Education

B.S., Food Science and Engineering- Jilin Agricultural University

M.S., Microbiology and Immunology - Huazhong Agricultural University

Ph.D., Infection, Inflammation and Immunity - Rutgers NJMS 

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Memberships

American Gastroenterological Association, Trainee Member

International Cytokine and Interferon Society, Trainee Member

American Physiological Society, Trainee Member

American Association of Immunologists, Trainee Member

Society of Mucosal Immunology, Trainee Member

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Awards

FASEB SRC GI Conference Trainee Travel Award, 2017

AAI Trainee Travel Award, 2021

AGA Student Abstract Award, 2021

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Publications

1. Hu MD, Jia L, Edelblum KL; Policing the intestinal epithelial barrier: innate immune functions of intraepithelial lymphocytes. Current Pathobiology Reports. 2018 Mar;6(1):35-46. 

2. Jia L and Edelblum KL; Intravital Imaging of Murine Intestinal Intraepithelial Lymphocytes. J Vis Exp. 2019 Jun 24;(148). 

3. Jia L*, Wu G*, Alonso S, Zhao C, Lemenze A, Lam YY, Zhao L, Edelblum KL; A transmissible gamma delta intraepithelial lymphocyte hyperproliferative phenotype is associated with the intestinal microbiota and confers protection against acute infection. Mucosal Immunol. 2022 Apr;15(4):772-782.

4. Fischer MA, Jia L, Edelblum KL. Type I interferon induces TCR-dependent and -independent antimicrobial responses in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes. J Immunol. In press.

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