Yukai He
Professor
Yukai He
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Gastroenterology
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
- YHE@augusta.edu
- (706) 721-2728
- CN 4150
- Personal Website
Education
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Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, General University of Heidelberg, 1995
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MS, Biomedical Sciences, General First Military Med University, 1988
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MD, Medicine First Military Med University, 1985
Awards & Honors
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AAI Laboratory Travel Award American Association for Immunologist (AAI), 2025
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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MOIM 8030
Biological Signaling
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BIOM 8240
Intro to Imm/Inf Disease
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- TCR-T cells for cancer immunotherapy, 2025
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New - RAC1-Amplified and RAC1-A159V Hotspot-Mutated Head and Neck Cancer Sensitive to the Rac Inhibitor EHop-016 In Vivo: A Proof-of-Concept Study., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Combination of AFP vaccine and immune checkpoint inhibitors slows hepatocellular carcinoma progression in preclinical models, 2023
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Chimeric antigen receptor engineered T cells and their application in the immunotherapy of solid tumours. , 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Local administration of TLR ligands rescues the function of tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cells and enhances the antitumor effect of lentivector immunization, 2013
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Department Service
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Molecular Medicine Graduate Program 2019 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Faculty recruitment 2020 - 2025
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Faculty recruitment 2020 - 2025
Role: Committee Member
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Faculty recruitment committee 2023 - 2024
Role: Attendee, Meeting
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Faculty recruiting committee 2020 - 2022
Role: Committee Chair
Professional Service
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NIH study section 2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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NIH 2025 - 2025
Role: Attendee, Meeting
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NIH 2024 - 2024
Role: Committee Member
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NIH study section 2009 - 2024
Role: Attendee, Meeting