21464-Zhao, Ting

Ting Zhao, PhD

Assistant Research Professor of Surgery

Email
zhaot@iu.edu
Address
Medical Research & Library
975 W. Walnut Street, Room IB420
Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Bio

Dr. Zhao currently serves as Assistant Research Professor. Dr. Zhao received her doctoral degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.

Prior to joining Indiana University, Dr. Zhao completed her postdoctoral training in Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Dr. Zhao’s research focus is in translational mechanisms of inflammatory tissue injury and ischemia-reperfusion biology. She has served as contributor to more than 20 of peer-reviewed publications.

Key Publications

Zhao T, Liu S, Hanna NH, Jalal S, Ding X, Wan J, Yan C, Du H. LAL deficiency induced myeloid derived suppressor cells as targets and biomarkers for lung cancer. J Immunother Cancer. 2023;11(3):e006272. PMID: 36914206.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36914206/

Zhao T, Liu S, Ding X, Johnson EM, Hanna NH, Singh K, Sen CK, Wan J, Du H, Yan C. Lysosomal  acid lipase, CSF1R, and PD-L1 determine functions of CD11c+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells. JCI Insight. 2022;7(17):e156623. PMID: 35917184.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35917184/

Ding X*, Zhao T*, Lee CC, Yan C, Du H. Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency controls T- and B regulatory cell homeostasis in the lymph nodes of mice with human cancer xenotransplants. Am J  Pathol. 2021;191(2):353-367. PMID: 33159889. (*Co-first author)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33159889/

Zhao T, Ding X, Yan C, Du H. Endothelial Rab7 GTPase mediates tumor growth and metastasis in  lysosomal acid lipase-deficient mice. J Biol Chem. 2017;292(47):19198-19208. PMID: 28924047.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28924047/

Zhao T, Du H, Ding X, Walls K, Yan C. Activation of mTOR pathway in myeloid-derived suppressor  cells stimulates cancer cell proliferation and metastasis in lal-/- mice. Oncogene. 2015;34(15):1938- 48. PMID: 24882582.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24882582/

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