Biography

Zuowei Ji joined HSS in 2021. Before that, she was a research fellow in the Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2020-2021). Her research interests focus on the synthesis, characterization and biocompatibility testing of the nanomaterials. 

Research

Her research interests focus on the synthesis, characterization and biocompatibility testing of the nanomaterials. 

Awards and honors
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Publications

Z. Ji, W. Guo, Erin L. Wood, J. Liu, S. Sakkiah, X. Xu, T. Patterson, H. Hong,* Machine Learning Models for Predicting Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 2022, 35, 2, 125-139. 

W. Zhang, Z. Ji, J. Wei*. Dark-Field Microscopic Study of Cellular Uptake of Carbon Nanodots: Nuclear Penetrability. Molecules, 2022, Apr 9;27(8):2437.  (Co-first author)

Z. Ji, W. Guo, S. Sakkiah, J. Liu, T. Patterson, H. Hong,* Nanomaterial Databases: Data Sources for Promoting Design and Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials. Nanomaterials, 2021,11(6), 1599. 

B. Pan,1 Z. Ji,1 S. Sakkiah, W. Guo, J. Liu, T. Patterson, H. Hong,* Identification of Epidemiological Traits by Analysis of SARS−CoV−2 Sequences. Viruses, 2021, 13(5), 764. (Co-first author) 

Z. Ji, J. Liu, S. Sakkiah, W. Guo, H. Hong*, BPA Replacement Compounds: Current Status and Perspectives. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 9, 6, 2433–2446. 

Z. Ji, Z. Yin, Z. Jia, J. Wei,* Carbon Nanodots Derived from Urea and Citric Acid in Living Cells: Cellular Uptake and Antioxidation Effect. Langmuir, 2020, 36 (29) 8632-8640. 

Z. Ji, D. Arvapalli, W. Zhang, Z. Yin, J. Wei,* Nitrogen and Sulfur Co-Doped Carbon Nanodots in Living EA.Hy926 and A549 Cells: Oxidative Stress Effect and Mitochondria Targeting. Journal of Materials Science, 2020, 55, 6093–6104. 

Z. Yin, Z. Ji, W. Zhang, E. W. Taylor, X. Zeng,* J. Wei,* The Glucose Effect on Direct Electrochemistry and Electron Transfer Reaction of Glucose Oxidase Entrapped in A Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Matrix. ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5, 12224-12231. 

Z. Ji, A. Sheardy, Z. Zeng, W. Zhang, H. Chevva, K. Allado, Z. Yin, J. Wei*, Tuning the Functional Groups on Carbon Nanodots and Antioxidant Studies. Molecules, 2019, 24(1), 152.