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Research Interests


I am fascinated with biology, especially immunology, and I devote myself to basic science research with the hope of making our healthcare system better. I believe that the immune system holds the keys to the understanding of many fundamental biological processes, as well as disease states such as autoimmunity, obesity, and cancer.

Selected Grants


Regulatory mechanisms governing Th17 cell effector identity and plasticity

ResearchResearch Assistant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Mitigating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury to Reduce Early Damage to Intestinal Allografts

ResearchResearch Assistant · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2024 - 2028

Deciphering the role of noncoding variation in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

ResearchResearch Assistant · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2026

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Hung Taiwan-Duke University Fellowship · 2021 - 2023 Awarded by: Hung Taiwan Foundation
UT Southwestern International Scholarship · September 2017 - May 2018 Awarded by: UT Southwestern Medical Center