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Chunlai Cui
Life Science
East China Normal University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Mosquito-Borne
Infectious Diseases
Epidemic
Transmission
Vector
Pathogens
Biocontrol
Fungi
Rna Interference
Insecticides
Areas of Focus
- Mosquito-borne infectious diseases and emerging epidemic infections and transmission mechanisms
- Interaction mechanisms between vector mosquitoes and pathogens
- Interaction mechanisms between pest insects and biocontrol fungi, development of efficient biocontrol agents
- Development of nucleic acid-based insecticides 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
- Identification of a longevity gene through evolutionary rate covariation of insect mito-nuclear genomes, Tao M, Chen J, Cui C, Xu Y, Xu J, Shi Z, Yun J, Zhang J, Ou G, Liu C, Chen Y, Zhu Z, Pan R, Xu S, Chen X, Rokas A, Zhao Y, Wang S, Huang J, Shen X, 2024
- 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 Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2020: Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai Universities
- 2020: Shanghai 'Super Postdoctoral' Incentive Plan
- 2019: Syngenta Mary-Dell Chilton Graduate Scholarship
