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Zhang Zhirong
Medical School
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Innate Immunity
Inflammasome
Nlrp3
Pathogens
Host Interactions
Disease Mechanisms
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Biochemistry
Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of innate immune response activation
- Molecular mechanisms of pathogen-host interactions
- Pathogenesis of infectious diseases
Work Experience
- 12/2023 - Present, Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 09/2013 - 11/2023, Postdoctoral Researcher, French Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC)
Academic Background & Achievements
- 09/2007 - 07/2013 PhD in Zoology, Xiamen University
- Published over 24 research papers with more than 2000 citations, H-index of 16
Publications
- KCNN4 links PIEZO-dependent mechanotransduction to NLRP3 inflammasome activation, Ran L, Ye T, Erbs E, Ehl S, Spassky N, Sumara I, Zhang Z, Ricci R, 2023
- Distinct changes in endosomal composition promote NLRP3 inflammasome activation, Zhang Z, Venditti R, Ran L, Liu Z, Vivot K, Schurmann A, Bonifacino J, de Matteis A, Ricci R, 2023
Awards
- USIAS Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2017
- EMBO Meeting Travel Grant, Mannheim, Germany, 2016
- EFSD/CDS/Lilly Project, 2013
- National Scholarship, Inner Mongolia University, 2006
