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Drosophila as a model system to study complex interactions that maintain immune and energy homeostasis

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As part of collaborative research Dr. Geetanjali Chawla participated in a study that examined the metabolic remodeling that occurs in macrophages during bacterial infection.  This work has revealed that orthologs of Hypoxia inducible factor 1a (HIF1a) and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) are required for macrophage activation, bactericidal function of the immune cells and resistance to infection, […]

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