Dr. Jian Zheng joined Microbiology and Immunology as tenure-track Assistant Professor on April 1, 2022.  Jian received his M.D. from Southern University in China and his Ph.D. in Immunology from Hong Kong University.  He carried out his postdoctoral research in Dr. Stanley Perlman’s laboratory at University of Iowa investigating host immune responses to coronaviruses and evaluating potential vaccines as well as anti-viral drugs.  He has published his findings in top tier journals including Cell, PNAS, Science Translational Medicine and Nature.  Welcome Jian!