Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of transcriptional regulation of pathogenic bacterial genes
- Regulation mechanisms of pathogenic bacterial virulence secretion systems
- Mechanisms of stress tolerance and drug resistance in pathogenic bacteria
- Mechanisms of persistence and latent infection in pathogenic bacteria
Work Experience
- 1989-09--1994-06 - Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan Institute of Botany - Intern Researcher, Assistant Researcher
- 1994-06--1995-07 - University of Illinois - Visiting Scholar
- 1995-08--1997-07 - University of Illinois - Visiting Assistant Professor
- 2002-07--Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan Institute of Virology - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-08--2001-11 Ph.D: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Awards
- Hubei Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor (2015)
- Lu Jiaxi Excellent Supervisor Award (2014)
- Hubei Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor (2012)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhu Liyuehua Excellent Teacher Award (2009)
- Hubei Province Excellent Master's Thesis Supervisor (2008)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Graduate School Excellent Teacher (2006)
