Congratulations to Prof. Huang-Yu Yang on Receiving the 2026 Academia Sinica Scholar Award

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  1. A total of 3 outstanding individuals have won the 2026 Academia Sinica Scholar Award.
  2. Professor Huang-Yu Yang's study, published in Nature Metabolism, revealed the critical role of asparagine in immune regulation. He further demonstrated that restricting this metabolite can reprogram CD4⁺ T-cell fate, promoting Treg differentiation while suppressing pathogenic Th17/Th1 cells, thereby effectively ameliorating autoimmune diseases such as lupus and colitis.Through integrated single-cell and epigenetic analyses, the team established a comprehensive map of how metabolic stress shapes immune tolerance and used AI to develop novel asparagine synthetase inhibitors.This research pioneers a new direction in restoring immune tolerance through immunometabolic intervention and holds strong innovation and translational potential.
  3. We are honored that Professor Huang-Yu Yang from the School of Medicine/Institute of Immunology and Translational Medicine is the first recipient from a private university to receive this award. We offer our congratulations and best wishes from our entire faculty and student body.
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