Member Biography
Jilu Zhang, PhD
635 Barnhill Drive
MS 218
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-274-2839
Research Program Membership
Associate member:
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
IU School of Medicine
Dr. Zhang's research interests include:
1. Inflammatory lung disease and lung cancer. Investigating the molecular mechanisms of Inflammatory lung disease (airway inflammation) and lung cancer and discovering drug targetable biomarkers and developing cellular and immunotherapy to treat lung disorders 2. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft versus-leukemia (GVL). Exploring cellular mechanisms of GVHD post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, and developing innovative therapeutic strategies to prevent GVHD and enhance GVL activity
Post-doctoral Fellowship - Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, NY, NY 2016-2017
Post-doctoral Fellowship - Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 2012-2016
Ph.D. - Jilin University, China 2009-2011
