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Liwu Li, Ph. D. Principle Investigator Dr. Li received his B.S. degree from China in 1986, a Ph.D from Univ. of Michigan in 1996, and did his post-doc training with Jack Dixon till 1999. He had been an Assistant and Associate Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine from 1999 till 2005. He has served as an associate editor of the Journal of Immunology, a panel member for various NIH study sections, and a board member for the Inflammation Research Association. Dr. Li is also jointly appointed with the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering.
Research Staff
	Urmila Maitra , Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin Selected publication: Maitra U, Davis S, Reilluy C, Li L (2009) Differential regulation of Foxp3 and IL-17 expression in CD4 T helper cells by IRAK-1. Journal of Immunology. 182: 5763-5769. Maitra U, Parks J, Li L. (2009) Innate Immunity Signaling Process Modulates Macrophage ABCA1 Expression through IRAK-1 mediated down-regulation of RAR α and NFATc2.  Molecular and Cellular Biology. Epub ahead of print Sep 14.
	Yongli Liang , Ph.D. ShanDong University. China
Graduate students
Graduate students
	Lorna Ringwood, B.S. Wake Forest University Selected publication: Ringwood L, Li L (2008)The involvement of the interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinases (IRAKs) in cellular signaling networks controlling inflammation. Cytokine. 42: 1-7.
	Trevor Glaros, B.S. Clemson University Selected publication: Glaros T, Larsen M, Li L (2009) Inflammation, tissue damage and organ injury. Frontiers in Bioscience. 14: 3988-3993.
	Neeraj Singh, DVM Selected publication: Maitra U, Singh N, Gan L, Ringwood L, Li L. (2009) Regulation of reactive oxygen species generation and oxidative damage by LPS. Journal of Biological Chemistry. Epub ahead of print Oct 22.
	Samantha Chang, D.V.M. Virginia Tech Selected publication: Maitra U, Chang S, Li L. (2009) Inflammatory signaling networks as targets for pharmacological intervention of chronic diseases. Curr. Sig. Trans. Ther.4:103-110.
Alumni
Lu Gan, Ph.D, NIH Mike Surace, Ph.D, VCU School of Medicine Tamisha Vaughan, Ph.D, Emory School of Medicine YouJia Fang, MS, Virginia Tech Lin Zhang, MS, NC State Erin Huber, BS, John Hopkins School of Public Health