Zhao

Guolei Zhao (Postdoctoral Fellow)

I am interested in studying the mechanisms driving skin colonization of Candida auris.

Zhao G, Lyu J, Veniaminova NA, Zarnowski R, Mattos E, Johnson CJ, Quintanilla D, Hautau H, Hold LA, Xu B, Anku JAE, Steltzer S, Dasgupta K, Santana DJ, Ibrahim A, Andes D, Nett JE, Singh S, Abraham AC, Killian ML, Kahlenberg JM, Wong SY, O'Meara TR. 2025. Candida auris skin colonization is mediated by Als4112 and interactions with host extracellular matrix proteins. Nature Communications. 16: 5673. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60876-1.
Doorley LA, La Bella AA, Jones SJ, Zhao G, Asadzadeh M, Choudhury QJ, Ahmad S, Mokaddas E, Al-Obaid I, Alfouzan W, Al-Banwan K, O’Meara TR, Santiago Tirado FH, Flores Mireles AL, Rybak JM. 2025. Preprint: Convergent evolution on RBA1 regulates Candidozyma auris host adaptation.