The research laboratory of Baohua Zhou, PhD, studies the development and function of effector T helper (Th) cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells, and their impact on immune mediated inflammatory diseases.
Zhou was one of the leading researchers to discover the important role of the cytokine thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) in the pathogenesis of asthma. His lab also studies the imbalance of Th and Treg cells leading to chronic asthma and autoimmune diseases.