Luping Chen

  • Graduate Student

Why did you chose the University of Pittsburgh?

For the various fields of biology, the combination of basic research and clinical research, and the collaborative environment.

Education & Training

  • MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, 2017
  • BS in Bioengineering, Nanjing Tech University, 2015

Research Interests

Cancer virology, Inflammatory diseases, Microbiology, RNA biology

Publications

Chen L, Ding L, Wang X, Huang Y, Gao S-J. 2024. Activation of glucocorticoid receptor signaling inhibits KSHV-induced inflammation and tumorigenesis. mBio, 15, 1: e0301123 doi: 10.1128/mbio.03011-23 | View abstract

Das A, Meng W, Liu Zm Hasib MM, Galloway H, Ramos da Silva S, Chen L, Sica GL, Paniz-Mondolfi A, Bryce C, Grimes Z, Sordillo EM, Cordon-Cardo C, Rivera KP, Flores M, Chiu YC, Huang Y, Gao S-J. 2023. Molecular and immune signatures, and pathological trajectories of fatal COVID-19 lungs defined by in situ spatial single-cell transcriptome analysis. J Med Virol, 895. 8: e29009. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29009 | View abstract

Feng J, Meng W, Chen L, Zhang X, Markazi A, Yuan W, Huang Y, Gao S-J. 2023. N6-Methyldenosine and Reader Protein YTHDF2 Enhance the Innate Immune Response by Mediating DUSP1 mRNA Degredation and ACtivating Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases during Bacterial and Viral Infections. mBio, 14, 1: e0334922. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03349-22 | View abstract

Zhang GF, Meng W, Chen L, Ding L, Feng J, Perez J, Ali A, Sun S, Liu Z, Huang Y, Guo H, Gao S-J. 2022. Neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern including Delta and Omicron in subjects receiving mRNA-1273, BNT162b2, and Ad26.COV.S vaccines. J Med Virol. 94, 12: 5678-5690. doi: 10.1002/jmv.28032 | View abstract

Li T, Wang X, Ju E, da Silva SP, Chen L, Zhang X, Wei S, Gao S-J. 2021. RNF167 activates mTORC1 and promotes tumorigenesis by targeting CASTOR1 for ubiquitination and degredation. Nat Commun, 12, 1: 1055. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21206-3 | View abstract