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Conghui Yao is an Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on understanding cancer metabolism, immunometabolism, and metabolomics. The laboratory aims to elucidate metabolic regulation in the diseases of cancer and obesity, utilizing a cross-disciplinary platform that integrates analytical, biochemical, cell biological, and organismal approaches. The primary goals are to identify new mechanisms that regulate immune cell metabolism and the anti-tumor immune response, discover novel metabolic vulnerabilities in cancer cells during tumor-immune crosstalk, and deepen understanding of fundamental cancer biology to develop therapeutic targets for cancer immunotherapy. The lab employs advanced techniques such as mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, mitochondrial biochemistry, cell biology, in vivo stable isotope tracing, and genetic tools to identify novel metabolic nodes relevant to cancer and anti-tumor immunity.
Department of Philosophy