Jorge E. Galan
Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbiology
Chair
Department of Microbial Pathogenesis
Yale University School of Medicine
Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine
295 Congress Av.
New Haven, CT 06536-0812
Phone: (203) 737-2404
Fax: (203) 737-2630
e-mail: jorge.galan@yale.edu
Maria Lara-Tejero
Research Associate
HOMETOWN
Valladolid, Spain
EDUCATION
DVM - School of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
PhD Microbiology - Yale University
RESEARCH INTEREST
All type III secretion
CONTACT
maria.lara-tejero@yale.edu
Sam Fels
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOMETOWN
St. Louis, MO
EDUCATION
BS Biology - Truman State University - 2009
PhD Microbiology - University of Missouri - 2015
RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the pathogenesis of Campylobacter jejuni and its interaction with the host microbiota.
CONTACT
samuel.fels@yale.edu
Emily Guo
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOMETOWN
Shandong, China
EDUCATION
BS Biology - Shandong University - 2006
PhD Developmental Biology- Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - 2012
RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the structure and function of Salmonella type III secretion system and typhoid toxin neutralization.
CONTACT
emily.guo@yale.edu
Jose Eduardo Soto
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOME COUNTRY
Mexico
EDUCATION
BS Genomics - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - 2010
MS Biochemistry - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - 2012
PhD Biochemistry - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - 2017
RESEARCH INTEREST
I am interested in understanding how the type III secretion system functions at the molecular level.
CONTACT
jose.soto@yale.edu
Meixin Chen
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOMETOWN
Guangdong, China
EDUCATION
BS Biology - Shantou University - 2013
PhD Life Sciences - Sun Yat-sen University - 2018
RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the mechanisms by which a cell intrinsic host-defense mechanism orchestrated by the mitochondria controls the replication of intracellular pathogens.
CONTACT
meixin.chen@yale.edu
Huan Lian
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOMETOWN
Changchun, China
EDUCATION
BS Biology - Harbin Institute - 2013
PhD Cell Biology - Wuhan University - 2018
RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the characterization of the effector protein of the type III secretion system of Salmonella Typhimurium that mediates the inflammatory response after infection.
CONTACT
huan.lian@yale.edu
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
Yichao Yang
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOMETOWN
Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
EDUCATION
D. V. M. Veterinary Medicine – Northeast Agricultural University, China - 2010
PhD Poultry Science - University of Arkansas, USA - 2017
RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the pathogenesis of Campylobacter jejuni and its interaction with the host microbiota.
CONTACT
yichao.yang@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
Iva Atanaskovic
Postdoctoral Fellow
HOMETOWN
Belgrade, Serbia
EDUCATION
BS Biology - University of Belgrade, Serbia - 2016
MS Microbiology - University of Belgrade, Serbia - 2017
PhD Infection Immunology and Translational Medicine - University of Oxford, UK - 2021
RESEARCH INTEREST
I study the type X secretion system of Salmonella enterica.
CONTACT
iva.atanaskovic@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 Phyics - 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.shuder@yale.edu