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Overview

Young Ki Choi is affiliated with the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine, with a strong focus on infectious diseases.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Key subfields of research cover:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The research topics explored involve:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Young Ki Choi include:

  • Young-Il Kim
  • Mark Anthony B. Casel
  • Min-Suk Song
  • Se-Mi Kim
  • Eun-Ha Kim

Publications appear regularly in various scientific venues. Venues with the highest number of publications include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Microbiology
  • mBio
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Nature Communications

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Young Ki Choi are:

  • Infection and Rapid Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ferrets, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a rapid early-detection method for novel SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • A therapeutic neutralizing antibody targeting receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus: emerging novel phlebovirus and their control strategy, 2021, Experimental & Molecular Medicine
  • Viable SARS-CoV-2 in various specimens from COVID-19 patients, 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Best Publications

  • Infection and Rapid Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Ferrets.

    Young Il Kim;Seong Gyu Kim;Se Mi Kim;Eun Ha Kim

  • Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a rapid early-detection method for novel SARS-CoV-2.

    Yun Hee Baek;Jihye Um;Khristine Joy C. Antigua;Ji Hyun Park

  • Continuing Evolution of H9N2 Influenza Viruses in Southeastern China

    Y. K. Choi;H. Ozaki;R. J. Webby;R. G. Webster;R. G. Webster

  • Studies of H5N1 Influenza Virus Infection of Pigs by Using Viruses Isolated in Vietnam and Thailand in 2004

    Young Ki Choi;Tien Dzung Nguyen;Hiroichi Ozaki;Hiroichi Ozaki;Richard J. Webby

  • A therapeutic neutralizing antibody targeting receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

    Cheolmin Kim;Dong Kyun Ryu;Jihun Lee;Young Il Kim

  • Viable SARS-CoV-2 in various specimens from COVID-19 patients.

    Hye Won Jeong;Se Mi Kim;Hee Sung Kim;Young Il Kim

  • Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus: emerging novel phlebovirus and their control strategy.

    Mark Anthony Casel;Su Jin Park;Young Ki Choi

  • Environmental Contamination and Viral Shedding in MERS Patients During MERS-CoV Outbreak in South Korea

    Seo Yu Bin;Jung Yeon Heo;Min-Suk Song;Jacob Lee

  • Rapid and simple colorimetric detection of multiple influenza viruses infecting humans using a reverse transcriptional loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) diagnostic platform

    Su Jeong Ahn;Yun Hee Baek;Khristine Kaith S. Lloren;Won-Suk Choi

  • Detection and subtyping of swine influenza H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2 viruses in clinical samples using two multiplex RT-PCR assays

    Y.K Choi;S.M Goyal;S.W Kang;M.W Farnham

  • The Polymerase Acidic Protein Gene of Influenza A Virus Contributes to Pathogenicity in a Mouse Model

    Min Suk Song;Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua;Jun Han Lee;Yun Hee Baek

  • Antiviral Efficacies of FDA-Approved Drugs against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ferrets.

    Su Jin Park;Kwang Min Yu;Young Il Kim;Se Mi Kim

  • Avian influenza viruses in Korean live poultry markets and their pathogenic potential.

    Young Ki Choi;Sang Heui Seo;Jin A. Kim;Richard J. Webby

  • CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF H9 INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN KOREAN POULTRY

    Youn-Jeong Lee;Jin-Young Shin;Min-Suk Song;Young-Min Lee

  • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) in Domestic Poultry and Relationship with Migratory Birds, South Korea

    Youn-Jeong Lee;Young-Ki Choi;Yong Joo Kim;Min-Suk Song

  • H3N2 influenza virus transmission from swine to turkeys, United States.

    Young K. Choi;Jee H. Lee;Gene Erickson;Sagar M. Goyal

  • Neutralizing Antibody Production in Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 Patients, in Comparison with Pneumonic COVID-19 Patients

    Jae-Hoon Ko;Eun-Jeong Joo;Su-Jin Park;Jin Yang Baek

  • Pathobiological features of a novel, highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus

    Young-Il Kim;Philippe Noriel Q Pascua;Hyeok-Il Kwon;Gyo-Jin Lim

  • Retrospective analysis of etiologic agents associated with respiratory diseases in pigs.

    Young Ki Choi;Sagar M. Goyal;Han Soo Joo

  • One-Pot Reverse Transcriptional Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for Detecting MERS-CoV.

    Se Hee Lee;Yun Hee Baek;Yang Hoon Kim;Young Ki Choi

  • Genetic and pathogenic diversity of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) in South Korea

    Seok Min Yun;Su Jin Park;Young Il Kim;Sun Whan Park

  • Rapid evolution of low-pathogenic H9N2 avian influenza viruses following poultry vaccination programmes.

    Kuk Jin Park;Hyeok-il Kwon;Min-Suk Song;Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua

  • Killed Bacillus subtilis spores as a mucosal adjuvant for an H5N1 vaccine

    Manki Song;Huynh A. Hong;Jen-Min Huang;Claire Colenutt

  • Genetic characterization of avian metapneumovirus subtype C isolated from pheasants in a live bird market.

    Eun ho Lee;Min Suk Song;Jin Young Shin;Young Min Lee

  • Interferon regulatory factor 7 regulates glioma stem cells via interleukin-6 and Notch signalling

    Xun Jin;Sung Hak Kim;Hye Min Jeon;Samuel Beck

  • Phylogenetic analysis of H1N2 isolates of influenza A virus from pigs in the United States.

    Young Ki Choi;Sagar M Goyal;MacDonald W Farnham;Han Soo Joo

  • Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian A(H5N2) and A(H5N8) Influenza Viruses of Clade 2.3.4.4 from North America Have Limited Capacity for Replication and Transmission in Mammals.

    Bryan S. Kaplan;Marion Russier;Trushar Jeevan;Bindumadhav Marathe

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Webby
Richard J. Webby St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hyunggee Kim
Hyunggee Kim Korea University
Jae U. Jung
Jae U. Jung Cleveland Clinic
Elena A. Govorkova
Elena A. Govorkova St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Robert G. Webster
Robert G. Webster St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Eui-Cheol Shin
Eui-Cheol Shin Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Myoung-don Oh
Myoung-don Oh Seoul National University
Su-Hyung Park
Su-Hyung Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Young Chul Sung
Young Chul Sung Pohang University of Science and Technology
Seungpyo Hong
Seungpyo Hong University of Wisconsin–Madison

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