Yaoqin Hong

Yaoqin Hong received his PhD in 2014 in bacterial glycobiology from the University of Sydney, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Peter Reeves (FAA). He then trained as a postdoctoral fellow with Professor John Cronan (NAS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, focusing on the elucidation of bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism, as well as fatty acid-derived enzyme co-factors. In 2018, he returned to research to work with Associate Professor Makrina Totsika (FASM) at QUT, where he developed independent research topics in Gram-negative cell surface and membrane biogenesis, as well as novel antimicrobial strategies targeting these processes. Hong has authored over 20 publications in journals such as PNAS, EcoSal Plus, Molecular Microbiology, and other society journals, primarily those published by the ASM. He was appointed as a Lecturer in Microbiology at James Cook University in 2024, where he continues to work on Gram-negative cell envelope and relevant antimicrobial strategies. He remains affiliated with QUT at the Centre for Immunology and Infection Control as a visiting fellow.

Collaborative Network: Hong has an extensive collaborative network with leading researchers both nationally and internationally, including in the USA, Germany, Singapore, and China.