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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
Transcription Regulation
Epigenetic Regulation
Clinical Application
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
Awards
- EC Outstanding Young Investigator Award (2011)
