Senior Research Fellow
Department of Immunology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Finders University
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Jing Jing Wang, BSc (med.), PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Flinders University, Australia
Dr Jing Jing Wang, Senior Research Fellow at the Flinders University. Her research is focused on mass spectrometric (MS) sequencing of human antibody repertoires and the related bioinformatics. She is particularly interested in pathogenic autoantibodies in systemic autoimmune diseases, including lupus, Sjögren’s syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis; and neutralising antibodies in infectious diseases and vaccination, including COVID-19, hepatitis, influenza and clostridium difficile. She has recently pivoted her proteomic platform to unravel the molecular signatures of pathogenic antibodies directed against platelet factor 4 (PF4) in vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) and other forms of PF4 autoimmunity (e.g. heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)). The key goals are to better understand how these antibodies modulate immune response and develop novel diagnostic biomarkers and therapies aimed at removing pathogenic clones in these fatal immunologic complications. Her leadership in this niche field is evidenced by publications in leading journals (Blood, Cell, Nat Commun, JACI, and Ann Rheum Dis).
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
11:30 – 11:45 ET