Immunology & Virology

Xu, Duo

Protein-protein interactions at the host-pathogen interface

Dynamical metabolic regulation, immunometabolism, metabolic underpinnings of cell function

Cellular stress responses, organelle dysfunction and interaction, beta cell function and survival, diabetes

Molecular biology of eukaryotic DNA viruses, gene expression regulation, apoptosis, retrotransposons

Structural and biochemical exploration of RNA virus entry and replication

3D structure of viruses, bacteria, and mammalian cells by cryo-electron microscopy

Studies human cell biology and how it is influenced by environmental factors with relevance to cancer and immunology