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Retired; now Scientist Emeritus
5610 Wisconsin Ave. #309
Chevy Chase, MD 20815- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Main interest: inactivation of bacterial lipopolysaccharides by animals, the enzyme that does it, and its importance for preventing diseases such as colitis and fatty liver.
Also: sepsis pathogenesis
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Memorial HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1970 - 1971
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1970
- Oxford UniversityM.A., Physiology, Martin Wronker prize, 1964 - 1967
- Vanderbilt UniversityB.A., 1960 - 1964
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member Association of American Physicians, 2005
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsA host lipase prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced foam cell formationJintao Feng, Wei Jiang, Xiaofang Cheng, Benkun Zou, Alan W. Varley, Ting Liu, Guojun Qian, Wenjiao Zeng, Jianguo Tang, Qiang Zhao, Yiwei Chu, Yuanyuan Wei, Xiaobo Li, ...> ;Iscience. 2021 Aug 19
- 2 citationsExtracellular Acidity Reprograms Macrophage Metabolism and Innate Responsiveness.Wei Jiang, James Le, Ping Yuan Wang, Xiaofang Cheng, Margery G. Smelkinson, Wenyue Dong, Chen Yang, Yiwei Chu, Paul M. Hwang, Mingfang Lu> ;Journal of Immunology. 2021 Jun 9
- Biochemical transformation of bacterial lipopolysaccharides by acyloxyacyl hydrolase reduces host injury and promotes recoveryRobert S. Munford, Jerrold Weiss, Mingfang Lu> ;Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2020 Dec 18
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Grant Support
- Interactions Of Endotoxin With Plasma And CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2008
- Interactions Of Endotoxin With Plasma And CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007
- Endogenously Regulated ImmunomodulationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999–2003
- Interactions Of Endotoxin With Plasma And CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1994–2001
- Producing Sepsis Antidote Proteins In VivoNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1995–1998
- Major Histocompatibility Complex In Human DiseaseNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996
- Interactions Of Endotoxin With Human Plasma And CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1992–1993
- Interactions Of Endotoxin With Human Plasma And CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1985–1991
- Interactions Of Endotoxin With Human Plasma &CellsNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1987–1988
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