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Chaoran Li, PhD

Chaoran Li, PhD
Assistant Professor

Chaoran is an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Chaoran obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences from Peking University and a PhD in Immunology from Duke University. He completed his postdoctoral training in the joint laboratory of Drs. Diane Mathis and Christophe Benoist at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on dissecting the regulation of immunocytes, particularly regulatory T cells (Tregs) residing in non-lymphoid tissues, and how they control organismal metabolism and tissue homeostasis.


Cody Elkins

Cody Elkins, BS
Rotation Graduate Student

 

Cody Elkins graduated from West Virginia University with a BS in Biology in 2016. He is a current PhD rotation student in the Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis program. Cody is interested in the role of Tregs in tissue repair and in the homeostasis of adipose tissue as well as their role in the pathogenesis of immune-associated diseases such as autoimmunity, viral infection, and immunodeficiency. In his free time, Cody enjoys playing fingerstyle guitar, hiking outdoors, and going to new restaurants around town.    


Pulavendran Sivasami, PhD

Pulavendran Sivasami, PhD
Research Scientist

Dr. Pulavendran Sivasami is a research scientist in the Li lab. After obtaining a PhD from CLRI-CSIR laboratory from India, Dr. Sivasami completed postdoctoral training in Oklahoma state university and joined Dr. Li’s lab in the summer of 2020. His research interest is to explore the mechanism of increased viral-infection-associated immune pathology and metabolic complications in the obese conditions and how the fat resident immunocytes respond and contribute to disease progression. 




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Behafarin Arbasi

Behafarin Arbasi, MIS
Research Specialist

Behafarin is a research specialist in the Li lab. She earned her B.S. in Biology a master of Interdisciplinary Studies in Biomedical Enterprise at Georgia State University. She loves research and investigation and findings, loves innovation, achievements and improvements. She loves animals, has a beagle, a finch, a few fish, and enjoys professional oil-painting and drawing. Behafarin is studying the regulation of Tregs in adipose tissue and skin.


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Chaoran Li, PhD
Assistant Professor 
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Emory University School of Medicine
O. Wayne Rollins Research Center
Office: Rm 3127    
Lab: Rm 3128
1510 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Office:  404.727.8692
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