Kaihong Su, PhD
Biography
Professor
- Biomedical Science
Prior to joining the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Dr. Kaihong Su was a Professor at California University of Science and Medicine and a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Throughout her career as a researcher and educator, Dr. Su has obtained expertise in immunology, microbiology, human genetics, and molecular biology. Dr. Su’s research has focused on the immunological mechanisms of autoimmune disorders and viral diseases. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and has been published in prestigious journals, including Cell, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and the Journal of Immunology. Education has been a long-standing passion for Dr. Su. She has extensive experience with curriculum development and has served as a primary mentor for over 20 post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and medical students.
Education and Training
- Degrees
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BS,
Nankai University, Tianjin, China
MS, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Fellowship
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Postdoctoral Fellow,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Professional Positions
- Instructor, Medicine
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2002-2003
- Assistant Professor, Medicine
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2003-2008
- Assistant Professor, Immunology
- University of Nebraska
- 2008-2012
- Associate Professor, Immunology
- University of Nebraska
- 2012-2019
- Professor, Medical Education
- California University of Science and Medicine
- 2019-2021
- Professor, Biomedical Science
- Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
- 2021-Present
Honors and Awards
- Sigma Xi Award, Graduate School
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 1997
- Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Research
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 1998
- Joseph Reeves Award for Excellence in Research
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2002
- Award of Career Development Funds to a Junior Faculty
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2004
- Distinguished Scholar
- OMICs Clinical and Cellular Immunology Group
- 2014
- Selected Plenary Speaker
- Annual Meeting of American College of Rheumatology
- 2014
Community Engagement
- Speaker, COVID-19 Q&A, “COVID-19 Immunity and Vaccines”
- California University of Science and Medicine
- 2021
Scholarly Activities
- Selected peer-reviewed research manuscripts
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- Liu Z, Yu Y, Yue Y, Hearth-Holmes M, Lopez PS, Tineo C, Paulino G, Fu W-N, Loyo E, and Su K, Genetic Alleles Associated with SLE Susceptibility and Clinical Manifestations in Hispanic Patients from the Dominican Republic. Curr Mol Med. 2019;19(3):164-171.
- Liao H, Li S, Yu Y, Yue Y, Su K, Zheng Q, Jiang N, Zhang Z. Characteristics of Plasmablast Repertoire in Chronically HIV-Infected Individuals for Immunoglobulin H and L Chain Profiled by Single-Cell Analysis. Front Immunol. 2019;10:3163.
- Costanzo-Garvey DL, Keeley T, Case AJ, Watson GF, Alsamraae M, Yu Y, Su K, Heim CE, Kielian T, Morrissey C, Frieling JS, Cook LM. Neutrophils are mediators of metastatic prostate cancer progression in bone. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2020 Jun;69(6):1113-1130.
- Xu S, Yang H, Zhuo Y, Yu Y, Liao H, Li S, Yue Y, Su K, Zhang Z. Production of Autoreactive Heavy Chain-Only Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Front Immunol. 2020 May 5;11:632.
- Yu Y, Cooper CL, Wang G, Morwitzer MJ, Kota K, Tran JP, Bradfute SB, Liu Y, Shao J, Zhang AK, Luo LG, Reid SP, Hinrichs SH, and Su K. Engineered Human Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptides Inhibit Ebola Virus Infection. iScience. 2020 Mar 22;23(4):100999.
- Kofman A, Linderman S, Su K, et al. and Choi MJ. Characteristics of Ebola Virus Disease Survivor Blood and Semen in Liberia: Serology and RT-PCR. Clin Infect Dis 2021 Dec 6;73(11):e3641-e3646
- Kofman A, Kollie JZ, Su K, et al. and Choi MJ. Risk Factors for Ebola Virus Persistence in Semen of Survivors - Liberia. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 8;76(3):e849-e856. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac424.