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Yukai He
Professor
Yukai He
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Gastroenterology
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Georgia Cancer Center
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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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