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    Hualiang Pi, PhD

    Assistant Professor
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    hualiang.pi@yale.edu

    Pi Lab

    840 West Campus Drive , Advanced Biosciences Center 215

    West Haven, CT 06516

    United States

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    Biography

    Hualiang Pi, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and a member of the Microbial Sciences Institute. She received her doctoral training in Microbiology at Cornell University and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilit University Medical Center. Dr. Pi's research focuses on elucidating microbial stress defense mechanisms important for bacterial infection. Her work has been recognized through multiple competitive awards, including the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2), and selection as a 2025 Searle Scholar.

    Last Updated on April 23, 2025.

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    PhD
    Cornell University, Microbiology

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    Overview

    Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobe and the leading cause of healthcare-associated and antibiotic-related intestinal infections in the United States. In the Pi Lab, we take a multidisciplinary approach—combining genetics, biochemistry, structural biology, advanced imaging, and animal infection models—to investigate this important gut pathogen. Our research is primarily focused on uncovering the microbial stress defense strategies that enable C. difficile to colonize and persist within the host during infection.

    Medical Research Interests

    Bacterial Infections; Host Microbial Interactions; Organelle Biogenesis

    Research at a Glance

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    A big-picture view of Hualiang Pi's research output by year.
    29Publications
    1,599Citations

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    Pi Lab

    840 West Campus Drive , Advanced Biosciences Center 215

    West Haven, CT 06516

    United States

    Pi Lab

    Shipping Address, 300 Heffernan Drive, ABC Rm 215

    West Haven, CT 06516

    United States

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