Selected Works

Published Papers

This page highlights the papers and manuscripts from the updated workbook. Each item is presented as a framed card with a short summary and representative figure so the overall style stays consistent with the rest of the site.

Virtual psychological counselor framework
2024 | Conference Paper | Co-first author

Building a Virtual Psychological Counselor by Integrating EEG Emotion Detection with Large-Scale NLP Models

Third International Conference on Biological Engineering and Medical Science (ICBioMed 2023)

This work came from a cross-disciplinary idea developed during an online exchange course with Prof. Joni Wallis at UC Berkeley, combining brain-computer interface thinking with the emerging possibilities of ChatGPT-style language models.

DOI: 10.1117/12.3013169
EmbryoTempoFormer
2026 | Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences | Second author

EmbryoTempoFormer: clip-based developmental tempo inference from zebrafish brightfield time-lapse microscopy

Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences

This study develops a clip-based model for estimating developmental tempo from zebrafish time-lapse microscopy, linking representation learning to quantitative developmental dynamics.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ailsci.2026.100170
Shimia fortis paper
2026 | Current Microbiology | Second author

Shimia fortis sp. nov., Isolated from Marine Sediment

Current Microbiology

This paper characterizes a novel marine bacterial species isolated from sediment, combining phylogenetic, genomic, and phenotypic evidence for taxonomic description.

DOI: 10.1007/s00284-025-04686-0
Zhengella sedimenti paper
2025 | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | Independent first author

Zhengella sedimenti sp. nov. and Phycobacter sedimenti sp. nov., two novel bacteria isolated from coastal sediment with genomic and metabolic analysis

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

This independent first-author study reports two novel bacterial species from coastal sediment and integrates genomic and metabolic analyses to support their taxonomic characterization.

DOI: 10.1007/s10482-025-02120-w
Neurobehavioral toxicity figure
2024 | Environmental Pollution | Co-first author

Neurobehavioral toxicity induced by combined exposure of micro or nanoplastics and triphenyltin in marine medaka

Environmental Pollution

This work studies how combined exposure to micro or nanoplastics and triphenyltin affects neurobehavioral toxicity in marine medaka, providing evidence for mixture effects in aquatic toxicology.

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124334
Visual toxicity figure
2025 | Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Aggravated Visual Toxicity of Eco-Corona on Micro(Nano)Plastics in Marine Medaka

Environmental Science & Technology Letters

This paper examines how eco-corona formation on micro or nanoplastics aggravates visual toxicity in marine medaka, highlighting a biologically realistic pathway for nanoplastic hazard amplification.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00289

Ongoing Work

Submitted and Under Review

Under review | Second author

Region-specific 3D transcriptional dynamics during human fetal brain development

Target journal: Nature Neuroscience.

Submitted | Co-first second author

IRE1alpha Knockout Ameliorates Stress and Enhances Developmental Fidelity of Human Cortical Organoids

Focused on organoid development and stress-related developmental fidelity.

Submitted | Independent first author

Effects of composite eco-coronas formed by Oryzias melastigma secretions and micro- or nanoplastics on collective self-organization regulation and neurobehavioral toxicity in larvae

Expands the toxicology theme toward eco-corona-mediated collective effects.

Submitted | Co-first second author

Probiotic potential of Citricoccus nitrophenolicus XS13 and comparative genomics of the Micrococcaceae family

Combines probiotic potential assessment with comparative microbial genomics.