Areas of Focus
- Host immune evasion mechanisms of stealth pathogens (Brucella and Bartonella)
- Interaction mechanisms between type IV secretion system effector proteins of Brucella and Bartonella and host proteins
- Development of prevention and control technologies for zoonotic diseases in companion animals
Work Experience
- 2020.12-present, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Researcher, Doctoral Supervisor
- 2014.12-2020.12, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Associate Researcher, Master's Supervisor
- 2018.04-2019.04, Chongming District Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee, Shanghai, Deputy Director
- 2015.05-2016.06, Eryuan County, Dali, Yunnan, Deputy County Chief
- 2012.07-2013.08, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Infectious Diseases, Visiting Scholar
- 2009.05-2014.12, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004.09-2009.03, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, PhD in Biomedical Engineering
- 2000.09-2004.07, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Bachelor of Animal Science
Publications
- Bartonella type IV secretion effector BepC induces stress fiber formation through activation of GEF-H1, Chunyan Wang, Haoran Zhang, Jiaqi Fu, Meng Wang, Yuhao Cai, Tianyun Ding, Jiezhang Jiang, Xiaoyun Liu, Jane E Koehler, Congli Yuan, 2021
- Bartonella quintana type IV secretion effector BepE-induced selective autophagy by conjugation with K63 polyubiquitin chain, Wang C, Fu J, Wang M, Cai Y, Hua X, Du Y, Yang Z, Li Y, Wang Z, Sheng H, Yin N, Liu X, Koehler JE, Yuan C, 2019
- Lymphatic Circulation Disseminates Bartonella Infection Into Bloodstream, Jiehua Hong, Yan Li, Xiuguo Hua, Yajie Bai, Chunyan Wang, Zhibiao Yang, Yuming Du, Congli Yuan, 2017
- Depolymerization of cytokeratin intermediate filaments facilitates intracellular infection of HeLa cells by Bartonella henselae, Caixia Zhu, Yajie Bai, Qiyong Liu, Dongmei Li, Jiehua Hong, Zhibiao Yang, Li Cui, Xiuguo Hua, Congli Yuan, 2013
- Colpodella spp.-like parasite infection in woman, China, Congli Yuan, Patrick Keeling, Peter Krause, Ales Horak, Stephen Bent, Lindsay Rollend, Xiuguo Hua, 2012
- Avain Flu Infects Humans for the First Time (comment), Xiuguo Hua, Cui Li, Congli Yuan, Jiehua Hong, Zhibiao Yang, 2013
- Bacteriological and molecular identification of Bartonella species in cats from different regions of China, Congli Yuan, Caixia Zhu, Yangbing Wu, Xueyin Pan, Xiuguo Hua, 2011
Awards
- 2017 Tang Lixin Outstanding Teacher Research Award
- 2016 Li Lanxin Outstanding Young Teacher Award
- 2014 SMC Excellent Young Teacher Award
- 2011 Shanghai Morning Light Scholar
- 2010 Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Second Prize
- 2010 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Third Prize