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Yizhou Dong

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2004
RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringVirus-based gene therapy researchRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Publications

154

Citations

15,335

Est. group size

~16

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
AI-generated

Yizhou Dong's research focuses on developing chemical and molecular tools to deliver RNA-based therapies, including mRNA vaccines and gene-editing treatments, into cells and across biological barriers like the blood-brain barrier. Work in this profile spans designing lipid materials to carry RNA drugs, engineering RNA molecules for controllable gene expression, and applying these tools to vaccines, cancer immunotherapy, and viral infections. Note that a few entries in this record (on battery materials, electrocatalysis, and geopolitics) appear unrelated to this core focus and may reflect data mixing from other researchers with the same name.

mRNA and RNA-based therapeuticsLipid nanoparticle drug deliveryGene editing and CRISPR applicationsVaccine and immunotherapy engineeringBlood-brain barrier delivery strategies

Publication output has grown unevenly but substantially over the last decade, rising from single digits in 2017-2019 to notable peaks in 2020 and 2025, suggesting an overall increasing and active research pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 22 publications22202021: 12 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 13 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 22 publications22252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×7
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×7
  • Nature Biotechnology×4
  • Nature Communications×4
  • Bioconjugate Chemistry×4
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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