Korea VirusResearch Institute

Diverse bat organoids provide pathophysiological models for zoonotic viruses

Hyunjoon Kim, Seo-Young Heo, Young-Il Kim, Dongbin Park, Monford Paul Abishek N, Suhee Hwang, Yong-ki Lee, Hobin Jang, Jae-Woo Ahn, Jeongmin Ha, Sujin Park, Ho Young Ji, Semi Kim, Isaac Choi , Woohyun Kwon, Jaemoo Kim, Kanghee Kim, Juryeon Gil, Boyeong Jeong, Josea Carmel D. Lazarte, Rare Rollon, Jeong Ho Choi, Eun Ha Kim, Seung-Gyu Jang, Hye Kwon Kim, Bo-Young Jeon, Ghazi Kayali, Richard J. Webby, Bon-Kyoung Koo, and Young Ki Choi [Science Vol. 388, No. 6748, 756-762(2025)]

Kinetically activating nanovaccine mimicking multidimensional immunomodulation of natural infection for broad protection against heterologous viruses in animal models

Lee, Sang Nam; Young-Il Kim; Jaemoo Kim; Haluwana, D.K.; Eun, Ryounho; Park, Sei Hyun; Heo, Janghun; Juryeon Gil; Seong, Yebin; Lee, Min-Ho; Noh, Young-Woock; Lee, Jong-Soo; Young Ki Choi; Lim, Yong Taik [Nature Communications 16(1)(2025)]

Screening and Characterization of Sialic Acid-Binding Variable Lymphocyte Receptors from Hagfish

Angelia, Mark Rickard N.; Rodelas-Angelia, Abigail Joy D.; Yang, Cheolung; Park, Sojeong; Jeong, Seung pyo; Jang, Hyeok; Bela-ong, Dennis Berbulla; Hobin Jang; Thompson, Kim D.; Jung, Taesung [BioTech 13(4)(2024)]

variable lymphocyte receptors, hagfish VLRB, sialic acid binding, glycan recognition, ccombodies

Seasonal dynamics of Haemaphysalis tick species as SFTSV vectors in South Korea

Jang, Hyunwoo; Casel, Mark Anthony B.; Jang, Seung-gyu; Choi, Jeong Ho; Gil, Juryeon; Rollon, Rare; Cheun, So youn; Young-Il Kim; Song, Min Suk; Young Ki Choi [Microbiology spectrum 12(11), e0048924-(2024)]

Enhancing Omicron Sublineage Neutralization: Insights From Bivalent and Monovalent COVID-19 Booster Vaccines and Recent SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infections

Jeong, Hye Won; Rare Rollon; Se-Mi Kim; Juryeon Gil; Mark Anthony Casel; Hyunwoo Jang; Jeong Ho Choi; Seung-Gyu Jang; Josea Carmel Lazarte; Kim, Hee-Sung; Kim, Jun Hyoung; Young Ki Choi [Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses 18(10)(2024)]

Major Shift of Influenza A Virus of Swine (IAV-S) by Human-to-Swine Spillover of the 2009 Pandemic Virus in Korea

Kim, Seung-Chai; Lee, Taek Geun; Na, Eun-Jee; Moon, Sung-Hyun; Kim, Hwan-Ju; Jeong, Chang-Gi; Young Ki Choi; Oh, Yeonsu; Lee, Chung-Young; Oem, Jae-Ku; Kim, Won-Il; Cho, Ho-Seong [Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2024, 1-20(2024)]

The host protease KLK5 primes and activates spike proteins to promote human betacoronavirus replication and lung inflammation

Hyunjoon Kim; Yeonglim Kang; Semi Kim; Dongbin Park; Seo-Young Heo; Ji-Seung Yoo; Isaac Choi; N. Monford Paul Abishek; Jae-Woo Ahn; Yang, Jeong-Sun; Nayeon Bak; Kyeong Kyu; Lee, Joo-Yeon; Young Ki Choi [Science signaling 17(850)(2024)]

Evolutional dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 genotypes in wintering bird habitats: Insights from South Korea`s 2020–2021 season

Si, Young Jae; Seung-gyu Jang; Young-Il Kim; Casel, Mark Anthony B.; Kim, Dong-ju; Ho Young Ji; Choi, Jeong Ho; Gil, Ju Ryeon; Rollon, Rare; Jang, Hyunwoo; Cheun, So Youn; Eun-Ha Kim; Jeong, Hyesung; Young Ki Choi [One Health 18(2024)]

HPAI H5N8, virusClade 2.3.4.4b, Reassortment, Genotypes, South Korea