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Prof. Jianzhu Chen

Professor of Immunology and BIology

Primary DLC

Department of Biology

MIT Room: 76-261A
(617) 258-6173

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Lymphocyte Differentiation and Function
Control of V(D)J Recombination
Memory B Cell Differentiation
Immunoglobulins in Immunity and Autoimmunity
Virology
Cancer Biology
Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Immunology

Research Summary

Research interests are to understand cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development and function of the immune system. Professor Chen specifically studies:

(*) Cellular and molecular basis of immunological memory
(*) CD8 T cell responses to prostate cancer
(*) Development of a robust humanized mouse model
(*) Development of influenza antivirals

Recent Work

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