Dr. Yufeng Tong

core principal researcher

Assistant Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Science

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Bio

Dr. Tong got his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He has training in protein nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. He was a principal investigator at the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) Toronto before he joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Windsor.

Dr. Tong's lab research interests lie in Ubiquitin biology and cell signaling, protein engineering, structure-function relationship, and drug discovery.

Currently Held Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), WE-SPARK Igniting Discovery

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Projects
Selected Publications

Shed lights on SUN1 for cancer treatments

Using Virus-like Particles to Deliver Protein Therapeutics for Glioblastoma Treatment

Establishing a Cost-efficient and Scalable COVID-19 Early Monitoring System at a Strategic Canadian Land Entry Point

Structure-based drug discovery targeting ubiquitin-specific protease 9X for cancer treatment

A Platform for Assessment of Samples from Biomolecules to Living Cells

Understanding mechanism of action: Combined computational and structural biology studies to determine small molecule effects on protein dynamics and function

Engineering virus-like particles for COVID-19 diagnostic testing using armored-RNA technique

Optimizing Rapid COVID19 Detection for the Windsor-Essex Community

Publications

Yousefi N, Caba C, Zhang S, Mirhassani M, Ahamed MJ, Tong Y, Rondeau-Gagné S (2022-09-22) Building a Versatile Platform for the Detection of Protein-Protein Interactions Based on Organic Field-Effect Transistors. ACS Applied Electronic Materials

Dr. Yufeng Tong

Dr. Yufeng Tong

Assistant Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Science

Understudied populations subject for neuropsychology doctoral research

Cross-border collaboration seeking to improve community health

Researchers coming to grips with cardio workout

Showcasing Health Research Excellence at WE-SPARK’s Annual Conference

Study to examine experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ players in recreational sports

Researchers using AI to address social isolation