Haiyan Peng

B.S. in Pharmacy, Sichuan University
M.S. in Pharmacology, Sichuan University

Thesis Advisor:  Michael Racke

E-Mail:  peng.87@osu.edu

Research:

The focus of our lab is to understand the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis and develop therapeutics for MS patients by studying the the mice model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).Currently, I am trying to explore the protective mechanisms of Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF), a drug in Phase III multiple sclerosis trial, in the context of EAE.

Publications:

Karelina K, Norman G, Zhang N, Morris JS, Peng H, DeVries AC. (2009) Social isolation alters neuroinflammatory response to stroke. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106(14):5895-900.

Gocke AR, Hussain RZ, Yang Y, Peng H, Weiner J, Ben LH, Drew PD, Stuve O, Lovett-Racke AE, Racke MK. (2009) Transcriptional modulation of the immune response by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-{alpha} agonists in autoimmune disease. J Immunol. 182(7):4479-87.