Chaofan Li, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease and International Health, recently received an R01 award for his project “Molecular Mechanisms of Protective Lung Resident Memory T Cells.” The award provides over $700,000 in … Read More
Wei Quian, PhD, and resident member Jie Sun, PhD, recently published a paper in Cell showing that severe COVID-19 or flu infections can increase the risk for developing lung cancer in the future. By studying the effects of severe infections … Read More
A major new federal grant is set to advance research into respiratory immunity at the University of Virginia, where Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Jie Sun, PhD, has been awarded a $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health. The funding … Read More
Jinyi Tang, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher mentored by Jie Sun, PhD, was selected to receive an NIH K99/R00 award. This prestigious grant will fund up to two years of Tang’s research at UVA and another three years when he transitions … Read More
Jie Sun, PhD, professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division and the Carter Immunology Center, discusses his work on mucosal immunity after COVID-19 natural infection or vaccination in The Scientist magazine webinar entitled “COVID-19″ Lessons Learned”; … Read More
Long COVID-19 and other chronic respiratory conditions after viral infections may stem from an overactive immune response in the lungs Viruses that cause respiratory diseases like the flu and COVID-19 can lead to mild to severe symptoms within the first few … Read More
Those widely available COVID-19 vaccinations keeping the majority of the population free from serious illness will not be enough to stop the spread of the virus and its variants, new University of Virginia collaborative research indicates. Just as science has … Read More
