Hyun Shim;Deokhoon Kim

  • Telomerase directly regulates NF-κB-dependent transcription

    Arkasubhra Ghosh;Gaye Saginc;Shi Chi Leow;Ekta Khattar

  • ChIA-PET tool for comprehensive chromatin interaction analysis with paired-end tag sequencing

    Guoliang Li;Melissa J. Fullwood;Han Xu;Fabianus Hendriyan Mulawadi

  • Breaking a Time-and-Space Barrier in Constructing Full-Text Indices

    Wing-Kai Hon;Kunihiko Sadakane;Wing-Kin Sung

  • Gene identification signature (GIS) analysis for transcriptome characterization and genome annotation

    Patrick Ng;Chia Lin Wei;Wing Kin Sung;Kuo Ping Chiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Tak-Wah Lam
Tak-Wah Lam University of Hong Kong
Yijun Ruan
Yijun Ruan University of Connecticut Health Center
Siu-Ming Yiu
Siu-Ming Yiu University of Hong Kong
Chia-Lin Wei
Chia-Lin Wei Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kunihiko Sadakane
Kunihiko Sadakane University of Tokyo
Ming-Yang Kao
Ming-Yang Kao Northwestern University
Patrick Tan
Patrick Tan Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Limsoon Wong
Limsoon Wong National University of Singapore
Guillaume Bourque
Guillaume Bourque McGill University
Huck-Hui Ng
Huck-Hui Ng Genome Institute of Singapore

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