Hello, I’m Jing

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I am a third-year Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, where I work with Dr. Matthew R. Olm in the Integrative Microbiome Research Laboratory. I study how the infant immune system shapes the developing gut microbiome, focusing on IgA-mediated microbiome-immune interactions during the first year of life. Read more about my research.

Previously, I completed my Master of Medicine at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, where I worked on antibiotic resistance genes and One Health surveillance, and my Bachelor of Medicine at Anhui Medical University.

I am always excited to discuss science and potential collaborations. Feel free to reach out!

News

• [2026.09] I passed my Comprehensive Examination and have officially advanced to Ph.D. candidacy at the Department of Integrative Physiology, CU Boulder! 🎓 Onward to the dissertation work on IgA-mediated microbiome–immune interactions in the infant gut. [Research]
• [2026.05] Our new preprint “IgA Targeting in the Infant Gut Is Modulated by Diet and Increasingly Directed Towards Persistent Species” is now available on bioRxiv! [Project]
• [2026.04] I received the 🏆 Best Abstract Award at the Lillian Fountain-Smith Conference 2026 (April 16–17, Fort Collins, CO) for “IgA Targeting in the Infant Gut Is Modulated by Diet and Increasingly Directed Towards Persistent Species.” I also had a wonderful time delivering a 15-minute Lightning Talk and discussing nutrition science with everyone! [Photos] [Poster]
  
• [2026.03] Our paper “Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance governance across 193 countries to inform the 2026 Global Action Plan update” is now published online in Nature Medicine!
• [2026.01] I attended the microbiome data science workshop hosted by the Mountain West Microbiome Alliance (MoWMA) in Salt Lake City, UT (January 26-29, 2026). Thank you to the MoWMA workshop team (Greg Caporaso, Seth Walk, Cathy Lozupone, Jeff Meilander, Colin Wood, Chloe Herman, John O’Conner, and Nick Pinkham) for the excellent training! [Photo]
  
• [2026.01] I presented a poster titled “Quantifying the Impact of First Foods on the Infant Gut Microbiota and Immune Health via IgA” at the 2026 Winter Pediatric Research Poster Session hosted by Colorado Clinical & Translational Research Sciences Institute (CCTSI) at Children’s Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO! [Project] [Photo]
• [2025.10] I presented a poster titled “Quantifying the Impact of First Foods on the Infant Gut Microbiota and Immune Health via IgA” at the Colorado NORC Retreat, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO! [Project]
• [2025.02] Our paper “Metagenomic insights into correlation of microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in the worker-pig-soil interface: A One Health surveillance on Chongming Island, China” has been accepted by Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances! [Project]
• [2024.10] Our “In Translation” article “Hospitalization throws the preterm gut microbiome off-key” was published in Cell Host & Microbe!
• [2024.08] I am thrilled to join the Integrative Microbiome Research Laboratory at University of Colorado Boulder as a first-year Ph.D. student!