Professor | Chunlai Cui | Asia Growth Partners

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Name	Chunlai Cui
Contact Information	clcui@bio.ecnu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Chunlai Cui

Contact Information

clcui@bio.ecnu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	East China Normal University
Faculty	Life Sciences
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
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
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

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

East China Normal University

Faculty

Life Sciences

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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