Upload Avatar (500 x 500)
Li Tao
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Candida Albicans
Pathogenic Mechanisms
Virulence Evolution
Metabolic Reprogramming
Host Symbiosis
Synthetic Biology
Genome Reconstruction
Host Microenvironment
Super Fungi
Morphological Regulation
Areas of Focus
- Pathogenic mechanisms and virulence evolution of Candida albicans
Work Experience
- 2011-2018 Assistant Researcher and Associate Researcher: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2018-present Junior Researcher: School of Life Sciences, Fudan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-2010 Master's and Ph.D. in Microbiology: China Agricultural University
- 2008-2010 Visiting Scholar: University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 2016 Member: Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Environment-induced same-sex mating in the yeast Candida albicans through the Hsf1-Hsp90 pathway, Guan G#, Tao L#, Yue H, Liang W, Gong J, Bing J, Zheng Q, Veri AO, Fan S, Robbins N, Cowen LE, Huang G, 2019
- Integration of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle with cAMP signaling and Sfl2 pathways in the regulation of CO2 sensing and hyphal development in Candida albicans, Tao L, Zhang Y, Fan S, Nobile CJ, Guan G, Huang G, 2017
- White cells facilitate opposite- and same-sex mating of opaque cells in Candida albicans, Tao L#, Cao C#, Liang W, Guan G, Zhang Q, Nobile CJ, Huang G, 2014
- Discovery of a 'white-gray-opaque' tristable phenotypic switching system in Candida albicans: roles of non-genetic diversity in host adaptation, Tao L#, Du H#, Guan G, Dai Y, Nobile CJ, Liang W, Cao C, Zhang Q, Zhong J, Huang G, 2014
- White-opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans: evolutionary implications for roles in host adaptation, pathogenesis, and sex, Xie J#, Tao L#, Nobile CJ, Tong Y, Guan G, Sun Y, Cao C, Hernday AD, Johnson AD, Zhang L, Bai FY, Huang G, 2013
Awards
- 2016: Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
