What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
His main research concerns Virology, Coronavirus, Viral protein, Protein structure and Biochemistry.
His Virus, Viral entry, Viral replication and Inactivated vaccine study in the realm of Virology interacts with subjects such as Betacoronavirus.
His research integrates issues of Polymerase, Hepatitis C virus, Immune system and RNA polymerase, Transcription in his study of Viral replication.
Zhiyong Lou has researched Protein structure in several fields, including Receptor, Peptide sequence and Binding site.
His Dynamin and GTPase study in the realm of Biochemistry connects with subjects such as MFN1.
His RNA-dependent RNA polymerase research incorporates themes from Orthomyxoviridae, Influenza A virus and Molecular biology.
His most cited work include:
- The crystal structures of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus main protease and its complex with an inhibitor (582 citations)
- Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus. (517 citations)
- Crystal structure of an avian influenza polymerase PA N reveals an endonuclease active site (386 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of investigation include Virology, Biochemistry, Protein structure, Virus and Cell biology.
His Virology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both RNA and Polymerase.
He interconnects Orthomyxoviridae and Molecular biology in the investigation of issues within Polymerase.
His research investigates the connection between Biochemistry and topics such as Stereochemistry that intersect with issues in Crystallography and Crystal structure.
The Protein structure study combines topics in areas such as Peptide sequence, Fusion protein and Protein folding.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Receptor and Dynamin.
He most often published in these fields:
- Virology (39.29%)
- Biochemistry (36.31%)
- Protein structure (22.62%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?
- Virology (39.29%)
- Antibody (5.95%)
- Transcription (14.29%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Zhiyong Lou spends much of his time researching Virology, Antibody, Transcription, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and RNA polymerase.
His study in the field of Virus, Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus and Viral Vaccine also crosses realms of Pandemic.
In general Antibody study, his work on Epitope and Inactivated vaccine often relates to the realm of 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak and Betacoronavirus, thereby connecting several areas of interest.
As part of one scientific family, Zhiyong Lou deals mainly with the area of Transcription, narrowing it down to issues related to the RNA, and often Messenger RNA and Binding site.
His RNA polymerase research incorporates elements of Polymerase, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and Viral replication.
His RNA-dependent RNA polymerase research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Viral protein, Computational biology, Nucleic acid and Antiviral drug.
Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase from COVID-19 virus. (517 citations)
- Structural Basis for RNA Replication by the SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase. (315 citations)
- Development of an Inactivated Vaccine Candidate, BBIBP-CorV, with Potent Protection against SARS-CoV-2. (168 citations)
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