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Name	Tao Luo
Contact Information	taoluo@scu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Sichuan

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Name

Tao Luo

Contact Information

taoluo@scu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Sichuan

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Sichuan University
Faculty	West China Institute of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements	2007-2014 PhD and Postdoctoral: Fudan University (Shanghai Medical College, Ministry of Education/Health Molecular Virology Key Laboratory) 2009-2010 Visiting Scholar: University of California, Davis 2011 Academic Newcomer Award: Ministry of Education
Work Experience	2015-present - Sichuan University - Associate Researcher, Researcher, Head of Department of Pathogen Biology Current - Chinese Medical Association Tuberculosis Research Committee - Executive Member Current - Chinese Anti-tuberculosis Association Basic Research Committee - Executive Director Current - Sichuan Microbiology Society - Executive Member Current - Sichuan Medical Association Tuberculosis Branch - Executive Director Current - Editorial Board Member - Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis, Parasitic Diseases and Infectious Diseases
Awards	2011: Academic Newcomer Award, Ministry of Education Outstanding Instructor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, Sichuan University

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Sichuan University

Faculty

West China Institute of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine

Academic Background & Achievements

2007-2014 PhD and Postdoctoral: Fudan University (Shanghai Medical College, Ministry of Education/Health Molecular Virology Key Laboratory)
2009-2010 Visiting Scholar: University of California, Davis
2011 Academic Newcomer Award: Ministry of Education

Work Experience

2015-present - Sichuan University - Associate Researcher, Researcher, Head of Department of Pathogen Biology
Current - Chinese Medical Association Tuberculosis Research Committee - Executive Member
Current - Chinese Anti-tuberculosis Association Basic Research Committee - Executive Director
Current - Sichuan Microbiology Society - Executive Member
Current - Sichuan Medical Association Tuberculosis Branch - Executive Director
Current - Editorial Board Member - Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis, Parasitic Diseases and Infectious Diseases

Awards

2011: Academic Newcomer Award, Ministry of Education
Outstanding Instructor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education, Sichuan University

Areas of Focus	Population Genomics and Genomic Epidemiology of Pathogenic Microorganisms Resistance and Tolerance Mechanisms of Pathogenic Bacteria Adaptive Evolution and Anti-infection Immunity Mechanisms of Pathogenic Bacteria
Publications	Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation to humans of the waterborne pathogen Mycobacterium kansasii., Luo T, Xu P, Zhang Y, Porter JL, Ghanem M, Liu Q, Jiang Y, Li J, Miao Q, Hu B, Howden BP, Fyfe JAM, Globan M, He W, He P, Wang Y, Liu H, Takiff HE, Zhao Y, Chen X, Pan Q, Behr MA, Stinear TP, Gao Q., 2021 Double mutation in DNA gyrase confers moxifloxacin resistance and decreased fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis., Luo T, Yuan J, Peng X, Yang G, Mi Y, Sun C, Wang C, Zhang C, Bao L., 2017 Southern East Asian origin and coexpansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family with Han Chinese., Luo T, Comas I, Luo D, Lu B, Wu J, Wei L, Yang C, Liu Q, Gan M, Sun G, Shen X, Liu F, Gagneux S, Mei J, Lan R, Wan K, Gao Q., 2015 Emergence and genomic characterization of the ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae FC428 clone in Chengdu, China., Wang H, Wang Y, Yong G, Li X, Yu L, Ma S, Luo T., 2020 Compensatory effects of M. tuberculosis rpoB mutations outside the rifampicin resistance-determining region., Ma P, Luo T, Ge L, Chen Z, Wang X, Zhao R, Liao W, Bao L., 2021 Transmission of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Shanghai, China: a retrospective observational study using whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological investigation., Yang C, Luo T, Shen X, Wu J, Gan M, Xu P, Wu Z, Lin S, Tian J, Liu Q, Yuan Z, Mei J, DeRiemer K, Gao Q., 2017 Deep Whole-Genome Sequencing to Detect Mixed Infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis., Gan M, Liu Q, Yang C, Gao Q, Luo T., 2016 Genetic features of Mycobacterium tuberculosis modern Beijing sublineage., Liu Q, Luo T, Dong X, Sun G, Liu Z, Gan M, Wu J, Shen X, Gao Q., 2016 Whole-genome sequencing to detect recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in settings with a high burden of tuberculosis., Luo T, Yang C, Peng Y, Lu L, Sun G, Wu J, Jin X, Hong J, Li F, Mei J, DeRiemer K, Gao Q., 2014 Out-of-Africa migration and Neolithic coexpansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with modern humans., Comas I, Coscolla M, Luo T, Borrell S, Holt KE, Kato-Maeda M, Parkhill J, Malla B, Berg S, Thwaites G, Yeboah-Manu D, Bothamley G, Mei J, Wei L, Bentley S, Harris SR, Niemann S, Diel R, Aseffa A, Gao Q, Young D, Gagneux S., 2013

Areas of Focus

Population Genomics and Genomic Epidemiology of Pathogenic Microorganisms
Resistance and Tolerance Mechanisms of Pathogenic Bacteria
Adaptive Evolution and Anti-infection Immunity Mechanisms of Pathogenic Bacteria

Publications

Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation to humans of the waterborne pathogen Mycobacterium kansasii., Luo T, Xu P, Zhang Y, Porter JL, Ghanem M, Liu Q, Jiang Y, Li J, Miao Q, Hu B, Howden BP, Fyfe JAM, Globan M, He W, He P, Wang Y, Liu H, Takiff HE, Zhao Y, Chen X, Pan Q, Behr MA, Stinear TP, Gao Q., 2021
Double mutation in DNA gyrase confers moxifloxacin resistance and decreased fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis., Luo T, Yuan J, Peng X, Yang G, Mi Y, Sun C, Wang C, Zhang C, Bao L., 2017
Southern East Asian origin and coexpansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family with Han Chinese., Luo T, Comas I, Luo D, Lu B, Wu J, Wei L, Yang C, Liu Q, Gan M, Sun G, Shen X, Liu F, Gagneux S, Mei J, Lan R, Wan K, Gao Q., 2015
Emergence and genomic characterization of the ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae FC428 clone in Chengdu, China., Wang H, Wang Y, Yong G, Li X, Yu L, Ma S, Luo T., 2020
Compensatory effects of M. tuberculosis rpoB mutations outside the rifampicin resistance-determining region., Ma P, Luo T, Ge L, Chen Z, Wang X, Zhao R, Liao W, Bao L., 2021
Transmission of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Shanghai, China: a retrospective observational study using whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological investigation., Yang C, Luo T, Shen X, Wu J, Gan M, Xu P, Wu Z, Lin S, Tian J, Liu Q, Yuan Z, Mei J, DeRiemer K, Gao Q., 2017
Deep Whole-Genome Sequencing to Detect Mixed Infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis., Gan M, Liu Q, Yang C, Gao Q, Luo T., 2016
Genetic features of Mycobacterium tuberculosis modern Beijing sublineage., Liu Q, Luo T, Dong X, Sun G, Liu Z, Gan M, Wu J, Shen X, Gao Q., 2016
Whole-genome sequencing to detect recent transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in settings with a high burden of tuberculosis., Luo T, Yang C, Peng Y, Lu L, Sun G, Wu J, Jin X, Hong J, Li F, Mei J, DeRiemer K, Gao Q., 2014
Out-of-Africa migration and Neolithic coexpansion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with modern humans., Comas I, Coscolla M, Luo T, Borrell S, Holt KE, Kato-Maeda M, Parkhill J, Malla B, Berg S, Thwaites G, Yeboah-Manu D, Bothamley G, Mei J, Wei L, Bentley S, Harris SR, Niemann S, Diel R, Aseffa A, Gao Q, Young D, Gagneux S., 2013

Population Genomics Genomic Epidemiology Pathogenic Microorganisms Resistance Tolerance Adaptive Evolution Anti-Infection Immunity Pathogenic Bacteria Genetic Mechanisms Clinical Issues

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