Welcome to the GONG Laboratory
"The plasma membrane dynamics during cell death and its immune consequences"
@ Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
News and Updates
June 2024
In collaboration with Chen Yu-Chih's lab, we have developed an AI to probe cell death and proliferation named "D-MAINS." "D-MAINS" is our upgrade of our last model called "LANCE". "D-MAINS" is published on Cells.
September 2023
Together with Yu-Chiao (Chris) Chiu's lab, we are awarded with NIH funding to perform the In silico screening for immune surveillance adaptation in cancer using Common Fund data resources.
August 2023
Together with Suhong Xu's Lab, we published a systematic review article about plasma membrane repair and its biological consequences.
Check our recent publication on Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology.
November 2022
With this paper, we are officially into the cancer immunotherapy field! Congratulations to my excellent teammates and collaborators!!! Weihong, way to GO!!
Check our recent publication on Cell Reports.
October 2022
In collaboration with Chen Yu-Chih's lab, we have developed an AI to probe cell death, named "LANCE". Check "LANCE" from our recent publication on Analytical Chemistry (COVER STORY).
August 2022
Yi-Nan is selected as a 2022 Hillman Fellow for Innovative Developmental Cancer Research
June 2022
Farewell to our excellent tech Josh Prokopec, who will join Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in the fall semester. Josh, make us proud, and we know you will!!
January 2022
The Gong Lab published the preview article entitled "MLKL ubiquitylation: more than a makeover" on Cell Death & Differentiation
January 2022
The Gong Lab published the research article entitled "Sensing plasma membrane pore formation induces chemokine production in survivors of regulated necrosis" on Dev. Cell
December 2021
The Gong Lab is once again supported by "UPMC Hillman Developmental Pilot Program", in collaborating with Dr. Sawa Ito.
May 2021
Joshua Prokopec received the Neuroscience Research Excellence Award for 2021. Congrats Josh!! Way to go!!
April 2021
The R21 application to NCI awarded!!!
July 2020
The Gong Lab is supported by "UPMC Hillman Developmental Pilot Program".
March 2019
The research proposal “THE ROLE OF NECROPTOSIS AND MEMBRANE DAMAGE IN TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENTS” has been approved for funding by the Institute for Precision Medicine.
November 2018
The Gong lab Grand Opening!
Campus: 5117 Centre Ave
Office: 2.26a HCC
Lab: 2.19 HCC
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Ph: 412-623-7156
Fax: 412-623-4840
https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/person/yi-nan-gong-phd
https://www.isb.pitt.edu/people/faculty/yi-nan-gong-phd