Kien Pham, PhD
Research Scientist in PathologyCards
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2025
Immunization with virus-like vesicle-based COVID-19 vaccine induces robust systemic and mucosal immunity
Yang L, Yarovinsky T, Pham K, Xi Y, Lu P, Iwasaki A, Rose J, Liu C. Immunization with virus-like vesicle-based COVID-19 vaccine induces robust systemic and mucosal immunity. Npj Vaccines 2025, 10: 211. PMID: 41022870, PMCID: PMC12480480, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01260-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrated Analysis of the 2022 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Lineage Replacement Dynamics in Connecticut, US
Chen N, Pham K, Chaguza C, Lopes R, Klaassen F, Kalinich C, Initiative Y, Kerantzas N, Pandya S, Ferguson D, Schulz W, Weinberger D, Pitzer V, Warren J, Grubaugh N, Hahn A. Integrated Analysis of the 2022 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Lineage Replacement Dynamics in Connecticut, US. Viruses 2025, 17: 1020. PMID: 40733636, PMCID: PMC12299087, DOI: 10.3390/v17071020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly Release - Large-Scale Genomic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Emergence, United States - Volume 31, Supplement—May 2025 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Pham K, Chaguza C, Lopes R, Cohen T, Taylor-Salmon E, Wilkinson M, Katebi V, Grubaugh N, Hill V. Early Release - Large-Scale Genomic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 Emergence, United States - Volume 31, Supplement—May 2025 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2025, 31: s45-s56. PMID: 40359081, PMCID: PMC12078544, DOI: 10.3201/eid3113.240981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring Glypican-3 targeted CAR-NK treatment and potential therapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Yang L, Pham K, Xi Y, Wu Q, Liu D, Robertson K, Liu C. Exploring Glypican-3 targeted CAR-NK treatment and potential therapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0317401. PMID: 39841705, PMCID: PMC11753693, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317401.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Acyl-CoA Synthetase Medium-Chain Family Member 5–Mediated Fatty Acid Metabolism Dysregulation Promotes the Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Yang L, Pham K, Xi Y, Jiang S, Robertson K, Liu C. Acyl-CoA Synthetase Medium-Chain Family Member 5–Mediated Fatty Acid Metabolism Dysregulation Promotes the Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. American Journal Of Pathology 2024, 194: 1951-1966. PMID: 39069168, PMCID: PMC11423759, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenetic heterogeneity hotspots in human liver disease progression
Hlady R, Zhao X, Khoury L, Wagner R, Luna A, Pham K, Pyrosopoulos N, Jain D, Wang L, Liu C, Robertson K. Epigenetic heterogeneity hotspots in human liver disease progression. Hepatology 2024, 81: 1197-1210. PMID: 39028883, PMCID: PMC11742070, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000001023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombining genomic data and infection estimates to characterize the complex dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants in the US
Lopes R, Pham K, Klaassen F, Chitwood M, Hahn A, Redmond S, Swartwood N, Salomon J, Menzies N, Cohen T, Grubaugh N. Combining genomic data and infection estimates to characterize the complex dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants in the US. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114451. PMID: 38970788, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114451.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants
Moriyama M, Lucas C, Monteiro V, Initiative Y, Iwasaki A, Chen N, Breban M, Hahn A, Pham K, Koch T, Chaguza C, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W, Vogels C, Grubaugh N. Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2221652120. PMID: 37036977, PMCID: PMC10120007, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221652120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAge-dependent impairment in antibody responses elicited by a homologous CoronaVac booster dose
Filardi B, Monteiro V, Schwartzmann P, do Prado Martins V, Zucca L, Baiocchi G, Malik A, Silva J, Hahn A, Chen N, Pham K, Pérez-Then E, Miric M, Brache V, Cochon L, Larocca R, Della Rosa Mendez R, Silveira D, Pinto A, Croda J, Yildirim I, Omer S, Ko A, Vermund S, Grubaugh N, Iwasaki A, Lucas C, Initiative Y, Vogels C, Breban M, Koch T, Chaguza C, Tikhonova I, Castaldi C, Mane S, De Kumar B, Ferguson D, Kerantzas N, Peaper D, Landry M, Schulz W. Age-dependent impairment in antibody responses elicited by a homologous CoronaVac booster dose. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eade6023. PMID: 36791210, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.ade6023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection
Chaguza C, Hahn A, Petrone M, Zhou S, Ferguson D, Breban M, Pham K, Peña-Hernández M, Castaldi C, Hill V, Initiative Y, Billig K, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinch C, Kerantzas N, Koch T, De Kumar B, Landry M, Ott I, Peaper D, Tikhonova I, Vogels C, Schulz W, Swanstrom R, Roberts S, Grubaugh N. Accelerated SARS-CoV-2 intrahost evolution leading to distinct genotypes during chronic infection. Cell Reports Medicine 2023, 4: 100943. PMID: 36791724, PMCID: PMC9906997, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100943.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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