Hanna graduated from University of Washington with a BS in biochemistry. At UW, she worked in the Lagunoff lab studying viral pathogenesis. After working in the Gallin lab at the NIH, she joined the UM Immunology Graduate Program in 2016 where she is pursuing her thesis work in the lab of Dr. Costas Lyssiotis.
Biography
Research Interests
Since joining the Lyssiotis lab, Hanna has been studying T cell metabolism, and working to understand how to exploit metabolic dependencies in inflammatory diseases and cancers.
Techniques
Metabolomics, seahorse assays, flow cytometry
Awards
2019 Monte V. Hobbs Award, University of Michigan
2019 Rackham Conference Travel Award, University of Michigan
2018 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan
2018 Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention National Science Foundation
2016 Outstanding Post-baccalaureate Poster Award, National Institutes of Health
2015 Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Scholarship, University of Washington
2014 Undergraduate Presentation Award, National SACNAS Research Conference
2014 Travel Conference Award, Undergraduate Research Program University of Washington
2013 Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Scholarship, University of Washington
Abstracts
Hanna Hong, Franchi L, and Lyssiotis CA: “Harnessing immunometabolism in adoptive Th17 cell cancer therapy”. 2017 Graduate Program in Immunology Annual Retreat
Immunology Mentor
Costas Lyssiotis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology