College of Veterinary Medicine
Zhou Lab
Led by Liang Zhou · Infectious Diseases and Immunology
What we study
The Zhou Lab studies how environmental factors like microbes and diet affect immune responses in mucosal tissues, focusing on transcription factors and innate lymphoid cells. They use mouse models and molecular methods to explore immune regulation and disease prevention.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Mice
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Regulation of Gut Innate Lymphoid Cells by Ahr
Exploring how the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) regulates innate lymphoid cells in gut tissues.
Role of RORgt+ lymphocytes in Gut Tissue Homeostasis
Investigating the function of RORgt+ lymphocytes in maintaining gut health.
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Environmental impact on host-pathogen interaction
Studying how environmental factors influence host-pathogen interactions.
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Recent papers, explained
- Tfam-mediated metabolic perturbation in RORγt+ lymphocytes impacts intestinal tissue homeostasis and promotes GATA3+RORγt+ innate lymphoid cells
2026 · Cell Reports
Shows how deleting Tfam in mice changes gut health and immune cells, with high-fat diets reversing some effects.
- Neuro–immune crosstalk: focus on innate lymphoid cells
2025 · Trends in Immunology
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- Beneficial and detrimental consequences of AHR activation in intestinal infection
2025 · Life Science Alliance
Tests whether long-term AHR activation harms liver and thymus but doesn't stop gut infections.
- Bcl11b sustains multipotency and restricts effector programs of intestinal-resident memory CD8 + T cells
2023 · Science Immunology
Finds that removing Bcl11b in mice increases gut memory T cells and reduces others, affecting infection responses.
- Nutrition impact on ILC3 maintenance and function centers on a cell-intrinsic CD71–iron axis
2023 · Nature Immunology
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How to reach out
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