Research Laboratory of Biophysics
Main Research Direction
The research focuses on the structure, function, and interactions of biologically important molecules such as proteins, genes, and cell membranes. The aim is to design compounds targeting key molecules such as the Amyloid beta peptide, neuraminidase, Mpro of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, etc. This work also includes the development and improvement of computational methods to model and simulate biological systems, as well as software for predicting biochemical processes.
Members of the Strong Research Group
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No. |
Full Name |
Position |
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1 |
Dr. Ngo Son Tung |
Head of Department |
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2 |
Assoc.Prof. Dr. Le Duc Duong |
Key Member |
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3 |
Dr. Nguyen Trung Hai |
Key Member |
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4 |
Dr. Luu Xuan Cuong |
Key Member |
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5 |
Dr. Le Thi Kim Dung |
Member |
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6 |
Dr. Le Nguyen Minh Thong |
Member |
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7 |
Dr. Pham Thi Thu Thao |
Member |
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8 |
MSc. Nguyen Thi Thanh Uyen |
Member |
| 9 | MSc. Do Anh Tuan | Member |
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10 |
BSc. Thai Quynh Mai |
Member |
New publication:
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1 |
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Anh Tuan Do, Trung Hai Nguyen, Minh Quan Pham, Huy Truong Nguyen, Nguyen Phuoc Long, Van Van Vu, Huong Thi Thu Phung, Son Tung Ngo. Tripeptides inhibit dual targets AChE and BACE-1: a computational study. RSC Adv. 2025, 15, 12866-12875. (Q1, IF: 3.9) |
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2 |
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Quynh Mai Thai, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Dung Do Thi Mai, Son Tung Ngo, Dimerization of the Aβ42 under the Influence of the Gold Nanoparticle: A REMD Study. J. Phys. Chem. B 2024, 128, 47, 11705–11713. (Q1, IF: 2.8) |
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3 |
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Thong Nguyen-Minh Le, Thong Le Minh Pham, Thang Bach Phan, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe. Stabilization of small organic molecules on V2C and V2CO2 MXenes: first-principles insights into the performance of van der Waals functionals and the effect of oxygen vacancies. RSC Adv. 2025, 15, 301-311. (Q1, IF: 3.9) |
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4 |
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Quynh Mai Thai, Huong TT Phung, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Linh Hoang Tran, Son Tung Ngo. Assessing the ligand-binding affinity of chitinase inhibitors using steered-molecular simulations. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2025, 864, 141899. (Q2, IF: 2.8) |
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5 |
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Thi-Thuy-Huong Le, Minh Quan Pham, Nguyen Minh Tam, Huong Thi Thu Phung, Son Tung Ngo. A computational study of buckyballs as potential inhibitors of BACE1 in Alzheimer’s treatment. Chem. Phys. Lett. 2024, 854, 141553 (Q2, IF: 2.8) |
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6 |
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Thi-Thuy-Duong Pham, Quynh Mai Thai, Pham Nguyen Kim Tuyen, Huong Thi Thu Phung, Son Tung Ngo. Computational discovery of tripeptide inhibitors targeting monkeypox virus A42R profilin-like protein. J. Mol. Graph. Model. 2024, 132, 108837. (Q2, IF: 2.7) |
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7 |
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Thi-Kim-Dung Le, Felicitas Ene, Thuc-Huy Duong, Fadjar Mulya, Warinthorn Chavasiri. Insights into the inhibitory activity and mechanism of natural compounds from Rhinacanthus nasutus on α-glucosidase through kinetic, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics studies. J. Mol. Struct. 2025, 1322, 3, 140527. (Q2, IF: 4.0) |
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8 |
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Thi-Kim-Dung Le, Thuc-Huy Duong, Warinthorn Chavasiri. Three new constituents from the stems of Knema globularia and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. Nat. Prod. Res. 2024, 1-9 (Q2, IF: 1.9) |
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9 |
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Quynh Mai Thai, Trung Hai Nguyen, George Binh Lenon, Huong Thi Thu Phung, Jim-Tong Horng, Phuong-Thao Tran, Son Tung Ngo. Estimating AChE inhibitors from MCE database by machine learning and atomistic calculations. J. Mol. Graph. Model. 2025, 134, 108906. (Q2, IF: 2.7) |
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10 |
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Quynh Mai Thai, Minh Quan Pham, Phuong-Thao Tran, Trung Hai Nguyen, Son Tung Ngo. Searching for potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: a combined approach of multi-step similarity search, machine learning and molecular dynamics simulations. R. Soc. Open Sci. 2024, 11, 10, 240546 (Q1, IF: 2.9) |
Selected Publications:
| 9 |  CR2021 |
Phuong Nguyen, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Bikash Sahoo, Jie Zheng, Peter Faller, John Straub, Laura Domínguez, Joan-Emma Shea, Nikolay Dokholyan, Alfonso De Simone, Buyong Ma, Ruth Nussinov, Saeed Najafi, Son Tung Ngo, Antoine Loquet, Mara Chiricotto, Pritam Ganguly, James McCarty, Mai Suan Li, Carol Hall, Yiming Wang, Yifat Miller, Simone Melchionna, Birgit Habenstein, Stepan Timr, Jiaxing Chen, Brianna Hnath, Birgit Strodel, Rakez Kayed, Sylvain Lesne, Guanghong Wei, Fabio Sterpone, Andrew Doig, Philippe Derreumaux, Amyloid Oligomers: A Joint Experimental/Computational Perspective on Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Type II Diabetes and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Chem. Rev. 2021, 121, 2545–2647. |
| 8 |  rscadv21marine |
Nguyen Minh Tam, Minh Quan Pham, Huy Truong Nguyen, Nam Dao Hong, Nguyen Khoa Hien, Duong Tuan Quang, Huong Thi Thu Phung, and Son Tung Ngo, Potential inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 Mpro from Marine compounds, RSC Adv. 2021,11, 22206-22213. [2021 RSC Advances HOT Article Collection] |
| 7 | rscad21 |
Nguyen Minh Tam, Minh Quan Pham, Nguyen Xuan Ha, Pham Cam Nam and Huong Thi Thu Phung; Computational estimation of potential inhibitors from known drugs against the main protease of SARS-CoV-2; RSC Adv., 2021,11, 17478-17486. [selected for 2021 RSC Advances HOT Article Collection] |
| 6 |  jpca2020 |
Nguyen Thi Mai, Son Tung Ngo, Peter Lievens, Ewald Janssens, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Photofragmentation Patterns of Cobalt Oxide Cations ConOm+ (n = 5-9, m = 4-13): from Oxygen-Deficient to Oxygen-Rich Species, J. Phys. Chem. A 2020, 124, 7333–7339. [selected for font cover] |
| 5 |  JCC2020 |
Son Tung Ngo, Trung Hai Nguyen, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Pham Cam Nam, Khanh B. Vu, Van V. Vu. Oversampling Free Energy Perturbation Simulation in Determination of the Ligand-Binding Free Energy, J. Comput. Chem. 2020, 41, 611-618. [selected for font cover] |
| 4 |  pccp2019 |
Nguyen Minh Tam, Long Van Duong, Hung Tan Pham, Minh Tho Nguyen and My Phuong Pham-Ho; Effects of single and double nickel doping on boron clusters: stabilization of tubular structures in BnNim, n = 2–22, m = 1, 2; Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019,21, 8365-8375. |
| 3 |  JPCB2019 |
Son Tung Ngo, Philippe Derreumaux, Van V. Vu; Probable Transmembrane Amyloid α-Helix Bundles Capable of Conducting Ca2+ Ions, J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123, 2645-2653. |
| 2 |  jpcc2018 |
Nguyen Minh Tam, Nguyen Thi Mai, Hung Tan Pham, Ngo Tuan Cuong, and Nguyen Thanh Tung; Ultimate Manipulation of Magnetic Moments in the Golden Tetrahedron Au20 with a Substitutional 3d Impurity; J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 28, 16256-16264 |
| 1 |  CCR2018 |
Van V. Vu and Son Tung Ngo, Copper active site in polysaccharide mono |
