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We are excited to announce our recent publication in the Journal of Clinical Investigation: “T cell receptor signaling induces expression of lysine demethylase KDM6B to maintain Treg homeostasis.” This work reveals a key epigenetic mechanism linking T cell receptor signaling to regulatory T cell stability and immune homeostasis. The study...

We are thrilled to share that Dr. Morgan McCullough’s dissertation research has been published in The Journal of Immunology. CNS1-Dependent Regulatory T Cells Shape Recovery from Acute Lung Injury   ABSTRACT Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a crucial role in mediating recovery from acute lung injury (ALI). However, the complex...

We are excited to share that Morgan McCullough successfully completed her public dissertation defense on December 12, 2025, and has officially earned her PhD. Congratulations to Dr. McCullough on this outstanding achievement—we are proud of her hard work, dedication, and contributions to the lab and wish her continued success in...

Excited to share that Talia Northup will join the laboratory in April as a graduate student in Microbiology and Immunology.

Pria submitted an F31 in August entitled “Deciphering the role of regulatory T cell-derived Mmp12 in lung injury resolution” Percentile score of 5%!  Way to go Pria!

Brie presented her poster for Biology 395.  Her efforts have begun to move our project examing the role of Sik1 in Regulatory T cells along.

Talia is the first to begin our studies to determine the mechanistic effects of exogenous glucocorticoids during acute lung injury and their effects on Treg phenotype and function.

Project Title: The role of Treg heterogeneity in the resolution of acute lung injury  

Regulatory T Cells: Supporting Lung Homeostasis and Promoting Resolution and Repair after Lung Injury May 2024 PMID: 38518980

Characterization of the MT-2 Treg-like cell line in the presence and absence of FOXP3 Immunol Cell Biol. 2024 March; 102 (3).  PMID: 38288547.