Lynn Soong, MD, PhD

Lynn Soong, MD, PhD
Professor
Departments of Microbiology & Immunology and Pathology

Vice Chair for Research, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Director, Microbiology & Immunology Graduate Program
Director, NIAID T32 Emerging and Tropical Infectious Diseases Training Program
Director, NIAID T35 Infectious Diseases and Inflammatory Disorder Training Program

Phone: (409) 772-8149
Mail Route: 1070
Office: MRB 4.142B
Email: lysoong@utmb.edu

Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine		1998
New Haven, CT
PhD, Zoology (Major: Immunoparasitology)
University of Georgia		1992
Athens, GA
MS, Virology
Shanghai Medical University		1986
Shanghai, China
MD
Shanghai Medical University		1983
Shanghai, China
Research Interests
Molecular mechanisms of disease pathogenesis; Immune regulation; Cytokines/Chemokines; Vaccine development
Current Research
Dr. Soong’s research focuses on tropical infectious diseases caused by insect‐transmitted pathogens. Using mouse and cell culture infection models, she examines how innate and adaptive immune responses against bacteria, viruses, and parasites are regulated, which host‐ and pathogen‐derived factors are responsible for disease pathogenesis, and which molecules can be incorporated into the disease control regimen. Special focus is placed on the activation and dysregulation of infected target cells (endothelial and dendritic cells, neutrophils, and macrophages), as well as on their impact on T cell responses, during acute versus chronic infection. New lines of research include host cellular signaling, tissue‐specific gene expression profiles, and genetic susceptibility variants for leishmaniasis and scrub typhus. She also has collaborations with other scientists on animal models of Zika virus infection and vaccine development for viral infection.
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