
Education:
BSc, Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
MPhil, Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
PhD, Microbiology, Indiana University, Bloomington
Postdoctoral Training, Princeton University
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Research synopsis:
One of the most fundamental questions in microbiology is to understand how bacteria sense, respond, and adapt to different environments. In addition to adjusting to the changes in the physical environments, bacterial pathogens also interact with other biological entities, including the host, other bacterial cells, and the viruses that attack them. My group employs a multidisciplinary approach to study Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes million cases of diarrheal disease cholera worldwide, as a model to under the molecular mechanisms governing these interactions. We hope to harness our findings to develop novel therapeutics to combat infectious diseases.
Lab members:
Brendan O'Hara, PhD Student in Molecular Microbiology
Sandra Olenic, Postdoctoral Scholar
Abigail Rivera Seda, PhD Student in Molecular Microbiology - MERGE-ID
Sandra Sanchez, Postdoctoral Scholar
Anjali Steenhaut, Research Technician