Jordan C. Langston is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Bioengineering at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry with highest honors from Oakwood University in Huntsville, AL. He is a recipient of a NIH F31 NRSA fellowship and conducts research in the laboratory of Dr. Mohammad F. Kiani where he uses a synergistic combination of a novel microfluidic system employing human clinical material to address animal model limitations, proteomics analysis to study the evolution of cellular pathways during sepsis, an in silico model to study how neutrophil and endothelial inflammatory signaling and its associated regulatory mechanisms evolve during sepsis and machine learning to evaluate therapeutics and identify druggable targets for treating sepsis. His long-term goal is to not only better understand the mechanisms underlying the progression of sepsis but also develop a methodology to rationally design and screen therapeutics for this deadly disease.
