2026
 

August 2026

Congratulations to Jennifer on receiving the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award (CURA)! 

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July 2026

We are excited to share that the Jiang Lab received the Chancellor’s Translational Research Initiative Fund! 

 

June 2026

We are excited to share that the Jiang Lab received its second NIH R01 award!

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May 2026

Congratulations to Pranav on receiving the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI) Award!

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April 2026

Welcome Bingqing to the Jiang Lab as a postdoctoral researcher!

Congratulations to Aditya for receiving the Hodgkin and Huxley Neuroscience Award!

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Congratulations to Dr. Jiang, Dr. Yuan, Dr. Wu, and their team on their newly published article, “Microbial-derived 3-phenylpropionic acid orchestrates immune-progenitor cell crosstalk to promote beige adipogenesis and energy expenditure,” published in Cell Metabolism. 

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March 2026

Congratulations to Jooman for receiving the Best Poster Award at the 19th Diabetes Day!

Congratulations to Jooman for receiving the UIC diabetes Pilot grant!

 

February 2026

Welcome Jun to the Jiang Lab as a postdoctoral researcher!

 

January 2026

Welcome Jasmine, Aarush, Rodger, and Pranav to the Jiang Lab as undergraduate students!

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Congratulations to Dr. Jiang and her team on their newly published article, “ERα activates NAMPT/IL-33 signaling to enhance beige thermogenesis and metabolic fitness,” published in Science Advances. You can read the full article here.

2025

 

December 2025

Congratulations to Shaolei for receiving the 2026 ADA Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Congratulations to Yanyu for receiving the 2026 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship.

November 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang, Dr. Ong, and their team on their new publication, “Targeting Adipose Tissue Function Protects Against Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction,” in Advanced Science.
 

February 2026

Welcome Tina Tang to the Jiang Lab as a visiting scholar!

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May 2025
Congratulations to Yanyu for receiving the Flash Talk Award at the Department Retreat!

Congratulations to Jooman for receiving the Best Poster Award at the 19th Diabetes Day!

February 2025
Congratulations to Ruoci for receiving a 2025 Travel and Professional Development Award (TAPDA) from the Office of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy!
 

 

2024

December 2024
Congratulations to Ruoci for receiving the Mark R. Lambrecht Award from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics!

October 2024
Congratulations to Ruoci and Shaolei for being named Outstanding Poster Awardees at Diabetes and Obesity Research Day!

August 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang on her promotion to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure!

June 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang for receiving the prestigious Young Investigator Award from CADA!

June 2024
Congratulations to the Jiang Lab on the publication of “Macrophage-derived chemokine CCL22 establishes local LN-mediated adaptive thermogenesis and energy expenditure” in Science Advances!

June 2024
Congratulations to the Jiang Lab on the publication of “Estrogen counteracts age-related decline in beige adipogenesis through the NAMPT-regulated ER stress response” in Nature Aging!

May 2024
Congratulations to Yanyu Qian for passing her preliminary exam!

Congratulations to Jooman for receiving the Best Poster Award at the 18th Diabetes Day!

April 2024
Congratulations to the Jiang Lab on the publication of “The Notch-PDGFRβ axis suppresses brown adipocyte progenitor differentiation in early post-natal mice” in Developmental Cell!
 

 

2023

December 2023
Congratulations to our rising stars, Shaolei and Ruoci, for receiving the 2024 AHA Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellowships!

October 2023
Congratulations to Shi for winning a Poster Award and to Ruoci for being selected as a speaker at UIC Diabetes Day!

August 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Shi on successfully defending her thesis!

May 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang and her team on the publication of “Genetically prolonged beige fat in male mice confers long-lasting metabolic health” in Nature Communications! This study shows that extending the lifespan of beige fat cells can provide long-lasting metabolic benefits.

March 2023
Congratulations to Pratibha on receiving a Spring 2023 Honors College Undergraduate Research Grant!

 

2022

December 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang on receiving the Department Rising Star Award!

June 2022
Congratulations to Pratibha on receiving the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI) Award!

June 2022
Congratulations to Cedric on receiving the Best Presentation Award at the CADA annual meeting!

May 2022
We are excited to share that the Jiang Lab received its first NIH R01 award!

May 2022
Congratulations to Ruoci on passing her preliminary exam!

March 2022
Welcome Yexian and Ruifan to the Jiang Lab!

 

2021

July 2021
Welcome Cedric to the Jiang Lab!

February 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang and her team on the publication of “Progenitor-like characteristics in a subgroup of UCP1+ cells within white adipose tissue” in Developmental Cell! This study reveals that some beige adipocytes can give rise to new beige fat cells.

February 2021
Congratulations to Jiang Lab postdoc Dr. Shin on starting her new PI position at Seoul Women’s University!

February 2021
The Jiang Lab received an NIH R03 award.

 

2020

November 2020

Congratulations to Asma for receiving the UIC Honors College Research Grant

 

July 2020
Welcome Iffat to the Jiang Lab as a graduate student!

June 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Jiang and her team on the publication of “Dynamic control of adipose tissue development and adult tissue homeostasis by platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha” in eLife! This work provides important insight into how fat cells are generated during development and adulthood.

January 2020
Welcome Lifeng to the Jiang Lab as a research scientist!
 

 

2019

July 2019
Welcome Jooman to the Jiang Lab as a postdoctoral researcher!

January 2019
Welcome Michael and Brandon to the Jiang Lab!

 

2018

November 2018
Welcome Sonia to the Jiang Lab as a postdoctoral researcher!

August 2018
Dr. Jiang joined the Department of Physiology and Biophysics as an Assistant Professor and launched the Jiang Lab.