Areas of Focus
- Pathogen interaction with adaptive immune system
- T cell differentiation and immune response
- Pathogenesis and drug development for livestock inflammatory diseases
Work Experience
- 2019-2023 - City of Hope National Medical Center, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2024-present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology - Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2015-2019 PhD: National University of Singapore
- Selected as Shanghai Overseas High-level Talent 2023
Publications
- Regulatory function of steroid receptor coactivators (SRCs) in cell metabolism: implications for cancer and immunity, Zhang, W., Cao, X., Zhong, X., Wu, H., Shi, Y., & Sun, Z., 2023
- SRC2 controls CD4+ T cell activation via stimulating c-Myc mediated up-regulation of amino acid transporter Slc7a5, Zhang, W., Cao, X., Zhong, X., Wu, H., Shi, Y., Feng, M., Wang, Y., Ann, D., Gwack Y., Shang, W., & Sun, Z., 2023
- Steroid nuclear receptor coactivator 2 controls immune tolerance by promoting induced Treg differentiation via upregulating Nr4a2, Zhang, W., Cao, X., Zhong, X., Wu, H., Feng, M., Gwack Y., & Sun, Z., 2022
Awards
- Shanghai Overseas High-level Talent 2023
