Zhong Lab studies inflammation, mitochondrial stress responses, tumor immunology, and obesity-associated liver disorders.
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Zhenyu Zhong Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology
His lab studies inflammation, mitochondrial stress responses, tumor immunology, and obesity-associated liver disorders.
The latest from the Zhong Lab:
The Zhong Lab has received a grant from CPRIT for their work investigating the mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome hyperactivation during hepatocellular carcinoma development
Lab Highlights
Obesity-associated chronic liver diseases
Long-term obesity dismantles macrophage efferocytosis to license chronic liver inflammation and NASH development
Inflammation
New mitochondrial DNA synthesis enables NLRP3 inflammasome activation
Mitochondrial stress response
Mitochondria serve as a signalling hub that controls immune responses
Chronic inflammation promotes cancer development
Liver inflammation as a result of oxidative stress drives hepatocellular carcinoma progression.
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