InsooKangMD

Professor; Yale Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Director of Allergy & Immunology, Internal Medicine; Yale University School of Medicine

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Dr. Insoo Kang is Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology) at Yale School of Medicine. He completed his post-graduate training in rheumatology and immunology research at Yale. He has been on the faculty at Yale School of Medicine since 1999. He is a physician scientist with a research interest in understanding the human immune system using biological samples and clinical data. In particular, Dr. Kang has defined subsets of T cells with distinct cellular characteristics based on the expression of cytokine receptors on T cells in health and disease as well as the interactions of such cell subsets with monocytes and other immune cells.

PubMed

3 citations
Co-inhibitor expression on tumor infiltrating and splenic lymphocytes after dual checkpoint inhibition in a microsatellite stable model of colorectal cancer.
Ryan Slovak, Hong-Jai Park, William M. Kamp, Johannes M. Ludwig, Insoo Kang
Scientific Reports. 2021-03-26
115 citations
ERVmap analysis reveals genome-wide transcription of human endogenous retroviruses.
Maria Tokuyama, Yong Kong, Eric Song, Teshika R. Jayewickreme, Insoo Kang
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2018-11-19
25 citations
Antibodies against human endogenous retrovirus K102 envelope activate neutrophils in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Maria Tokuyama, Bronwyn M. Gunn, Arvind Venkataraman, Yong Kong, Insoo Kang
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2021-07-05

Journal Articles

Modulating IL-1β and its receptors shapes spike-specific CD4 +T cell responses to mRNA vaccination
Hong-Jai Park; Min Sun Shin; Junghee J Shin; hyoungsu Kim; Byunghyun Kang; Jennefer Par-Young; Serhan Unlu; Yuliya Afinogenova; Jason Catanzaro; Juan Young; Minhyung K..., The Journal of Immunology, 5/1/2023
ERVmap Analysis Reveals Genome-Wide Transcription of Human Endogenous Retroviruses
Insoo Kang, Eric Song, Teshika Jayewickreme, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1‐snRNP Immune Complex Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Rossitza Lazova, Richard Bucala, Insoo Kang, Arthritis & Rheumatology

Untangling the Web of Autoimmune DiseasesMay 16th, 2022
MediciNova to Participate in Panel Discussion at the B. Riley FBR Virtual Infectious Disease SummitJuly 20th, 2020
Untangling the Web of Autoimmune DisordersApril 17th, 2020
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