Heng Zhao

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Nanjing, China

EDUCATION
BS Biology - Nanjing Agricultural University - 2009
MS Microbiology - Nanjing Agricultural University - 2012
PhD Microbiology - Cornell University - 2018

RESEARCH INTEREST
I'm interested in the mechanism of pathogenesis of Salmonella Typhi, the interplay between the host and pathogen, and the role of typhoid toxin in this process.

CONTACT
heng.zhao@yale.edu

Tingting Wang

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Jiang Xi, China

EDUCATION
BS Biology - Qinghai Normal University - 2014
MS Microbiology - Nankai University - 2017
PhD Biomedical Sciences - City University of Hong Kong - 2020

RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the mechanisms of Type III protein secretion, and in particular the mechanisms by which the secretion machine engages its substrates.

CONTACT
tingting.wang@yale.edu

Leopoldo Machado

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

EDUCATION
BS Pharmacy - Federal University of Minas Gerais - 2012
MS Pharmaceutical Sciences - Federal University of Minas Gerais - 2014
PhD Biotechnology - The University of Manchester - 2019

RESEARCH INTEREST
I study cell biology of the interaction of Salmonella Typhi with its host and the bacterial adaptations that allows this pathogen to replicate within the host.

CONTACT
leopoldo.machado@yale.edu

Florian Schüder

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Munich, Germany

EDUCATION
BS Physics - University of Munich, Germany - 2013
MS Physics - University of Munich, Germany - 2015
PhD Physics - Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany - 2020

RESEARCH INTEREST
Super-resolution studies of the molecular composition of the type III secretion system in Salmonella Typhimurium.

CONTACT
florian.schueder@yale.edu

Canfeng Hua

Postdoctoral Fellow

EDUCATION
Veterinary Medicine – Nanjing Agricultural University – 2015
Basic Veterinary Medicine – Nanjing Agricultural University – 2018
PhD Biomedical Sciences - City University of Hong Kong – 2021

RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the mechanisms by which the host intestinal microbiota restricts the colonization of Campylobacter jejuni.

CONTACT
canfeng.hua@yale.edu

Liyan Zhu

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Inner Mongolia, China

EDUCATION
BS Pharmaceutical Preparation - Jilin University - 2017
PhD Biology- Tsinghua University- 2022

RESEARCH INTEREST
I am interested in the molecular mechanism of Type X secretion system.

CONTACT
liyan.zhu@yale.edu

Ajit Akela

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Darbhanga, Bihar, India

EDUCATION
M.TECH in biotechnology-IIT Guwahati, Assam,India-2014
PhD in microbiology-Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh,India-2020 Principal Project Associate-Institute of Microbial Technology-2021 to May 2023

CONTACT
ajit.akela@yale.edu

Mayara Miyachiro

Postdoctoral Associate

HOMETOWN
Campinas - SP, Brazil

EDUCATION
D. V. M. Veterinary Medicine – University of Campinas, Brazil - 2012
PhD Genetics and Molecular Biology - University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil - 2018

Postdoctoral Associate - Institut de Biologie Structurale, CNRS, Grenoble - France - 2023

RESEARCH INTEREST
I'm interested in the functional and structural studies of Salmonella Typhimurium T3SS, focusing on the translocon, which is essential to link the protein secretion system to the eukaryotic host cell.

CONTACT
mayara.miyachiro@yale.edu

LiLi Wu

Postdoctoral Associate

HOMETOWN
Shandong, China

EDUCATION
BS Horticulture-Northwest A&F University-2013

MS Microbiology-Shandong University-2016

PhD Microbiology-Shanghai Jiao Tong University-2022

RESEARCH INTEREST
I am interested in the mechanisms of Type III protein secretion in Salmonella Typhimurium, focusing on the mechanisms by which the substrates are recognized and secreted by T3SS.

CONTACT
lili.wu@yale.edu

Jie Liang

Postdoctoral Associate

HOMETOWN
Baoding, China

EDUCATION
BS Pharmacy - Hebei University - 2016

MS Biomedical Engineering - Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College - 2019

PhD Tumor immunology - National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences - 2023

RESEARCH INTEREST
I'm interested in the mechanism of typhoid toxin.

CONTACT
jie.liang.jl4276@yale.edu

Jeong In Hur

Postdoctoral Associate

HOMETOWN
Gangwon, Republic of Korea

EDUCATION
BS Food Science and Biotechnology - Kyung Hee University - 2019

MS Agricultural Biotechnology - Seoul National University - 2021

PhD Agricultural Biotechnology - Seoul National University - 2024

RESEARCH INTEREST
I am interested in the interaction between the enteric bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni and its host gastrointestinal tract.

CONTACT
jeongin.hur@yale.edu

Wei Xian

Postdoctoral Associate

HOMETOWN
Guangxi, China

EDUCATION
BS Basic Medical Sciences - Peking University – 2020

PhD Microbiology - Peking University – 2024

RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the mechanism of Salmonella-host interactions mainly via mass spectrometry, focusing on the molecular mechanisms of the modulation of host signaling by bacterial effectors

CONTACT
wei.xian@yale.edu

Christian Otten

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Halle (Saale), Germany

EDUCATION
BS Biology – Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - 2015

MS Genetics and Molecular Biology - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - 2018

PhD Genetics and Molecular Biology - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg – 2022

Postdoctoral Associate - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg – Dept. of Plant genetics - 2024

RESEARCH INTEREST
I'm studying the SPI-II type III secretion system in Salmonella Typhimurium to understand its purpose during infection and its relation to the SPI-I type III secretion system, especially the substrate specificity, recruitment and the evolutionary drive to obtain two systems.

CONTACT
christian.otten@yale.edu