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Dejun Kong

University of Maryland, Baltimore

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Allison KensiskiiD· 3 shared Jonathan S. BrombergiD· 3 shared Long WuiD· 3 shared Lushen LiiD· 3 shared Marina Willson ShirkeyiD· 3 shared Vikas SaxenaiD· 3 shared Wenji PiaoiD· 3 shared Bing MaiD· 2 shared

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Immunosuppressants Rewire the Gut Microbiome-Alloimmune Axis Through Time-Dependent and Tissue-Specific Mechanisms

Long Wu, Allison Kensiski, Samuel J. Gavzy, Yang Song, Hnin Wai Lwin, Michael France, Dejun Kong, Lushen Li, Ram Lakhan, Vikas Saxena, Wenji Piao, Marina Willson Shirkey, Valeria R. Mas, Brendan James Lohmar, Yan Shu, , Bing Ma

This study examines how four immunosuppressants alter the gut microbiome and immune responses over time, revealing drug-specific and tissue-dependent effects on microbial composition and lymphoid architecture.

Cell Communication and Signaling · Nov 26, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Rapamycin Immunomodulation Utilizes Time-Dependent Alterations of Lymph Node Architecture, Leukocyte Trafficking, and Gut Microbiome

Long Wu, Allison Kensiski, Samuel J. Gavzy, Hnin Wai Lwin, Yang Song, Michael T. France, Ram Lakhan, Dejun Kong, Lushen Li, Vikas Saxena, Wenji Piao, Marina Willson Shirkey, Valeria R. Mas, Bing Ma, Jonathan S. Bromberg

This study investigates how rapamycin modulates lymph node architecture, leukocyte trafficking, and gut microbiome over time, revealing a novel mechanism of immunosuppression.

JCI Insight · Apr 21, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Regulatory T cells crosstalk with tumor and endothelium through lymphotoxin signaling

Wenji Piao, Long Wu, Yanbao Xiong, Gregory C. Zapas, Christina M. Paluskievicz, Robert S. Oakes, Sarah M. Pettit, Margaret L. Sleeth, Keli Lee Hippen, Jessica Schmitz, Philipp Ivanyi, Amol Carl Shetty, Yang Song, Dejun Kong, Young Lee, , Jonathan S. Bromberg

This study identifies Treg-mediated lymphotoxin signaling that promotes tumor growth and metastasis by activating nonclassical NFκB pathways in tumor and endothelial cells, and shows that targeting this pathway can suppress tumor progression.

Nature Communications · Dec 2, 2024Peer-reviewedCancer Biology