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Aaron T. Irving
Principal Investigator. Host–pathogen interactions, emerging zoonoses, comparative immunology and pandemic preparedness.
And the lab members:
Team
Research Team
Science is never done alone: Here we introduce our team of Researchers, postdocs and gradaute students from Zhejiang University, University of Edinburgh, Nankai university, Sun-Yat Sen University, Guangzhou Medical University
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李天旭 Tianxu Li
South China Agricultural University - PhD in Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University - Master of Veterinary Medicine . Background: Host-pathogen Interactions, comparative immunology, Influenza. Projects: Antiviral immune factor validation and translational development. Treg immunity in bats. Cross-species zoonotic risk factors.Google Scholar
黎凯欣 Kaixin Li
University of Tokyo - MSc/PhD. Background: Host-pathogen Interactions, bat sarbecoviruses, viral evolution, immunity. Projects: Evaluation of viral zoonotic potential, RT-LAMP field diagnostics, bat library creator. Also loves bat soft toys. Google Scholar
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吕笑寒 Xiaohan (Iris) Lyu
UoE (Edinburgh) student. Bat iPSC, neuroinflammation, microglia & inflammaging. Canadian. Starbucks addict.
董越 Dong Yue
UoE (Edinburgh) student. ISG15 antiviral function and diversity across bat species. Virus-Receptor interactions, cross-species zoonosis. Gym Junkie. Cat lover.
李筱萌 Xiaomeng (Melody) LiZhejiang University - University of Edinburgh (Dual-award). Bat IFN evolution. Stress granule, P-body antiviral immune regulation. Loves to makes thing too complex. Needs to learn how to eat spicy food
覃冀瑶 Jiyao (Vista) Qin
Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh (Dual-award). Bat inflammasome activation - protein evolution. Has to be forced to leave campus. Super-chilled.
黄昀辰 Yunchen Huang
Zhejiang University. RT-Lamp diagnostics, wetlab guru for EasyLAMP, Technical troubleshooter, trouble maker. Cannot drink baiju.
陈飞妤 Feiyu Chen
UoE (Edinburgh) student. Virus evolution, DMS and receptor utilization. Likes Korea way too much. Cocktail maker. Ask to play with her pets.
许含章 Hanzhang Xu
Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh (Dual-award). Bioinformatics guru. scRNASeq atlas. Microglia neuroinflammation. Seems quiet but looks are deceiving.
陆平 Ping Lu
Zhejiang University - University of Edinburgh (Dual-award). Virus-receptor dynamics, attachment factors and proteases. Undergrad that never managed to escape my lab. Loves japan way too much.
张磊 Zhang lei
Nankai University. Bat iPSCs, HSC's and immune cell differentiation and implantation. Seems quiet, but secretly a party animal.
叶泽森 Zesen Ye
Nankai University. Bat stem cells, organoids and screening. Pretends to understand English. The only student that arrives before me.
梁沛宏 Peihong Liang
Guangzhou Medical University. Virus metagenomics, host evolution and antiviral restriction. Desparate for his own GPU.
张长春 Changchun Zhang
Sun-Yat Sen University. Virus evolution, Host diversity - AI ecology modelling & zoonotic risk calculation. Yet to reveal his true identity.
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陈芳圆 Fangyuan Chen
Lab manager and boss. Makes the lab spin. Too nice to the students.
李梓萌 Zimeng Li
UoE MSc graduate. Bat Inflammasomes, troubleshooter, maxiprep connoisseur. Says winter back home is "fine".
Research assistants
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Visiting collaborators
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Collaborating Partners
Many GZNL PIs, Stephen Rossiter (QMUL, UK), Clare Bryant (Cambridge, UK), Richard Sloan (Uni of Edinburgh, UK), Alice Hughes (uni of Melb, Aus), Lin-Fa Wang (Duke-NUS, SG), Liliana Davalos (Stonybrook, US), Arinjay Bannerjee (VIDO-Intervac, CA).
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Alumni
Jingyan Liu, Zhang Dan, Diya Hu, Zilan, Yang Chen, Xie Yilun, Ma Long, Liwei Zhang, Yang Yixin, Juan le, Peng Chen & the SG crew Matae Ahn, Geraldine Poh, Kevin Ciminski
And the lab as a whole:
