Rate My Professor Sue Tsai

Dr. Tsai's laboratory utilizes genetic and animal models to explore immune cell metabolic reprogramming and develop strategies to blunt autoimmunity and enhance immune function. She was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta in 2019 and promoted to Associate Professor. She holds a renewed Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Immune-Metabolic Interface in Health and Disease. Notable publications include "Gut-associated IgA⁺ immune cells regulate obesity-related insulin resistance" (Nature Communications, 2019), "Mechanical Stiffness Controls Dendritic Cell Metabolism and Function" (Cell Reports, 2021), "Insulin Receptor-Mediated Stimulation Boosts T Cell Immunity during Inflammation and Infection" (Cell Metabolism, 2018), "Type I interferon responses drive intrahepatic T cells to promote metabolic syndrome" (Science Immunology, 2017), "The art of war: burning stores to fuel anti-viral immunity" (Nature Metabolism, 2025), and "Expanding antigen-specific regulatory networks to treat autoimmunity" (Nature, 2016). Her contributions have advanced knowledge of immune-metabolic interactions, influencing therapeutic development for metabolic and immune disorders. She has received funding to study obesity-insulin resistance links to COVID-19 immunity and diet effects on immunity.