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Linqi Wang
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Cryptococcus
Pathogenic Fungi
Sociality
Virulence
Cell Heterogeneity
Cell Communication
Sexual Reproduction
Transcriptional Regulation
Epigenetic Regulation
Host Colonization
Areas of Focus
- Human pathogenic fungi sociality and virulence
- Microbial evolution and sociality
Work Experience
- 2014-12 to Present - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2010-07 to 2014-12 - Texas A&M University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010-02 to 2010-07 - New York University Langone Medical Center - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-09 to 2009-07 Ph.D.: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1998-09 to 2002-07 Bachelor's: Shandong University
Publications
- Morphotype transition and sexual reproduction are genetically associated in a ubiquitous environmental pathogen, Wang L, Tian X, Gyawali R, Upadhyay S, Foyle D, Wang G, Cai J and Lin X, 2014
- Fungal adhesion protein guides community behaviors and autoinduction in a paracrine manner, Wang L, Tian X, Gyawali R, and Lin X, 2013
- Morphogenesis in fungal pathogenicity: shape, size, and surface, Wang L and Lin X, 2012
- The link between morphotype transition and virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans, Wang L, Zhai B, and Lin X, 2012
- Autoregulation of antibiotic biosynthesis by binding of the end product to an atypical response regulator, Wang L, Tian X, Wang J, Yang H, Fan K, Xu G, Yang K, and Tan H, 2009
- Mechanisms of unisexual mating in Cryptococcus neoformans, Wang L and Lin X, 2011
- The tyrosine degradation gene hppD is transcriptionally activated by HpdA and repressed by HpdR in Streptomyces coelicolor, while hpdA is negatively autoregulated and repressed by HpdR, Yang H, Wang L, Xie Z, Tian Y, Liu G and Tan H, 2007
- The antidepressant sertraline provides a promising therapeutic option for neurotropic cryptococcal Infections, Zhai B, Wu C, Wang L, Sachs MS and Lin X, 2012
- A novel role of 'pseudo'γ-butyrolactone receptors in controlling γ-butyrolactone biosynthesis in Streptomyces, Wang J, Wang W, Wang L, Zhang G, Fan K, Tan H, Yang K, 2012
- SabR enhances nikkomycin production via regulating the transcriptional level of sanG, a pathway-specific regulatory gene in Streptomyces ansochromogenes, Pan Y, Wang L, He X, Tian Y, Liu G and Tan H, 2011
- 'Pseudo' γ-butyrolactone receptors respond to antibiotic signals to coordinate antibiotics biosynthesis, Xu G, Wang J, Wang L, Tian X, Yang H, Fan K, Yang K, and Tan H, 2010
- Autoregulation of hpdR and its effect on CDA biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor, Yang H, An Y, Wang L, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Tian Y, Liu G, and Tan H, 2010
- hmgA, transcriptionally activated by HpdA, influences the biosynthesis of actinorhodin in Streptomyces coelicolor, Zhang Y, Wang L, Zhang S, Yang H and Tan H, 2008
- Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcosis, Wang L and Lin X
Awards
- EC Outstanding Young Investigator Award (2011)
