华中科技大学基础医学院病理系、博士生导师。2020年毕业于北京大学获博士学位。2020年-2024年在清华大学从事博士后工作。主要研究方向为肿瘤免疫，关注使用代谢组学、CRISPR筛选、单细胞组学和空间组学等技术，研究肿瘤免疫逃逸的机制和筛选抗肿瘤免疫的新靶点。另外一个研究方向为免疫衰老，关注从代谢的角度，研究免疫衰老的机制和逆转免疫衰老以降低老年性疾病风险（比如肿瘤）。

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