Heping Zhou, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
The courses that I have been teaching at Seton Hall University include Introduction
to Biology, General Biology I, Forensic Biology, Biology Senior Seminar, Recombinant
DNA Technology, Cancer Biology, Introduction to Bioinformatics, and Biology Research.
Our laboratory is focused on examining the regulatory mechanisms of mammalian innate
immune function at molecular and cellular levels. The innate immune system involves
many cellular and molecular mediators and plays a critical role in the host's defense
against invading pathogens. However, uncontrolled or prolonged inflammation can produce
detrimental effects in the host. The activation of innate immune system, therefore,
needs to be properly regulated. Our laboratory has been examining how mammalian innate
immune function is affected by various prenatal and postnatal environmental factors,
and most recent results have been published in J. of Neuroimmunology (2007) and Immunology
Letters (2009).
Education
- Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
- B.S., Fudan University
Scholarship
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"Altered hepatic inflammatory response in the offspring following prenatal LPS exposure"
Immunology Letters, 123 (1): 88- 95, March 2009 -
"Mechanistic links between maternal bacterial infection and cerebral palsy"
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Review, 3 (2), 14- 23, April 2008 -
"Effects of maternal exposure to LPS on the inflammatory response in the offspring"
J. Neuroimmunology, 189(1-2), 95-101, September 2007
Accomplishments
Most Recent Awards
- Clare Booth Luce Female Junior Faculty Research Grant, Seton Hall University, 2009
- University Research Council Award, Seton Hall University, 2009
- Provost's Faculty Scholarship Award: Journal publication, 2008
- University Research Council Award, Seton Hall University, 2007