Postdoctoral Associates

Frank Duan is a postgraduate associate in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale School of Medicine. He received his bachelor’s degree from UCLA, where he conducted research in Dr. Huiying Li’s lab on microbial competition among Cutibacterium species. He earned his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University under the mentorship of Dr. Jotham Suez, focusing on the effects of antiretroviral therapy on the gut microbiome and virome. Frank joined the Pi Lab in August 2024 and is currently investigating RNA-binding proteins in Bacillus anthracis.

Academic Background Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, (9/1/2021-present)Postgraduate Fellow, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University (9/1/2019-3/6/2020)Joint Ph.D., Center of Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Zhejiang University (9/1/2018-6/30/2020 )Ph.D., Institute for Thermal Power Engineering, Zhejiang University (9/1/2016-6/30/2021)Exchange Student, Major in mining engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia (7/22/2015-1/22/2016) B.S. Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (9/1/2012-6/30/2016) Research Interests How the rotatory motor functionsSubcellular 3D imaging inside the cellBiosynthesis and bioengineering of microalgae cells Specialized SkillsCryo-Electron Tomography: Focused Ion Beam (FIB) milling (Aquilos 1 and 2, Thermo Fisher), cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (Cryo-CLEM, Leica), data collection (FEI Polara, Krios, Glacios); Cryo-ET data processing, subtomogram averaging (i3, EMAN2), 3D modeling (Chimera, Amira, IMOD, EMAN2) Technology of flue gas CO2 fixation by microalgae: Microalgae culture, photobioreactor design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation (FLUENT, Ansys)