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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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Education & Training

PhD
Cornell University, Microbiology

Research

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

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Hualiang Pi's research output by year.
29Publications
1,597Citations

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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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