June, 2023
We welcome all summer interns: Amanda Leone (Columbia College), Kavya Batra (Columbia MA in biotechnology), Claire He (Columbia College), and Rafan Sarker (The Bronx High School of Science)!
May, 2023
Congratulations to MD. PhD. student Jake Gertie for passing his qualifying exam with flying colors!
January, 2023
PhD student Christine Wu (Microbiology & Immunology program) starts her rotation in the lab! Welcome Christine!
October 31, 2022
H. Chung lab goes on a hiking trip to Hudson Highlands State Park. We picked the perfect day. Fall foliage was beautiful!!
September, 2022
Nadia Karber (Columbia College) joins the lab as an undergraduate intern! Welcome Nadia!
September 12, 2022
The whole lab heads to Tappan Hill Mansion to attend the 2022 Microbiology & Immunology Department retreat!
August, 2022
MD. PhD. Student Jake A. Gertie joins the lab! Welcome Jake!
August, 2022
PhD student Tyler Dorrity gave a fantastic talk at the FASEB conference ‘RNA Associated Mechanisms Conference: In Immunity and Disease (Steamboat Springs, CO).’ Hachung spoke at the conference too!
June 1, 2022
Huge congrats to the lab for receiving an R01 from NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
April 11, 2022
PhD student Lisa Yu begins her rotation with H. Chung Lab! Welcome, Lisa!
September 23, 2021
Hachung presents our on-going work at the Lupus 21st Century Conference in Tucson, Arizona!
September 20, 2021
PhD student Michael James starts his rotation in the lab! Welcome, Michael!
September 13, 2021
Tyler Dorrity wins poster award at the M&I Retreat. Congratulations, Tyler!
June 30, 2021
H. Chung lab’s new laboratory technician, Kenenni, joins the lab!
June, 2021
Columbia University MD-PhD student, Jake Gertie, starts his rotation in the lab! Welcome, Jake!
June, 2021
Columbia University undergraduate students Ava Rotondo and Amanda Leone begin their summer internships in the H.Chung Lab!
Spring, 2021
Rachel and Justin were accepted to multiple graduate programs! Rachel will attend The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory School of Biological Sciences and Justin will attend Harvard University. Both will be pursuing a PhD in Biology.
October 5, 2020
Hachung’s post-doc mentor Charles Rice wins the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to hepatitis C research!
August 10, 2020
Chung lab’s first post-doc Heegwon Shin joins the team!
July 1, 2020
Congratulations Tyler Dorrity for receiving the NIH T32 fellowship!
May 20, 2020
Justin Aruda graduates from Columbia College with Departmental Honors in Biological Sciences. Congratulations!
April 27, 2020
Congratulations Hachung for receiving the Searle Scholar Award!
September 9, 2019
Chung lab’s first graduate student Tyler Dorrity joins the team!
September 3, 2019
Justin Aruda, a Columbia College student, joins the lab as an undergraduate researcher!
June 24, 2019
Chung lab’s first technician Rachel Polfer joins the lab!
May 15, 2019
Congratulations Hachung for receiving the Junior Faculty Grant from Columbia University!
March 4, 2019
The Chung lab is officially open!!
January, 2024
PhD student Meera Singh starts her rotation in the lab. Welcome Meera!
November, 2023
Two papers in one month! Check them out:
1) Shin H, Chung H. SMPDL3A links cholesterol metabolism to the cGAS-STING pathway. Immunity.
2) Dorrity TJ, Chung H. A tale of two pathways: Two distinct mechanisms of ADAR1 prevent fatal autoinflammation. Mol Cell.
October, 2023
Lab’s first paper: Dorrity TJ & Shin H et al Long 3'UTRs predispose neurons to inflammation by promoting immunostimulatory double-stranded RNA formation. Sci Immunol.
September, 2023
We welcome PhD student Laura Rodriguez-Bonilla as she starts her rotation in the lab.
March, 2024
PhD students Aidan Jones and Raymond Zou start their rotations! Welcome Aidan & Ray!
May, 2024
A new doctor has been made! Congrats Dr. Tyler Dorrity on your successful thesis defense and graduation!!!
June, 2024
PhD students Meera and Aidan join the Chung lab! We are excited to have you with us!
July, 2024
Chung lab goes on our Inaugural Lab Retreat to Lake Harmony Pennsylvania! Great days filled with exciting hikes, tasty barbeque, competitive arcade game showdowns, minigolf battles, and fantastic Chung lab T-shirts!
October, 2024
Halloween pumpkin carving was a blast!
