Active Members
![Sangyong Choi, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/10/Sangyong-Choi-e1602001883369.jpg)
Sangyong Choi, Ph.D.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Research Interests: Nutrigenomics/Nutrigenetics, Micronutrients, Zinc Metabolism in Pathophysiological Conditions, Ion Transporters
![Zhichao Fan, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/fan_zhichao_160x208.jpg)
Zhichao Fan, Ph.D.
Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Integrins, Neutrophils, Monocytes, Microscopy, Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
![Catherine Anderson, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2022/04/Catherine-e1650640749207.png)
Catherine Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Academic Program Director
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
![Ji-Young Lee, Ph.D., FAHA](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/lee_ji_young160x208.jpg)
Ji-Young Lee, Ph.D., FAHA
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Research Interests: Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Energy Metabolism, Inflammation, Histone Deacetylases, Nutrition
![Patrick Murphy, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/murphy_patrick_160x208.jpg)
Patrick Murphy, Ph.D.
Center for Vascular Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Endothelium, Subendothelial Matrix, Alternative Splicing, Atherogenesis, Shear Stress Response
![Oguro, Hideyuki](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2021/03/Hideyuki.160.jpg)
Hideyuki Oguro, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization, Clonal Hematopoiesis, Hypercholesterolemia, Estrogen Receptor Signaling, Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
![Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/rodriguez_annabelle_160x208.jpg)
Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D.
Center for Vascular Biology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Chromatin Capture, Lipids, Genomics, Immune Checkpoint Inhibition, Atherosclerosis
![Blank Rogina, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/rogina_blanka_160x208.jpg)
Blank Rogina, Ph.D.
Genetics and Genome Sciences, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Metabolism, Aging, Drosophila Melanogaster
![Anthony Vella, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/vella_anthony_160x208.jpg)
Anthony Vella, Ph.D.
Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: T Cell Immunity, Costimulation, Adjuvants, Cytokines, Atherosclerosis
![Ming Xu,, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/xu_ming_160x208.jpg)
Ming Xu, Ph.D.
Center on Aging, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: Aging, Cellular Senescence, Frailty, Metabolism, Bone Biology
![Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/zhou_beiyan_160x208.jpg)
Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.
Department of Immunology, UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Research Interests: microRNA, Macrophage, Adipose Tissue Immunology, Obesity, Metabolism, Atherosclerosis, Single-cell RNA-seq
Zhou Lab | Twitter | MacSpectrum: A Creative System to Annotate Macrophage Function
External Members
![Alison Kohan](https://health.uconn.edu/immuno-cardio-group/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2020/05/kohan_alison_160x208.jpg)
Affiliated Members
Keaton Karlinsey
Zhou Lab
Antoine Menoret, Ph.D.
Vella Lab
Lili Qu, Ph.D.
Zhou Lab
Jessica Hensel
Ph.D. Candidate
Murphy Lab
Timofey Karginov
M.D./Ph.D. Candidate
Vella Lab
Alyssa Matz
Ph.D. Candidate
Zhou Lab
Sarah-Anne Nicholas
Ph.D. Candidate
Murphy Lab
Former Members and Affiliates
Diana Golden (2015-2018)
Maria Xu (2016-2019)
Chuan Li (2016-2021)