Zeng Lab
@ Tufts University School of Medicine, Immunology Department
Background image: a mouse knee joint stained with DAPI (stained and imaged by Jingshu Liu)
@ Tufts University School of Medicine, Immunology Department
Background image: a mouse knee joint stained with DAPI (stained and imaged by Jingshu Liu)
Mechanistic Investigation of Osteoarthritis
Goal. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease characterized by joint pain and localized inflammation, resulting in immobility and disability. It differs from other type of arthritis in the sense that it generally only affects weight bearing joints and is by far the most prevalent type of arthritis. However, there is not a single FDA-approved disease modifying drugs available. Our research group strives to investigate the pathogenesis and treatments of OA from novel angles using comprehensive approaches.
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Image on the right: the structure change of OA knee joint (by Keren Chen)
Recent News & Updates
May 18th
Congratulations to our undergraduates Keren and Kurt for graduating from Tufts University!
April 28th
Congratulations to Jingshu for giving her first Student Talk for the GMCB PhD Program!
April 26th
Li, Anjali, and Sihan attended the 10th Annual Musculoskeletal Research Symposium in Boston, MA.
Anjali was chosen to give a podium presentation, and Sihan was chosen to give a poster presentation!
Mar 19th
Congratulations to Sihan Liu for giving a Research Seminar for the Center for Musculoskeletal!
Mar. 3rd
GMCB PhD Student Jingshu Liu has joined the lab for her thesis research! We are so excited to have you back, Jingshu!
Feb. 8th-11th
Li, Sihan and Anjali attended ORS 2025 annual meeting @ Phoenix, AZ.
Sihan gave a podium presentation for the Synovial Inflammation in Arthritis Session on Feb. 8th at 10:05am. Anjali gave a podium presentation for the Cartilage, Pain and Models Session on Feb 11th at 8:40am.
Jan. 6th
Biomedical Research Masters student Amirtaa Nedumaran has joined the lab for her thesis research. We're so excited to have you Amirtaa!
Dec. 17th
The Zeng Lab had a holiday dinner at Liuyishou Hotpot Boston. Yum!
Nov. 4th
GMCB PhD student Jingshu Liu has started her rotation in the Zeng Lab. We're excited to work with you again!