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Zhengrong Cui is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specialization in several subfields including Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Food Science, and Pharmaceutical Science.

Their work addresses key topics such as Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Protein Purification and Stability, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Microencapsulation and Drying Processes, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Challenges and Opportunities in Vaccine Formulation," 2020, AAPS PharmSciTech
  • "Rationally Designed Redox-Active Au(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene: An Immunogenic Cell Death Inducer," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Aerosolizable siRNA-encapsulated solid lipid nanoparticles prepared by thin-film freeze-drying for potential pulmonary delivery," 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • "Intranasal vaccine: Factors to consider in research and development," 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • "Methods to improve the immunogenicity of plasmid DNA vaccines," 2021, Drug Discovery Today

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zhengrong Cui include:

  • Robert O. Williams
  • Haiyue Xu
  • Khaled AboulFotouh
  • Chaeho Moon
  • Sawittree Sahakijpijarn

Their research appears regularly in scientific venues such as:

  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • AAPS PharmSciTech
  • Cancer Research
  • Pharmaceutical Research

Best Publications

  • Nano-microparticles as immune adjuvants: correlating particle sizes and the resultant immune responses

    Moses O Oyewumi;Amit Kumar;Zhengrong Cui

  • The COVID-19 Vaccine Race: Challenges and Opportunities in Vaccine Formulation.

    Jieliang Wang;Ying Peng;Haiyue Xu;Zhengrong Cui

  • Novel D-penicillamine carrying nanoparticles for metal chelation therapy in Alzheimer's and other CNS diseases

    Zhengrong Cui;Paul R. Lockman;Craig S. Atwood;Craig S. Atwood;Cheng Hsuan Hsu

  • Immunostimulation of dendritic cells by cationic liposomes.

    Dileep P. Vangasseri;Zhengrong Cui;Weihsu Chen;David A. Hokey

  • Targeting of tumor-associated macrophages made possible by PEG-sheddable, mannose-modified nanoparticles

    Saijie Zhu;Mengmeng Niu;Hannah O'Mary;Zhengrong Cui

  • Aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles show a stronger vaccine adjuvant activity than traditional aluminum hydroxide microparticles

    Xinran Li;Abdulaziz M. Aldayel;Zhengrong Cui

  • Microparticles and Nanoparticles as Delivery Systems for DNA Vaccines

    Zhengrong Cui;Russell J. Mumper

  • In vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activities of a gemcitabine derivative carried by nanoparticles

    Brian R. Sloat;Michael A. Sandoval;Dong Li;Woon Gye Chung

  • Immunostimulation mechanism of LPD nanoparticle as a vaccine carrier

    Zhengrong Cui;Su Ji Han;Dileep Padinjarae Vangasseri;Leaf Huang

  • Physical characterization and macrophage cell uptake of mannan-coated nanoparticles.

    Zhengrong Cui;Cheng Hsuan Hsu;Russell J Mumper

  • Liposome-polycation-DNA (LPD) particle as a carrier and adjuvant for protein-based vaccines: therapeutic effect against cervical cancer.

    Zhengrong Cui;Zhengrong Cui;Leaf Huang

  • Preparation and characterization of novel coenzyme Q10 nanoparticles engineered from microemulsion precursors

    Cheng Hsuam Hsu;Zhengrong Cui;Russell J. Mumper;Michael Jay

  • Nanomedicine delivers promising treatments for rheumatoid arthritis

    Leena Kumari Prasad;Hannah O'Mary;Zhengrong Cui;Zhengrong Cui

  • Nanoparticles engineered from lecithin-in-water emulsions as a potential delivery system for docetaxel.

    Nijaporn Yanasarn;Brian R. Sloat;Zhengrong Cui

  • Solid lipid nanoparticle formulations of docetaxel prepared with high melting point triglycerides: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

    Youssef Wahib Naguib;B. Leticia Rodriguez;Xinran Li;Stephen D. Hursting

  • Bilayer films for mucosal (genetic) immunization via the buccal route in rabbits.

    Zhengrong Cui;Russell J. Mumper

  • Strong Antibody Responses Induced by Protein Antigens Conjugated onto the Surface of Lecithin-Based Nanoparticles

    Brian R. Sloat;Michael A. Sandoval;Andrew M. Hau;Yongqun He

  • Biodistribution and in vivo activities of tumor-associated macrophage-targeting nanoparticles incorporated with doxorubicin.

    Mengmeng Niu;Youssef W. Naguib;Abdulaziz M. Aldayel;Yan Chun Shi

  • Intradermal immunization with novel plasmid DNA-coated nanoparticles via a needle-free injection device

    Zhengrong Cui;Lawrence Baizer;Russell J. Mumper

  • Lysosomal delivery of a lipophilic gemcitabine prodrug using novel acid-sensitive micelles improved its antitumor activity

    Saijie Zhu;Dharmika S P Lansakara-P;Xinran Li;Zhengrong Cui

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. Hursting
Stephen D. Hursting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John DiGiovanni
John DiGiovanni The University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey T. Chang
Jeffrey T. Chang The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Michael L. Kent
Michael L. Kent Oregon State University
Avindra Nath
Avindra Nath National Institutes of Health
Ted M. Ross
Ted M. Ross University of Georgia
Vincent M. Lynch
Vincent M. Lynch The University of Texas at Austin
Eric V. Anslyn
Eric V. Anslyn The University of Texas at Austin
Jonathan L. Sessler
Jonathan L. Sessler The University of Texas at Austin

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