Kenneth Hu Laboratory
Kenneth Hu, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Areas of Research
- Computational Biology
- Gene Expression
- Immunology
- Lung Cancer
- Melanoma
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Single-Cell Genomics
- Tumor Microenvironment
Welcome to the Hu Lab for spatial systems immunology at MD Anderson! Tumors, like other tissues, are composed of a spatially heterogeneous arrangement of cells and extracellular elements. Our main goal is to understand how this spatial organization arises, how it interacts with immunotherapies in both helpful and harmful ways and how we can manipulate it.
We are tissue explorers
Multicellularity demands spatial organization of cells with distinct roles. Tumors are tissues too. Can we figure out the guiding principles of their organization and exploit that for therapies? And how can we relate those principles to other tissue contexts such as wound repair? (pictured right)
Unleashing the power of light
But how do we explore tissues? Light is a remarkable tool not only for imaging, but also for precise spatiotemporal control. We seek new photochemistries for interfacing with biological systems to generate novel methods for dissecting tissue immunology.
Funding Sources
Contact Us
Principal Investigator
Kenneth Hu, Ph.D.
Email: KHHu@MDAnderson.org
Office Phone: 346-722-1949
Physical Address
South Campus Research Building 1
7455 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77054
Mailing Address
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Immunology
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit 901
Houston, Texas 77030