Tong Zi

957 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 617 citations indexed

About

Tong Zi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tong Zi has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 617 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Tong Zi's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (8 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 papers) and interferon and immune responses (3 papers). Tong Zi is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (8 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (4 papers) and interferon and immune responses (3 papers). Tong Zi collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Tong Zi's co-authors include Jun Nie, Ruixue Yin, Dongzhi Yang, Su Chul Jang, Kyriakos D. Economides, Sriram Sathyanarayanan, Kevin Dooley, Karl Schmidt, Shil Patel and Chang Ling Sia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature Biotechnology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tong Zi

20 papers receiving 593 citations

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Exosome-mediated genetic reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages by exoASO-STAT6 leads to potent monotherapy antitumor activity

2022 190 citations Sushrut Kamerkar, Charan Leng et al. Science Advances profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tong Zi United States	11	361	167	138	117	95	21	617
Guangchao Xu China	15	359 1.0×	126 0.8×	128 0.9×	229 2.0×	90 0.9×	39	750
Margit M. Janát‐Amsbury United States	16	365 1.0×	80 0.5×	109 0.8×	184 1.6×	138 1.5×	34	856
Maohua Cai China	15	417 1.2×	133 0.8×	227 1.6×	267 2.3×	142 1.5×	19	854
Zhiguang Fu China	11	419 1.2×	119 0.7×	145 1.1×	97 0.8×	64 0.7×	17	571
Justin E. Fang United States	6	478 1.3×	108 0.6×	64 0.5×	153 1.3×	45 0.5×	11	765
Shuaiqiang Zhang China	9	279 0.8×	111 0.7×	88 0.6×	43 0.4×	167 1.8×	9	634
Diana Whaley United States	14	217 0.6×	121 0.7×	84 0.6×	128 1.1×	37 0.4×	17	755
Ayelet Shabtay‐Orbach Israel	10	138 0.4×	66 0.4×	141 1.0×	173 1.5×	66 0.7×	13	449
Gudrun Dandekar Germany	13	341 0.9×	105 0.6×	150 1.1×	362 3.1×	218 2.3×	31	840

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Patel, Shil, Karl Schmidt, Mohammed Farhoud, et al.. (2022). In vivo tracking of [89Zr]Zr-labeled engineered extracellular vesicles by PET reveals organ-specific biodistribution based upon the route of administration. Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 112-113. 20–30. 39 indexed citations

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Kamerkar, Sushrut, Charan Leng, Olga Burenkova, et al.. (2022). Exosome-mediated genetic reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages by exoASO-STAT6 leads to potent monotherapy antitumor activity. Science Advances. 8(7). eabj7002–eabj7002. 190 indexed citations breakdown →

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Knight, Ashley C., Tong Zi, Steven H. Liang, et al.. (2021). In Vitro Evaluation of [³H]CPPC as a Tool Radioligand for CSF-1R. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 12(6). 998–1006. 24 indexed citations

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Kirwin, Katherine, Su Chul Jang, Kevin Dooley, et al.. (2021). 572 Combination therapy of exoSTING, exoIL-12 activates systemic anti-tumor immunity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. A601–A601. 3 indexed citations

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Kamerkar, Sushrut, Charan Leng, Kelvin Zhang, et al.. (2021). 842 Exosome mediated reprogramming of tumor associated macrophages by exoASO-STAT6 for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. A883–A883.

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Lewis, Nuruddeen D., Chang Ling Sia, Katherine Kirwin, et al.. (2020). Exosome Surface Display of IL12 Results in Tumor-Retained Pharmacology with Superior Potency and Limited Systemic Exposure Compared with Recombinant IL12. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20(3). 523–534. 79 indexed citations

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Burzyn, Dalia, Charan Leng, Olga Burenkova, et al.. (2020). Abstract A50: Reprogramming of tumor-associated M2 macrophages with antisense oligonucleotide-loaded exosomes results in potent single-agent antitumor activity. Cancer Immunology Research. 8(3_Supplement). A50–A50. 4 indexed citations

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Lewis, Nuruddeen D., Chang Ling Sia, Katherine Kirwin, et al.. (2020). 709 Exosome surface display of IL-12 results in tumor-retained pharmacology with superior potency and limited systemic exposure. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. A425.2–A426. 3 indexed citations

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Jang, Su Chul, Raymond J. Moniz, Chang Ling Sia, et al.. (2019). Abstract 944: exoSTING: An engineered exosome therapeutic that selectively delivers STING agonist to the tumor resident antigen-presenting cells resulting in improved tumor antigen-specific adaptive immune response. Immunology. 944–944. 3 indexed citations

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Jang, Su Chul, Raymond J. Moniz, Chang Ling Sia, et al.. (2019). Abstract 944: exoSTING: An engineered exosome therapeutic that selectively delivers STING agonist to the tumor resident antigen-presenting cells resulting in improved tumor antigen-specific adaptive immune response. Cancer Research. 79(13_Supplement). 944–944. 10 indexed citations

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Bregar, Amy, Amit Deshpande, Tong Zi, et al.. (2017). Characterization of immune regulatory molecules B7-H4 and PD-L1 in low and high grade endometrial tumors. Gynecologic Oncology. 145(3). 446–452. 50 indexed citations

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Michaelson, Jennifer S., Christopher J. Harvey, Kutlu G. Elpek, et al.. (2017). Abstract SY03-02: Preclinical assessment of JTX-2011, an agonist antibody targeting ICOS, supports evaluation in ICONIC clinical trial. Cancer Research. 77(13_Supplement). SY03–2. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yinghui, William M. Rideout, Sireesha Yalavarthi, et al.. (2014). Spontaneous Genomic Alterations in a Chimeric Model of Colorectal Cancer Enable Metastasis and Guide Effective Combinatorial Therapy. PLoS ONE. 9(8). e105886–e105886. 13 indexed citations

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Yin, Ruixue, Tong Zi, Dongzhi Yang, & Jun Nie. (2012). Glucose-responsive insulin delivery microhydrogels from methacrylated dextran/concanavalin A: Preparation and in vitro release study. Carbohydrate Polymers. 89(1). 117–123. 48 indexed citations

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Yin, Ruixue, Tong Zi, Dongzhi Yang, & Jun Nie. (2011). Glucose and pH dual-responsive concanavalin A based microhydrogels for insulin delivery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 49(5). 1137–1142. 53 indexed citations

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Yin, Ruixue, Tong Zi, Dongzhi Yang, & Jun Nie. (2011). Glucose-responsive microhydrogels based on methacrylate modified dextran/concanavalin A for insulin delivery. Journal of Controlled Release. 152. e163–e165. 15 indexed citations

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Wang, Kemin, Ruixue Yin, Tong Zi, Qiang Yu, & Jun Nie. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble glucosyloxyethyl acrylate modified chitosan. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 48(5). 753–757. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yinghui, William M. Rideout, Tong Zi, et al.. (2009). Chimeric mouse tumor models reveal differences in pathway activation between ERBB family– and KRAS-dependent lung adenocarcinomas. Nature Biotechnology. 28(1). 71–78. 59 indexed citations

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Zi, Tong, William M. Rideout, M. Isabel Chiu, et al.. (2009). Abstract A22: Response to the triple VEGFR inhibitor tivozanib (AV-951) in KRAS and EGFR driven lung tumors developed in chimeric mouse models. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(12_Supplement). A22–A22. 1 indexed citations

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Farlow, Samuel J., Tong Zi, Xiao‐Jian Sun, et al.. (2009). Abstract A12: Variation in response to triple VEGFR inhibitor tivozanib in mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 8(12_Supplement). A12–A12. 4 indexed citations

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