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About Yong Feng
Dr. Yongqiang (Yong) Feng is dedicated to unraveling the mechanisms that control T-cell immune tolerance. This process enables T cells to remain non-reactive against specific targets, such as self-tissues, food antigens, or the commensal microbiome. This is crucial for the immune system to fight infections without mistakenly attacking self and non-harmful foreign antigens. Dr. Feng employs innovative approaches to identify the fundamental principles governing immune tolerance, which are implicated in various diseases, including autoimmune disorders, tissue damage, degeneration, cancer and aging. Additionally, he is developing novel strategies to program T cells for both basic research and translational applications.
Meet the Team
- Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
- Lu Bai, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Vivek Choudhary, DVM, PhD
- Manager, Lab Operations
- Xiaolei Hao, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Minghong He, PhD
- Scientist
- Wenjun Huang, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Menglin Jiang, MS
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Dewan Shrestha
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
Artwork by Vivek Choudhary receives People’s Choice Award in Art of Science Competition
The Scientific Communications team in the Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach (SCEO) Department hosted its annual Art of Science Competition, calling upon St. Jude employees to submit original artistic renderings of scientific concepts related to this year’s theme, Illustrating the Stories of Science. Choudhary’s painting, titled Illuminating hope through science, was chosen by St. Jude employees for the People’s Choice Award.
This painting reflects the transformative journey of discovery and healing at St. Jude. At its heart, radiant light shines around St. Jude’s core values that guide progress and compassion, while vivid stories of science emerge: a DNA double helix winding around histone proteins, a neuron transmitting signals of life, and immune cells confronting cancer to symbolize breakthroughs in genetics and immunotherapy. In the foreground, two children gaze toward this luminous center, a beacon of hope and possibility. This artwork embodies a vision of science that drives breakthroughs to heal today and rewrite the narrative of every child’s life for generations to come.
