Huaizhu Wu

Huaizhu Wu Huaizhu Wu
Assistant Professor Graduate Program in Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Biography

expertise in the study of genetic animal models of diseases related to hyperlipidemia, inflammation, atherosclerosis obesity and also been actively involved in translational research with human subjects in these areas. We were also the first to report a role of T cells in adipocyte metabolic dysfunction and adipose tissue inflammation (Circulation, 2007, with ~400 citations to date) and have published several other articles related to obesity-linked inflammation and metabolic dysfunctions (Atherosclerosis, 2011; Obesity, 2011), including reports of roles of lipoproteins in adipose tissue inflammation (Atherosclerosis, 2012) and T cell proliferation and the role of CD11a in T cell–related Program Director/Principal Investigator (Last, First, Middle): Wu, Huaizhu PHS 398/2590 (Rev. 06/09) Page Continuation Format Page inflammation in adipose tissue (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 2014).

Research Interest

Research on inflammation in atherosclerosis and obesity