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Kirk K Hou

Title(s)	Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Ophthalmology
School	Medicine
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Epstein-Barr Virus Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Ophthalmol Retina. 2025 Mar 25. Zhong L, Ip M, Hou KK. PMID: 40131254.

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Oph Ophthalmology
Management of diabetic tractional retinal detachments: surgical experiences from a large tertiary academic institution. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2025 May 01; 36(3):177-181. Liao A, Fortes B, Au A, Hou K. PMID: 39950590.

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Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Humans
CHRONIC HYPOTONY AND UVEITIS MANAGED WITH PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY, SILICONE OIL TAMPONADE, AND PERMANENT KERATOPROSTHESIS. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2024 Nov 01; 18(6):671-674. Hou KK, Aldave AJ, Kreiger AE. PMID: 37603441.

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Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Humans
Outcomes After Switching to Faricimab for Refractive Macular Edema in Treatment-Experienced Eyes with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Clin Ophthalmol. 2024; 18:3097-3102. Qaseem Y, Hou KK, Pettenkofer MS. PMID: 39498240; PMCID: PMC11533168.

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Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Systemic Extrahepatic Delivery of Therapeutic Nucleotides. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 29; 24(11). Wickline SA, Hou KK, Pan H. PMID: 37298407; PMCID: PMC10253970.

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Bio Biochemistry Che Chemistry Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Cells
An unusual presentation of peripapillary pachychoroid syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Mar; 25:101338. Hubschman S, Hou K, Sarraf D, Tsui I. PMID: 35128168; PMCID: PMC8810369.

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Posterior Uveitis Associated with Cemiplimab. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2022 Jul; 30(5):1211-1213. Dow ER, Hou K, Ransome S, Abbassi S, Tsui E. PMID: 33793370.

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All Allergy and Immunology Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Humans
Traumatic Retinal Detachment in Patients with Self-Injurious Behavior: An International Multicenter Study. Ophthalmol Retina. 2021 08; 5(8):805-814. Rossin EJ, Tsui I, Wong SC, Hou KK, Prakhunhungsit S, Blair MP, Shapiro MJ, Leishman L, Nagiel A, Lifton JA, Quiram P, Ringeisen AL, Henderson RH, Arruti N, Buzzacco DM, Kusaka S, Ferrone PJ, Belin PJ, Chang E, Hubschman JP, Murray TG, Leung EH, Wu WC, Olsen KR, Harper CA, Rahmani S, Goldstein J, Lee T, Nudleman E, Cernichiaro-Espinosa LA, Chhablani J, Berrocal AM, Yonekawa Y. PMID: 33238225.

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Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Humans
Alterations of the foveal central bouquet associated with cystoid macular edema. Can J Ophthalmol. 2020 08; 55(4):301-309. Lenis TL, Au A, Hou K, Govetto A, Sarraf D. PMID: 32273043.

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Oph Ophthalmology
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Volumetric Analysis of Vascularized Serous Pigment Epithelial Detachment Progression in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2019 08 01; 60(10):3310-3319. Au A, Hou K, Dávila JP, Gunnemann F, Fragiotta S, Arya M, Sacconi R, Pauleikhoff D, Querques G, Waheed N, Freund KB, Sadda S, Sarraf D. PMID: 31369033.

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Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Humans
Pseudoflow with OCT Angiography in Eyes with Hard Exudates and Macular Drusen. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2019 May; 8(3):50. Hou KK, Au A, Kashani AH, Freund KB, Sadda SR, Sarraf D. PMID: 31293805; PMCID: PMC6601711.

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Bio Biomedical Engineering Oph Ophthalmology
Radial Hemorrhage in Henle Layer in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2018 10 01; 136(10):1182-1185. Au A, Hou K, Baumal CR, Sarraf D. PMID: 30054619; PMCID: PMC6233838.

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Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Humans
Anti-JNK2 peptide-siRNA nanostructures improve plaque endothelium and reduce thrombotic risk in atherosclerotic mice. Int J Nanomedicine. 2018; 13:5187-5205. Pan H, Palekar RU, Hou KK, Bacon J, Yan H, Springer LE, Akk A, Yang L, Miller MJ, Pham CT, Schlesinger PH, Wickline SA. PMID: 30233180; PMCID: PMC6135209.

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Nan Nanotechnology
Translation:Animals Cells
A role for peptides in overcoming endosomal entrapment in siRNA delivery - A focus on melittin. Biotechnol Adv. 2015 Nov 01; 33(6 Pt 1):931-40. Hou KK, Pan H, Schlesinger PH, Wickline SA. PMID: 26025036; PMCID: PMC4540690.

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Bio Biotechnology
Translation:Cells
Peptide-siRNA nanocomplexes targeting NF-κB subunit p65 suppress nascent experimental arthritis. J Clin Invest. 2014 Oct; 124(10):4363-74. Zhou HF, Yan H, Pan H, Hou KK, Akk A, Springer LE, Hu Y, Allen JS, Wickline SA, Pham CT. PMID: 25157820; PMCID: PMC4191028.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Animals Cells
Mechanisms of nanoparticle-mediated siRNA transfection by melittin-derived peptides. ACS Nano. 2013 Oct 22; 7(10):8605-15. Hou KK, Pan H, Ratner L, Schlesinger PH, Wickline SA. PMID: 24053333; PMCID: PMC4013830.

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Nan Nanotechnology
Translation:Animals Cells
RNA interference knockdown of DNA methyl-transferase 3 affects gene alternative splicing in the honey bee. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jul 30; 110(31):12750-5. Li-Byarlay H, Li Y, Stroud H, Feng S, Newman TC, Kaneda M, Hou KK, Worley KC, Elsik CG, Wickline SA, Jacobsen SE, Ma J, Robinson GE. PMID: 23852726; PMCID: PMC3732956.

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Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Melittin derived peptides for nanoparticle based siRNA transfection. Biomaterials. 2013 Apr; 34(12):3110-9. Hou KK, Pan H, Lanza GM, Wickline SA. PMID: 23380356; PMCID: PMC3578292.

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Bio Biomedical Engineering
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Programmable nanoparticle functionalization for in vivo targeting. FASEB J. 2013 Jan; 27(1):255-64. Pan H, Myerson JW, Hu L, Marsh JN, Hou K, Scott MJ, Allen JS, Hu G, San Roman S, Lanza GM, Schreiber RD, Schlesinger PH, Wickline SA. PMID: 23047896; PMCID: PMC3528314.

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Bio Biology Phy Physiology
Translation:Humans Animals
The polarity protein Par1b/EMK/MARK2 regulates T cell receptor-induced microtubule-organizing center polarization. J Immunol. 2009 Jul 15; 183(2):1215-21. Lin J, Hou KK, Piwnica-Worms H, Shaw AS. PMID: 19553522; PMCID: PMC2837933.

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All Allergy and Immunology
Probing the surface-enhanced Raman scattering properties of Au-Ag nanocages at two different excitation wavelengths. Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2009 Jul 28; 11(28):5903-8. Rycenga M, Hou KK, Cobley CM, Schwartz AG, Camargo PH, Xia Y. PMID: 19588011.

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Bio Biophysics Che Chemistry Phy Physics