CURRICULUM VITA

Xiang Yang Zhu

ADDRESS:

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (M/C 790)
College of Medicine
the University of Illinois at Chicago
E 704 Medical Science Building
835 S. Wolcott Ave.
Chicago IL. 60612-7344
Tel: (312)413-0288
Fax: (312)996-6415

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, Microbiology, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago. Aug. 1991-now.
M. S. Microbial Genetics, Chinese Academic of Medical Science/Peking Union Medical College, China. Sep. 1985-Aug. 1988.
B. S. Jiangxi Medical College, China. Oct. 1978-Dec. 1983.

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant (Aug. 1991-present) Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago.
Topic: Signal transduction studies in bacterial chemotaxis.

Research Assistant (Jan. 1990-Aug. 1991) The Institute of Molecular Biology, The University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Topic: Transcription regulation of Interferon and .

Research Assistant (Aug. 1988-Dec.1989) The National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, China.
Topic: Qualificational control for biological products, such as human interferon.

SKILLS

General Microbiology: Bacterial transformation, transduction, strain isolation

Molecular Biology: Most modern molecular biotechniques, such as DNA sequencing, gene cloning and Mapping, PCR, and mutagenesis, Tissue culture.

Protein Biochemistry: Protein purification, Western blotting, protein phosphorylation, protein crystallization.

Computer: Motion Analysis, protein structure, microsoft word, freelance, lotus 1-2-3, genbank.

PUBLICATIONS

Xiangyang Zhu, Charles D. Amsler, Karl Volz, and Philip Matsumura. Behavioral and Biochemical consequences of substitutions of tyrosine 106 of CheY: evidence for an important role in signaling in bacterial chemotaxis. J. Bacteriol. Accepted for publication.

Xiangyang Zhu and Shouxi Wu. 1990. The Classification of candida albicans by gene hybridization. J. Dermatology in China, 23(3): 84-88 Chinese.

Xiangyang Zhu and Shouxi Wu. 1989. Application of molecular biotechniques in mycology. J. Molecular Biology for international. 57:322-325. Chinese.

Xiangyang Zhu and Shouxi Wu. 1989. Infection and immune of candida albicans in Human being. J. Common diseases for both human and animals, 12:56-61. Chinese.

MEETING ABSTRACTS

Xiangyang Zhu, Charles D. Amsler, Karl Volz, and Philip Matsumura. Involvement of tyrosine 106 in the activation of CheY. Sensory Transduction in Microorganisms. Golden Research Conference. Jan. 21-26. Ventura, California.

Xiangyang Zhu, Karl Volz, and Philip Matsumura. Mutations at position 106 of CheY affect its function. Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction Meeting III. Jan. 12-16, 1995. Austin, Texas.

Xiangyang Zhu, Karl Volz, and Philip Matsumura. Signal transduction in bacterial chemotaxis. Twelfth annual UIC molecular biology retreat. Sep. 7-8, 1995. Williams Bay, Wisconsin.

Andreas Sailer, Xiangyang Zhu, and Charles Weissmann. Different control of the IFN- and IFN- promoter. From receptor to gene. Aug. 20-25, 1991. Arolla, Switzerland.

Return to Matsumura Lab Homepage