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Name	Li-Hua Xiao
Contact Information	lxiao@scau.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Li-Hua Xiao

Contact Information

lxiao@scau.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	South China Agricultural University
Faculty	Veterinary Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements	1978-1982: Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University 1982-1985: Master's Degree in Veterinary Parasitology, China Agricultural University 1987-1990: Ph.D. in Parasitology, University of Maine Achievement: Established naming standards for Cryptosporidium species Achievement: Discovered host specificity in most Cryptosporidium species Achievement: Developed methods for tracing and pathogenic risk assessment Achievement: Created tools for species differentiation and subtype identification Achievement: Analyzed unique transmission characteristics of Cryptosporidium in developing countries
Work Experience	1985-1987: Lecturer, Northeast Agricultural University 1991-1992: Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University 1993-2017: Associate Researcher/Researcher, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA 2018-present: Distinguished Professor, South China Agricultural University
Awards	2018-2022: Highly Cited Researchers, Web of Science (4 times) 2018: Excellence in Laboratory Research, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, USA 2004: Unit Citation Award, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 2008: CDC Public Health Epidemiology and Laboratory Research Award, Atlanta, USA 2008: NCZVED/CDC Laboratory Science Mentorship Award, Atlanta, USA 2010: Top Cited Article 2008-2010, International Journal for Parasitology, Elsevier 2011: Outstanding Service, American Society for Microbiology Minority Mentoring Program, USA 2012: Top Cited Article 2009-2011, Experimental Parasitology, Elsevier 2012: Henry Baldwin Ward Medal, American Society of Parasitologists

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

South China Agricultural University

Faculty

Veterinary Medicine

Academic Background & Achievements

1978-1982: Bachelor's Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University
1982-1985: Master's Degree in Veterinary Parasitology, China Agricultural University
1987-1990: Ph.D. in Parasitology, University of Maine
Achievement: Established naming standards for Cryptosporidium species
Achievement: Discovered host specificity in most Cryptosporidium species
Achievement: Developed methods for tracing and pathogenic risk assessment
Achievement: Created tools for species differentiation and subtype identification
Achievement: Analyzed unique transmission characteristics of Cryptosporidium in developing countries

Work Experience

1985-1987: Lecturer, Northeast Agricultural University
1991-1992: Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University
1993-2017: Associate Researcher/Researcher, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA
2018-present: Distinguished Professor, South China Agricultural University

Awards

2018-2022: Highly Cited Researchers, Web of Science (4 times)
2018: Excellence in Laboratory Research, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, USA
2004: Unit Citation Award, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
2008: CDC Public Health Epidemiology and Laboratory Research Award, Atlanta, USA
2008: NCZVED/CDC Laboratory Science Mentorship Award, Atlanta, USA
2010: Top Cited Article 2008-2010, International Journal for Parasitology, Elsevier
2011: Outstanding Service, American Society for Microbiology Minority Mentoring Program, USA
2012: Top Cited Article 2009-2011, Experimental Parasitology, Elsevier
2012: Henry Baldwin Ward Medal, American Society of Parasitologists

Areas of Focus	Biology, genetics, molecular epidemiology, and ecology of emerging foodborne and waterborne pathogens Invasion, cross-species transmission, and pathogenic mechanisms of emerging foodborne and waterborne pathogens Comparative and functional genomics of emerging foodborne and waterborne pathogens and their applications
Publications	Isolation of SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus from Malayan pangolins, Xiao, K., Zhai, J., Feng, Y., Zhou, N., Zhang, X., Zou, J.J., Li, N., Guo, Y., Li, X., Shen, X., Zhang, Z., Shu, F., Huang, W., Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Chen, R.A., Wu, Y.J., Peng, S.M., Huang, M., Xie, W.J., Cai, Q.H., Hou, F.H., Chen, W., Xiao, L., Shen, Y., 2020 Genetic diversity and population structure of Cryptosporidium, Feng Y., Ryan U.M., Xiao L., 2018 Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in China, Feng Y., Xiao L., 2017 Characterization of Calcium-dependent protein kinases 3, a protein involved in growth of Cryptosporidium parvum, Zhang, Q., Guo, Y., Li, N., Li, Y., Su, J., Xu, R., Zhang, Z., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2020 Characterization of INS-15, A metalloprotease potentially involved in the invasion of Cryptosporidium parvum, Xu, R., Guo, Y., Li, N., Zhang, Q., Wu, H., Ryan, U., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Divergent copies of a Cryptosporidium parvum-specific subtelomeric gene, Zhang, S., Chen, L., Li, F., Li, N., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Differential expression of three Cryptosporidium species-specific MEDLE proteins, Su, J., Jin, C., Wu, H., Fei, J., Li, N., Guo, Y., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis due to Cryptosporidium parvum subtype IIdA19G1 in neonatal calves on a dairy farm in China, Li, N., Wang, R., Cai, M., Jiang, W., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Comparative analysis reveals conservation in genome organization among intestinal Cryptosporidium species and sequence divergence in potential secreted pathogenesis determinants among major human-infecting species, Xu, Z., Guo, Y., Roellig, D.M., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Characterization of a species-specific insulinase-like protease in Cryptosporidium parvum, Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Wu, H., Li, N., Jiang, J., Guo, Y., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Persistent Occurrence of Cryptosporidium hominis and Giardia duodenalis Subtypes in a Welfare Institute, Wang, Y., Li, N., Guo, Y., Wang, L., Wang, R., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2018 Prevalence and genotypic identification of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pre-weaned dairy calves in Guangdong, China, Feng, Y., Gong, X., Zhu, K., Li, N., Yu, Z., Guo, Y., Weng, Y., Kvac, M., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019 Evolution of mitosome metabolism and invasion-related proteins in Cryptosporidium, Liu S., Roellig D.M., Guo Y., Li N., Frace M.A., Tang K., Zhang L., Feng Y., Xiao L., 2016 Comparative genomics reveals Cyclosporacayetanensis possesses coccidia-like metabolism and invasion components but unique surface antigens, Liu S., Wang L., Zheng H., Xu Z., Roellig D.M., Li N., Frace M.A., Tang K., Arrowood M.J., Moss D.M., Zhang L., Feng Y., Xiao L., 2016 Distribution of Cryptosporidium species in Tibetan sheep and yaks in Qinghai, China, Li P., Cai J., Cai M., Wu W., Li C., Lei M., Xu H., Feng L., Ma J., Feng Y., Xiao L., 2016

Areas of Focus

Biology, genetics, molecular epidemiology, and ecology of emerging foodborne and waterborne pathogens
Invasion, cross-species transmission, and pathogenic mechanisms of emerging foodborne and waterborne pathogens
Comparative and functional genomics of emerging foodborne and waterborne pathogens and their applications

Publications

Isolation of SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus from Malayan pangolins, Xiao, K., Zhai, J., Feng, Y., Zhou, N., Zhang, X., Zou, J.J., Li, N., Guo, Y., Li, X., Shen, X., Zhang, Z., Shu, F., Huang, W., Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Chen, R.A., Wu, Y.J., Peng, S.M., Huang, M., Xie, W.J., Cai, Q.H., Hou, F.H., Chen, W., Xiao, L., Shen, Y., 2020
Genetic diversity and population structure of Cryptosporidium, Feng Y., Ryan U.M., Xiao L., 2018
Molecular epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in China, Feng Y., Xiao L., 2017
Characterization of Calcium-dependent protein kinases 3, a protein involved in growth of Cryptosporidium parvum, Zhang, Q., Guo, Y., Li, N., Li, Y., Su, J., Xu, R., Zhang, Z., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2020
Characterization of INS-15, A metalloprotease potentially involved in the invasion of Cryptosporidium parvum, Xu, R., Guo, Y., Li, N., Zhang, Q., Wu, H., Ryan, U., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Divergent copies of a Cryptosporidium parvum-specific subtelomeric gene, Zhang, S., Chen, L., Li, F., Li, N., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Differential expression of three Cryptosporidium species-specific MEDLE proteins, Su, J., Jin, C., Wu, H., Fei, J., Li, N., Guo, Y., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis due to Cryptosporidium parvum subtype IIdA19G1 in neonatal calves on a dairy farm in China, Li, N., Wang, R., Cai, M., Jiang, W., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Comparative analysis reveals conservation in genome organization among intestinal Cryptosporidium species and sequence divergence in potential secreted pathogenesis determinants among major human-infecting species, Xu, Z., Guo, Y., Roellig, D.M., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Characterization of a species-specific insulinase-like protease in Cryptosporidium parvum, Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Wu, H., Li, N., Jiang, J., Guo, Y., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Persistent Occurrence of Cryptosporidium hominis and Giardia duodenalis Subtypes in a Welfare Institute, Wang, Y., Li, N., Guo, Y., Wang, L., Wang, R., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2018
Prevalence and genotypic identification of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pre-weaned dairy calves in Guangdong, China, Feng, Y., Gong, X., Zhu, K., Li, N., Yu, Z., Guo, Y., Weng, Y., Kvac, M., Feng, Y., Xiao, L., 2019
Evolution of mitosome metabolism and invasion-related proteins in Cryptosporidium, Liu S., Roellig D.M., Guo Y., Li N., Frace M.A., Tang K., Zhang L., Feng Y., Xiao L., 2016
Comparative genomics reveals Cyclosporacayetanensis possesses coccidia-like metabolism and invasion components but unique surface antigens, Liu S., Wang L., Zheng H., Xu Z., Roellig D.M., Li N., Frace M.A., Tang K., Arrowood M.J., Moss D.M., Zhang L., Feng Y., Xiao L., 2016
Distribution of Cryptosporidium species in Tibetan sheep and yaks in Qinghai, China, Li P., Cai J., Cai M., Wu W., Li C., Lei M., Xu H., Feng L., Ma J., Feng Y., Xiao L., 2016

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