

The Laboratory of Jenny Ting

The Ting lab is an immunology research lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Our lab has a broad interest in studying the application of cutting edge ideas and technology to better understand disease-relevant issues. Major directions include innate immunity, dendritic cell function, cell death, autophagy, signal transduction, microbiome, gene discovery, functional genomics and proteomics, nanoparticles, gene regulation, neuro-inflammation and microglial cells. Clinical issues of interest include multiple sclerosis, cancer, autoimmune diseases, biologic therapy, infection and inflammation.
UNC Lineberger faculty named world's most highly cited researchers Article republished from UNC Lineberger: Lineup newsletter

First row, from left: Ralph Baric, PhD; Noel Brewer, PhD; Gianpietro Dotti, PhD; and Katherine Hoadley, PhD.
Second row: Leaf Huang, PhD; Charles Perou, PhD; Barry Popkin, PhD, MS; and Scott Randell, PhD.
Third row: Bryan Roth, MD, PhD; Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD; Jenny Ting, PhD; and David van Duin, MD, PhD.
Twelve UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members were named to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers™ list, which recognized scientists from 67 countries and regions who published papers that ranked in the top 1% of cited publications in their field between 2012-2022.
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Among institutions with the most highly cited researchers, UNC-Chapel Hill, with 41 faculty named to the list, ranked 24th overall.
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The Highly Cited Researcher list consists of 7,125 scientists and social scientists from 21 scientific fields who have demonstrated significant influence through publication of multiple highly cited papers. This year’s analysis included more than 188,500 cited papers.
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UNC Lineberger members named to the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list included:
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Noel T. Brewer, PhD
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Gianpietro Dotti, PhD
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Katherine A. Hoadley, PhD
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Leaf Huang, PhD
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Charles M. Perou, PhD
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Barry M. Popkin, PhD, MS
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Scott Randell, PhD
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Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD
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Barbara Savoldo, MD, PhD
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Jenny P.Y. Ting, PhD
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David van Duin, MD, PhD
Congratulations to Dr. Sirui Li!
Congratulations to Dr. Sirui Li for receiving the 2023 UNC Lineberger Joseph S. Pagano Award!


Dr. Jenny Ting Named 2023 AAI Distinguished Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Ting who was inducted into the 2023 class of Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists at the annual meeting in May 2023.

Dr. Jenny Ting Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Ting, who was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, along with Ralph Baric and Virginia Gray.