Bin Dong

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Nanjing Agricultural University (2016–2017); Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (2017–2021); Zhejiang A & F University (2018–2024); United States Department of Energy (2014); Xinjiang Normal University (2019); Southwest University (2014); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2024); University of Alberta (2016–2021); Iowa State University (2014–2017); Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (2014); Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (2015); Georgia State University (2017–2023); Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2011–2012); Xiamen University (2013); Anhui Medical University (2010–2022); Chinese Academy of Sciences (2006–2015); Peking University (2018); VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2009–2020); Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (2019–2022); China University of Mining and Technology (2025); State Ethnic Affairs Commission (2025); Renji Hospital (2004); Ruijin Hospital (2011–2012); Ames National Laboratory (2014–2015); University of California System (2010); Institute of Oceanology (2006); Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (2014); Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine (2019); Stanford Medicine (2013); Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (2022); Hefei First People's Hospital (2019–2022); Dalian Minzu University (2010–2025); Shandong Agricultural University (2012); Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine (2019–2020); University of California, Davis (2006–2011); Stanford University (2013)

35 h-index 146 pubs 4,312 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Bin Dong's research program focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic regulation and the development of advanced imaging techniques for biological and materials science applications. His work has investigated the role of transcription factors, such as Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1α (HNF1α) and SREBP2, in regulating genes involved in lipid metabolism, including PCSK9. Dong has studied how natural compounds, like berberine, can influence these pathways, for instance, by affecting HNF1α protein expression through the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation pathway. This line of inquiry has implications for understanding dyslipidemia and the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering statins.

In parallel, Dong has contributed to the field of optical super-resolution imaging, developing and applying techniques to visualize dynamic processes at the nanoscale. This includes the study of surface reactions and the mapping of photogenerated charge separation in single metal-semiconductor nanocatalysts. His research in this area aims to provide quantitative, single-molecule insights into catalytic processes occurring within nanoconfined environments.

Dong's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 37 and over 4,500 citations across 165 publications. He has served as PI on a $400,499 NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant to transform spatial proteomics via simultaneous multiplexed imaging at single-protein resolution. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Meek Yang, Hannah Giang, James Ethan Batey, and Elric Dion Pott.

Metrics

h-index: 35
Publications: 146
Citations: 4,312

Positions

Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry 2021–present

University of Arkansas Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ORCID

Selected Publications

Single-Molecule Visualization of Nanoscale Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Charge-Carrier-Driven Photocatalysis on 2D InSe (2026)

Journal of the American Chemical Society 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
High-Throughput Hyperspectral and Multiplexed Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging by SP-STORM (2026)

JACS Au 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Fast Hyperspectral and Super-Resolved Mapping of Lipid Membrane Polarity with Single-Molecule Sensitivity (2025)

Chemical & Biomedical Imaging 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Fast Hyperspectral and Super-Resolved Mapping of Lipid Membrane Polarity with Single-Molecule Sensitivity (2025)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
High Throughput Hyperspectral and Multiplexed Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging by SP-STORM (2025)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Structural basis of BAK sequestration by MCL-1 in apoptosis (2025)

Molecular Cell 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Engineering Central Substitutions in Heptamethine Dyes for Improved Fluorophore Performance (2024)

JACS Au 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
High throughput spectrally resolved super-resolution fluorescence microscopy with improved photon usage (2024)

The Analyst 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Engineering Central Substitutions in Heptamethine Dyes via Aryl-lithium Addition for Improved Fluorophore Performance (2024)

ChemRxiv 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Reaction-Initiated Single-Molecule Tracking of Mass Transfer in Core–Shell Mesoporous Silica Particles (2024)

Analytical Chemistry 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Spectrally Resolved Localization Microscopy with Ultrahigh-Throughput (2024)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Automated Five-Dimensional Single Particle Tracking by Bifocal Parallax Dark-Field Microscopy with Electronic Tunable Lens (2023)

Analytical Chemistry DOI OpenAlex
Ultrahigh-Throughput Single-Particle Hyperspectral Imaging of Gold Nanoparticles (2023)

Analytical Chemistry 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Resolving the Heterogeneous Adsorption of Antibody Fragment on a 2D Layered Molybdenum Disulfide by Super-Resolution Imaging (2022)

Langmuir 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF216/TRIAD3 is a key coordinator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (2022)

iScience 11 citations DOI OpenAlex