Ruogang Zhao

PhD

Professor

Cytoskeleton and cell motility; Molecular Basis of Disease; Pulmonary Disease

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-1034

Highlighting Lung Association Researchers during Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month
9/6/24
The American Lung Association featured Ruogang Zhao in an article about pulmonary fibrosis researchers, noting that Zhao and his team developed an experimental model to show how macrophages contribute to the progression of lung fibrosis.
New study probes macrophages' role in developing pulmonary fibrosis
4/12/24
Medical Xpress reports on a UB study, co-authored by Ruogang Zhao.
New study probes macrophages’ role in developing pulmonary fibrosis
4/11/24
These white blood cells promote scar tissue formation, but certain drugs, such as pirfenidone, may stop this from happening.
Cell therapy weekly: Merck expands cell culture production capabilities
7/21/23
RegMedNet reported Ruongang Zhao has received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study a promising type of immunotherapy treatment for solid tumors.
UB, partner awarded $3 million NIH grant to study immune cell therapy for tumors
7/12/23
The work could improve a promising type of immunotherapy treatment — chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.