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April 2023

Dr. Shuang Liang, Ph.D. presenting her findings

Dr. Liang was invited to speak at the third annual Resolution Days

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March 2023

Grant awarded to Dr. Shuang Liang, Ph.D.

Dr. Liang has received an R01 grant from NIDDK for investigating the role of macrophage efferocytosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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March 2023

Grant awarded to 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

Lina Guo

February 2023

Lina Guo joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Lina Guo as its newest member!

The Zhong Lab publishes an article in Immunity!

December 2022

The Zhong Lab publishes an article in Immunity!

Prolonged hypernutrition impairs TREM2-dependent efferocytosis to license chronic liver inflammation and NASH development.
Wang X, He Q, Zhou C, Xu Y, Liu D, Fujiwara N, Kubota N, Click A, Henderson P, Vancil J, Marquez CA, Gunasekaran G, Schwartz ME, Tabrizian P, Sarpel U, Fiel MI, Diao Y, Sun B, Hoshida Y, Liang S, Zhong Z. Immunity. 2022 Dec 9:S1074-7613(22)00603-3.

Link to article here
The Zhong Lab wins 3rd place for the Halloween door decorating contest

October 2022

The Zhong Lab wins 3rd place in the departmental Halloween door decorating contest

Zhong Lab celebrates with dim sum

October 2022

The Zhong Lab celebrates acceptance of their newest paper

Ruiyao Xu

February 2022

Dr. Ruiyao Xu joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Ruiyao Xu as its newest member!

Janiece Vancil

February 2022

Janiece Vancil joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Janiece Vancil as its newest member!

September 2021

Dr. Zhong receives MIRA R35!

Dr. Zhong has received an NIH-NIGMS MIRA R35 grant!

August 2020

Dr. Zhenyu Zhong earns the Milstein Award

Congratulations to Dr. Zhenyu Zhong for earning one of the three 2020 Milstein Young Investigator Awards!

Chuanli Zhou, Ph.D.

June 2021

Dr. Chuanli Zhou joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Chuanli Zhou as its newest member!

Danhui Liu

June 2021

Dr. Danhui Liu joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Danhui Liu as its newest member!

February 2020

Dr. Shuang Liang earns the CPRIT Individual Investigator Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Shuang Liang for earning a CPRIT Individual Investigator Research Award!

Polly Henderson

Feb 2020

Polly Henderson joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Polly Henderson as its newest member!

Dr. Xiaochen Wang

November 2019

Dr. Xiaochen Wang joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Dr. Xiaochen Wang as its newest member!

Dr. Jiang Dai

September 2019

Dr. Jiang Dai joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Dr. Jiang Dai as its newest member!

July 2019

Dr. Shuang Liang receives the Pinnacle Research Award

Congratulations to Dr. Shuang Liang for earning the prestigious Pinnacle Research Award from American Association for the Studies of Liver Diseases (AASLD)!

Shanshan Huo

June 2019

Shanshan Huo joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Shanshan Huo as its newest member!

Lacy Cox portrait

November 2018

Lacy Cox joins the Zhong Lab

The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Lacy Cox as its newest member!