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Summary
Dr. Jilong Qin is a postdoctoral research fellow at the bacterial pathogenesis laboratory at the QUT Centre for Immunology and Infection Control (CIIC) and a member of the Max Plank Queensland Centre (MPQC). Dr. Qin received his PhD degree at the University of Adelaide as a trained bacteriologist and geneticist. He has over 10 years of laboratory experience working with surface virulence factors of bacterial pathogens, with a focus on studying their biogenesis as well as their role in pathogenesis, host cell adhesion, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance. He has published 18 research articles (with 6 being first-author and 4 being corresponding-author) in field-leading journals including PLoS Genetics, PNAS, EcoSal Plus, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Microbiology Spectrum, Scientific Reports, mSphere. Dr. Qin has been invited to peer-review articles for Nature Communications, Microbiology and PMC microbiology, and grant application for a world-leading research institute.
Dr. Qin received an ECR ideas grant from the QUT faculty of health to study bacterial adaptation to host and environment (AUD 20,000, 2023-2024). His emerging research profile is recognised in his research field with an Early Career Development award at the Lorne Infection of Immunity 2024. His recent research focuses on next-generation antibiofilm agents and the role of bacterial surface polysaccharides in biofilm formation.
Research Focus
Bacterial host pathogen interactions, Bacterial surface virulence factors, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacterial adaptation to host and environment.