Yoshiro Miyahara, Ph.D. - Dr. Miyahara, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Stepkowski's lab, joins us from The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Nobuyasu Mayuzumi, M.D., Ph.D. - Dr. Mayuzumi, a member of Dr. Takashima's lab, earned his M.D. degree in 1994 from Juntendo University, School of Medicine. He earned his Ph.D. degree in 2000 from Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine.
Masaaki Miyazawa, Ph.D. - Dr. Miyazawa, a member of Dr. Takashima's lab, earned his Ph.D. in 2008 from Josai University, Japan.
Fang Qiang Tang, Ph.D. - Dr. Tang, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Novella's lab, earned his Ph.D. in 2007 from Wuhan University, Department of Microbiology, in Wuhan, China.
Wei Liu, Ph.D. - Dr. Liu earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. In his medical microbiology and immunology position in Dr. Kevin Pan's lab, he is studying the synergistic effect of TLRs agonists and Nods agonists on inflammatory responses in human monocytes and lung epithelial cells.
Iwona Mruk, Ph.D. - Dr. Mruk, who earned her Ph.D. at the University of Gdansk, is studying the control of some of the major gatekeepers for gene flow between bacteria. Whether the concern is virulence factors or antibiotic resistance genes, the flow of genes between bacteria has very important implications but is not well understood. In particular, Dr. Mruk is studying the regulation of restriction-modification systems, and the role of an unusual family of transcriptional activators that has a surprisingly broad host range. Her work includes genetic, biochemical, and bioinformatic approaches.
