Areas of Focus
- Mosquito-borne infectious diseases and emerging epidemic infections and transmission mechanisms
- Interaction mechanisms between vector mosquitoes and pathogens such as viruses
- Interaction mechanisms between pest insects and biocontrol fungi, development of efficient biocontrol agents
- Development of nucleic acid-based pesticides using RNA interference technology
Work Experience
- 2020.01-2022.10 - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2022.11-2023.10 - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Assistant Researcher
- 2023.10-present - East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2013 Bachelor: Shandong University, School of Life Sciences
- 2013-2020 PhD: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
Publications
- Engineered Gut Symbiotic Bacterium-Mediated RNAi for Effective Control of Anopheles Mosquito Larvae, Ding J, Cui C, Wang G, Wei G, Bai L, Li Y, Sun P, Dong L, Liu Z, Yun J, Li F, Li K, He L, Wang S, 2023
- Expression of mosquito miRNAs in entomopathogenic fungus induces pathogen-mediated host RNA interference and increases fungal efficacy, Cui C, Wang Y, Li Y, Sun P, Jiang J, Zhou H, Liu J, Wang S, 2022
- Insects defend against fungal infection by employing microRNAs to silence virulence-related genes, Wang Y, Cui C, Wang G, Li Y, Wang S, 2021
- Mosquito Microbiota and Implications for Disease Control, Gao H, Cui C, Wang L, Jacobs-Lorena M, Wang S, 2020
- A fungal pathogen deploys a small silencing RNA that attenuates mosquito immunity and facilitates infection, Cui C, Wang Y, Liu J, Zhao J, Sun P, Wang S, 2019
- Clock genes and environmental cues coordinate Anopheles pheromone synthesis, swarming, and mating, Wang G, Vega-Rodríguez J, Diabate A, Liu J, Cui C, Nignan C, Dong L, Li F, Ouedrago CO, Bandaogo AM, Sawadogo PS, Maiga H, Alves e Silva TL, Pascini TV, Wang S, Jacobs-Lorena M, 2021
- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated efficient genome editing via blastospore-based transformation in entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, Chen J, Lai Y, Wang L, Zhai S, Zou G, Zhou Z, Cui C, Wang S, 2017
- Heat shock protein 83 (Hsp83) facilitates methoprene-tolerant (Met) nuclear import to modulate juvenile hormone signaling, He Q, Wen D, Jia Q, Cui C, Wang J, Palli SR, Li S, 2014
Awards
- 2023: Member of the 13th batch of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2020: Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai Universities
- 2020: Shanghai Super Postdoctoral
- 2019: Syngenta Mary-Dell Chilton Graduate Scholarship
