MD PhD student at UMass Chan MSTP, studying nucleic acid sensing and immunology, aspiring pediatrician and physician-scientist

Worcester, MA
Joined September 2019
You can read our new study, out now in @JCI_Insight! (tinyurl.com/4bjcraeu) We examine how expression of a STING gain-of-function (GOF) mutation in radioresistant host cells results in the development of lymphocyte autoimmunity. Some highlights from our study: (1/7)
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nature.com/articles/s41590-0… I hope this is a helpful review! Appreciate the opportunity to co-write this review in @NatImmunol with my mentor @FitzgeraldKate. Thanks to all the reviewers' comments which significantly elevated our work and thanks to the unsung artists for their art!
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1/ We are excited to share a simple yet powerful whole blood assay to detect human type I interferon (IFN) deficiency...
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Longitudinal Multi-omic Immune Profiling Reveals Age-Related Immune Cell Dynamics in Healthy Adults biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_immuno
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An autoinflammatory syndrome-associated STING mutation supports formation of germinal centers containing immunocompetent cells in the lungs of irradiated mice following BMT- insight.jci.org/articles/vie… Study from@ImmunoKevin and colleagues @kchianggg @FitzgeraldKate @UMassChanPII
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Innate immune responses against mRNA vaccine promote cellular immunity through IFN-β at the injection site nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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An evolutionary perspective to innate antiviral immunity in animals dlvr.it/TCRyJD
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Our paper introducing the concept of 'defensive tolerance' officially came out in @jclinicalinvest. I would like to thank all our collaborators, as well as Drs. Molinari and Cravedi for their wonderful accompanying commentary. #defensivetolerance jci.org/articles/view/179709
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I also want to acknowledge Dr. Kerstin Nundel, who not only contributed to this study but has also been a constant and amazing mentor throughout my PhD training. Thank you also to our collaborators, Dr. PJ Utz and Xihui Yin for their generous help and support.
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Lastly, thank you to my thesis advisors Drs. @FitzgeraldKate and Ann Rothstein. Ecstatic to see this piece of my thesis work finally published.
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