Research interests include molecular virology, bacterial pathogenesis, innate and cancer immunity, signal transduction, cell growth and apoptosis, tumor suppresser, transcription and molecular bases of human diseases.

Institutions

BU

Research Description

Research interests are to investigate roles of cellular signaling networks in infectious diseases and cell death, particularly, to understand the molecular mechanisms of how synthetic polynucleotides and small peptides activate the immune system to protect the host from challenge by microbial organisms.

Awards

- Scholar Award, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2006
- Scholar Award, American Liver Foundation, 2002
- Salomon Research Award, Brown University, 2002

Affiliations

- American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Funded Research

RO1 1R01 AI50644-01 (PI: Chu) 5/1/2002-4/30/2007 - NIH
Mechanism of Activation of Innate Immunity by ISS-DNA

PR054819 (PI: Chu) 11/15/2005–11/14/2009 - DOD
Molecular mechanism of cell survival by TLR ligands

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar Award (PI: Chu) 7/1/2006-6/30/2011
Mechanism of anti-cancer drug resistance in response to TLR ligands

Courses Taught

• Signal Transduction (BIO 193.1)

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