Abdullah M. Syed

This study identifies multiple dispersed packaging signals in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that cooperate to direct RNA packaging into virions, revealing a dynamic mechanism for coronavirus genome assembly.

This study investigates the assembly of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein with nucleic acids using biophysical techniques and mutant proteins, revealing key interaction motifs and stabilization mechanisms.

This study shows ORF8 suppresses viral particle production by interacting with Spike and causing Golgi fragmentation, supporting evolutionary pressure to delete ORF8 in SARS-CoV-2 variants.

The paper systematically analyzes proteomic and genomic data of SARS-CoV-2 variants to identify how mutations affect viral gene expression, host interactions, and immune evasion.