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Major Research Topic:Development of new therapy for malignant diseases and autoimmune diseasesProjects:Regulate negative immunological checkpoints along with interleukin-15 in tumor immunotherapiesModulate receptor coding gene against leukemia / lymphoma Utilize regulatory immune cells against autoimmune diseasesSkills:Molecular Biology: Western Blot, ELISA, immunoprecipitation (IP), FACS, cloning, PCR, and RT-PCR, RNA extraction, transfection and transformation, PAGE and agarose gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry;Cell Biology: ex vivo culture of tissues, cell culture (primary and immortalized cells), immune cells isolation and purification, cell proliferation and migration assays, construction and production of virus and viral infection of mammalian cells, flow cytometry, immunostaining, fluorescent digital microscopy.Animal experiment experience: Animal handling ( mouse, rat, hamster and rabbit), animal bleeding, in vivo drug delivery, thymus resection, spleen resection, tumor inoculation, tumor resection, cardiac graft transplantation.

Major Research Topic:Modulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by expansion of specific regulatory T cellsProjects:Expansion of antigen specific regulatory T cells in vivoGeneration of therapeutic regulatory T cells by embryo delivery peptideTreating and preventing autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by regulatory T cellsAdditional Skills:Physiology: Embryo drug delivery to mouse, Expansion of specific immune cells in vivo