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Hung Nguyen

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Assistant Prof @UBChemistry | Computational modeling of RNA structure and folding, intrinsically disordered proteins and phase separation | BioSimLabUB.github.io

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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our review has appeared: we discuss what factors make poly(ADP-ribose) an interesting biopolymer, how it competes with RNA/DNA in binding to protein partners and thus plays key roles in many cellular processes, and its role in biomolecular condensate. www.frontiersin.org/journals/bio...
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Frontiers | Beyond RNA/DNA: exploring the emerging role of Poly(ADP-ribose): structure, function, and condensate formation
Poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) is an RNA-like homopolymer synthesized by enzymes in response to DNA damage. Increasing evidence indicates that PAR participates in di...
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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New paper out in Biophys J @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social: upon heating, instead of expanding as folded structures, we found that unstructured RNAs (such as polyA in mRNA tails) undergo slight collapse. We traced it to the strengthened ion-RNA interactions at high temps. www.cell.com/biophysj/abs...
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Temperature-dependent ion migration underlies sequence-specific collapse of unstructured RNA
Ions and temperature jointly regulate RNA structure, dynamics, and phase behavior, yet their coupled effects remain poorly understood at the molecular level. Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA), a ubiquitous ...
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lipika-chem.bsky.social @lipika-chem.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Excited to share our latest work on poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR), an underexplored nucleic acid essential for DNA damage repair. We show that PAR is structurally distinct from RNA/DNA and exhibits unique ion-dependent properties. @tienhungf91.bsky.social @narjournal.bsky.social 📄 doi.org/10.1093/nar/...
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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
very happy that our first foray out of the world of proteins and nucleic acids just appeared on NAR. We develop a coarse-grained model for poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR, a close cousin of RNA that plays important role in DNA damage response). academic.oup.com/nar/article/...
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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
My lab is looking for 1-2 PhD students for Fall 2026 to develop coarse-grained and statistical mechanical models to study RNA folding, ion–RNA interactions, and biomolecular phase separation. Join us for a virtual session, register here buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ubuffalo.bsky.social
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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Excited to have this work published. With @trceklab.bsky.social we show that RNA structure impedes intermolecular base pairing in germ granule.
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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Ecstatic to have our lab's first paper published on JPCL @pubs.acs.org. We showed the ion atmospheres of unstructured RNAs extend farther into solution compared to folded structures. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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RNA Structural Complexity Dictates Its Ion Atmosphere
Electrostatic interactions mediated by surrounding ions critically influence RNA behavior, yet flexible RNAs remain underexplored. We performed molecular dynamics simulations to examine three RNAs acr...
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Manolis Maragkakis @manolis-maragkakis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🚨 We’re looking for a curious mind to join our lab at the NIH! Passionate about #RNA biology, #MachineLearning, and the #genomics of #aging? Interested in a postdoc or a PhD research visit at NIH? Let’s connect. 📩 DM or email for details! #Bioinformatics #AI #ComputationalBiology
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Mike Feigin 🥯 @mikefeigin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Are you looking for a faculty job? We are hiring in my department at Roswell Park NOW. Contact me for details as I await the formal ad. (Please RT.)
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Hung Nguyen @tienhungf91.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Excited to share our lab's preprint! We found that flexible RNAs have much broadened ion atmospheres than structured RNAs. This leads us to speculate the implications on molecular recognition and phase behavior. Please check full text for other interesting details www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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RNA structural complexity dictates its ion atmosphere
Electrostatic interactions mediated by the surrounding ions govern virtually every facet of RNA behavior. Most studies have focused on rigid, well-folded motifs, leaving the structurally heteregeneous...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
More from the Washington Post (and this one is a doozy) regarding the President's Budget. Note that this is an aspirational document and Congress has to act (or ignore it). [Gift Link] wapo.st/42gLz0Z 1/n
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Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts
HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.
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Gabi Heller @g-heller.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
We’re looking for fellow nerds to help us make disordered proteins druggable. Love #IDPs, #MD, #NMR, #AI, #DrugDiscovery, or #MassSpec? Let’s talk. @bindresearch.org is hiring across the board: bindresearch.org/careers/ #compchem #compbio #NMRChat #TeamMassSpec #chemjobs @chemjobber.bsky.social
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Text might be tiny, but here's the existing 27 vs. the proposed 15 institutes that will be left standing. You'll probably see a number of resignations, re-assignments, and the whole thing will be administered by political appointees who will oversee funding & policy.
The current and proposed GOP plan for NIH reform lists agencies and dollars.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Confirmation!! And including open sessions!
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