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

Rudy (Rodolfo) Urbano

Postdoctoral Fellow

HOMETOWN
Woodland, California

EDUCATION
BS Human Biology - University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA - 2009
PhD Microbiology – University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 2017

RESEARCH INTEREST
Mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis and innate immunity. Microbial interactions with the actin cytoskeleton.

CONTACT
rodolfo.urbano@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