Research Interests
Keywords: Immune system; Animal models; Viruses; Hepatitis; Obesity
Dr. Misumi’s research focuses on T cells that confer defense against virus infections. His lab uses mouse models with viruses such as LCMV and HAV to identify key factors that improve T cell responses and limit virus infections that cause severe disease. Results from these studies are important for understanding how virus-specific T cells are generated and improving vaccines or immunotherapies for people.
Publications
Ichiro Misumi in UNC Genetics News
April 20, 2025
Department of Genetics Publications for March 2nd – 29th, 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 30 papers during March 2nd - 29th 2025.
December 3, 2024
Department of Genetics Publications for November 10th – 23rd, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 19 papers during November 10th - 23rd, 2024.
November 13, 2024
New Contracts, Subcontracts, and Supplements Awarded to Genetics Faculty
New contracts, subcontracts, and supplements awarded to Genetics Faculty Members Dr. Ichiro Misumi, Dr. Marty Ferris, and Dr. Melissa Haendel.
March 3, 2024
Department of Genetics Publications for February 18th – March 2nd, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during February 18th - March 2nd 2024.
November 17, 2023
Ichiro Misumi, PhD Awarded Genetics Faculty Research Support Grant
Dr. Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor) was awarded a Faculty Research Support Grant from the Department of Genetics for his project focused on Mapping Host Genetic Determinants of Susceptibility to Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infection.
December 1, 2022
Dr. Ichiro Misumi Receives UNC Junior Faculty Development Award
Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has received the UNC Junior Faculty Development Award from the Committee on Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves for his project titled “Using single-cell RNA sequencing to explore host immunity to HAV”.
October 10, 2022
Department of Genetics Publications for September 25th – October 8th, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during September 25th – October 8th, 2022.
August 1, 2022
Department of Genetics Publications for July 17th – 30th, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during July 17th – 30th, 2022.
July 8, 2022
Whitmire and Lemon Labs Discover Key to Hepatitis A Replication, Show Drug Effectiveness
The laboratory of Dr. Jason Whitmire (Professor, Department of Genetics) collaborated with the laboratory of Dr. Stan Lemon (Professor, Department of Medicine) to publish the first study to demonstrate an effective drug treatment against hepatitis A virus in an animal model of disease. Dr. Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was co-first author on the study.
October 4, 2021
Department of Genetics Publications September 19th – October 2nd 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 14 papers during September 19th – October 2nd 2021.