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Department of Biology
Department of Immunology and Microbiology
Department of Systems Biology
Department of Chemical Biology
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Department of Immunology and Microbiology
Immunology and Microbiology are foundational disciplines in life sciences that are thriving in the new era of interdisciplinary crosstalk. Research in these areas provides a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of major human diseases, essential for safeguarding public health and national security amidst ever-growing globalization.
The Department of Immunology and Microbiology (IMMB) at SUSTech explores diverse research directions, ranging from developmental and cellular biology of immune systems to pathological mechanisms of autoimmune diseases, immunoregulation in neurodegeneration, metabolic disorders,  cancer, as well as pathogenic and drug resistance mechanisms of microorganisms. By integrating multiple research disciplines and cutting-edge technologies such as single-cell profiling and AI tools with traditional methodologies, including animal models, genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry, and structural biology, we aim to identify exciting interdisciplinary synergies and push back the scientific frontier to the next level. Through gaining mechanistic insights into the basic biology of immune systems and microorganisms, the pathogenic processes of immune disorders and the molecular basis of bacterial drug resistance, our department endeavors to identify novel therapeutic targets for infectious and immune diseases, aspiring to advance the transfer of academic knowledge into clinical treatments.
In the next five to ten years, the Department of Immunology and Microbiology expects to expand into a multi-disciplinary research team comprising 20-25 principal investigators with expertise ranging from immunology, microbiology to biophysics and genetics.
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Zilong WEN
生物系
Chair Professor
Room 411, Research Building 2
0775-88015676
wenzl@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Hematopoietic stem cell; Immune cell; Tissue regeneration
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Tao DONG
生物系
Professor
Room 517, Research Building 2
0755-88018724
dongt@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Host-microbe interaction；secretion system；
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Wen ZHOU
生物系
Assistant Professor
Room 405, Research Building 2
0755-88010130
zhouw@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Innate immunity and immune dise-ase
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Huapeng YU
生物系
Assistant Professor
Room 415, Biology Hall
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yuhp@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Mechanotransduction; cell adhesion; cytoskeleton
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Xijun OU
生物系
Associate Professor
Room 413, Biology Hall
0755-88018402
ouxj@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：RNA regulation of B cell biology
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Zhongmin LIU
生物系
Associate Professor
Room 213, Biology Hall
0755-88018867
liuzm@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Structural Biology
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Sicong HE
生物系
Assistant Professor
Room 410, Biology Hall
0755-88015096
hesc@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Biomedical Optics
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Li ZHANG
生物系
Assistant Professor
Room 516, Research Building 2
0755-88018322
zhangl3@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Immunology; Pathogenic Microbio-logy; Tuberculosis;
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Huang DAN
生物系
Research Assistant Professor
Room 418, Research Building 2
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huangd@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Genome Evolution; Tumor Metabolism; Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms;
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Xinmeng CHEN
生物系
Research Assistant Professor
Rm201-4, Biology Hall
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chenxm@sustech.edu.cn
Research interest：Nucleic acid-protein complexes;
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