Hong Wei Chu, MD
Research AreasSpecial Interests
Airway epithelial cell host defense functions against bacterial and viral infections in asthma and COPD.
Research Interests
Dr. Chu’s laboratory studies the innate immunity of lung cells such as epithelial cells and macrophages in asthma and COPD. Particularly, Dr. Chu focuses on revealing the mechanisms underlying the increased susceptibility to respiratory infections of bacteria and viruses in airways of asthma and COPD patients.
Education
Education
- 1992 - 1995
- Laval University, Quebec, Canada, Pulmonary Medicine
- 1985 - 1988
- Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China, Pathology
- 1981 - 1985
- Xuzhou Medical College, China, Medicine
Fellowship
- 1995 - 1998
- National Jewish Medical & Research Center, Denver, CO, Pulmonary Medicine
Publications
Mues N, Martin RJ, Alam R, Schaunaman N, Dimasuay KG, Kolakowski C, Wright CJ, Zheng L, Chu HW. Bacterial DNA amplifies neutrophilic inflammation in IL-17-exposed airways. ERJ Open Res. 2023 Jan 23;9(1):00474-2022. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00474-2022. PMID: 36699649; PMCID: PMC9868970.
Dimasuay KG, Berg B, Schaunaman N, Chu HW. Role of Myeloid Cell-Specific TLR9 in Mitochondrial DNA-Induced Lung Inflammation in Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 4;24(2):939. doi: 10.3390/ijms24020939. PMID: 36674451; PMCID: PMC9864555.
Academic Affiliations
Professor, Department of Immunology & Microbiology, University of Colorado Denver