Education

1974-1978 University of Colorado Medical School, Denver, CO., Microbiology and Immunology, PhD
1971-1974 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, Biology, BS

Professional Experiences

2023- Professor, Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
1992-2023 Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
1990-1992 Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1983-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1981-1983 Postdoctoral Visiting Associate, Laboratory of Immunology, NIAID, National Institutes of Health
1978-1981 Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow, Laboratory of Immunology, NIAID, National Institutes of Health

Research Interests

Lymphocyte development and function; immunological memory.

Recent Publications

1. Chen, Y.-T., Y.-T. Su, Y.-E. Or, C-F. Cheng, John T Kung*. 2023. CD8+ T cell memory is sustained in mice by hepatic stellate cells. Hepatology 77:1486-1498.

2. Chen, Y.-T. and J. T. Kung*. 2020. Rapid Death of Follicular B Cells and Burkitt Lymphoma Cells Effectuated by Xbp1s. J. Immunol. 204:3236-3247.

3. Chen, Y.-T., Y.-C. Su and J. T. Kung*. 2018. B Cell Development sans B Cell Receptor Responsiveness Due to Unfolded Protein Response–Triggered Mef2c Protein Degradation. J. Immunol. 201:2885-2898.

4. Chen, Y.-T., Y.-C. Su, M.-L. Chang, P.-F. Tsai, and J. T. Kung*. 2017. Low level MHC-II expression leads to sub-optimal Th cell response, increased auto-aggression, and heightened cytokine inducibility. J. Immunol. 198:1928-1943.