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Chien-Te Kent Tseng

professor

University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas

Biography

Chien-Te Kent Tseng is a professor in the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, and Cell Biology and the Center of Biodefense and Emerging Disease at University of Texas Medical Branch. Dr. Tseng received his undergraduate training in Plant Pathology at National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, did his M.S. and Ph.D. thesis and dissertation in the field of Immunology at Mississippi State University and University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, respectively, and did his postdoctoral training in HCV research at University of Texas Medical Brach. Over the past 20+ years, Tseng lab has primarily focused on characterization of the pathogenesis and development of effective medical countermeasures (MCMs) against zoonotic human beta-coronaviruses (b-CoVs) and other respiratory RNA viruses. Among other contributions in this fields, his lab is most well-known for their ability to establish and characterize animal models for studies of pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2, and evaluation of immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of MCMs. His work has been recognized as evidenced by multiple grant and contract awards of various sources.

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