{"id":8,"date":"2015-02-20T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avada.theme-fusion.com_demos\/law\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:36:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/lau-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:110px;--awb-padding-bottom:90px;--awb-background-color:#f5f5f5;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#003e7e;border-color:#003e7e;border-top-width:5px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first green-border\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:60px;--awb-padding-left:50px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#e2e2e2;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">WELCOME TO THE LAU LAB!<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/lau-lab\/home\/lau-pic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1406\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/lau-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/07\/lau_gee_front.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Lau\" width=\"178\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a>We have keen interests in lung-bacterial pathogen interactions, specifically in the following areas:\u00a0<strong><u>(i)<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0modulation of airway mucus hypersecretion by respiratory pathogens in chronic lung diseases;\u00a0<strong><u>(ii)<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong>interaction of bacterial pathogens with alveolar epithelium during lung infection; <strong><u>(iii) <\/u><\/strong>regulation of genetic transfer and virulence by\u00a0<em>Streptococcus <\/em>pneumoniae competence regulon during lung infection; and <strong>(iv)<\/strong>\u00a0 collaborative efforts in the discovery of new antibacterials.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-large button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_width-top:0px;--button_border_width-right:0px;--button_border_width-bottom:0px;--button_border_width-left:0px;--button_gradient_top_color:#3b4251;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#3b4251;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#e84a27;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#e84a27;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/lau-lab\/research-interests\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">LEARN MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last green-border no-side-borders\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:60px;--awb-padding-left:50px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">MOST RECENT NEWS<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-1\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/lau-lab\/author\/sychong2\/\" title=\"Posts by sychong2\" rel=\"author\">sychong2<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-17T12:22:39-06:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/lau-lab\/2026\/02\/01\/welcome-back-dr-choi\/\">Welcome Back, Dr. Choi!<\/a><\/h4><p>Welcome back, Dr. WooSuk Choi! 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