
April 2023
Dr. Shuang Liang, Ph.D. presenting her findings
Dr. Liang was invited to speak at the third annual Resolution Days

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

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

February 2023
Lina Guo joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Lina Guo as its newest member!

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.

October 2022
The Zhong Lab wins 3rd place in the departmental Halloween door decorating contest

October 2022
The Zhong Lab celebrates acceptance of their newest paper

February 2022
Dr. Ruiyao Xu joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Ruiyao Xu as its newest member!

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!

June 2021
Dr. Chuanli Zhou joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Chuanli Zhou as its newest member!

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!

Feb 2020
Polly Henderson joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Polly Henderson as its newest member!

November 2019
Dr. Xiaochen Wang joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Dr. Xiaochen Wang as its newest member!

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)!

June 2019
Shanshan Huo joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Shanshan Huo as its newest member!

November 2018
Lacy Cox joins the Zhong Lab
The Zhong Lab is pleased to welcome Lacy Cox as its newest member!