Wei Zhou, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

Wei has a strong background in host-microbe interaction and evolution of microbial pathogens. He is interested in developing computational tools to more efficiently characterize the microbiome using metagenomic data.

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About Wei Zhou, Ph.D.

Wei is broadly interested in evolution and ecology of microbes in complex communities using genomic methods. Before joining the Oh Lab, he worked with Dr. Dustin Brisson in the University of Pennsylvania to study host-microbe interaction and evolution of microbial pathogens. Presently he is developing computational tools that characterize microbes and microbial interactions more effectively and with less necessary domain expertise.

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Education and Experience

2011-2016 PhD candidate in biology, University of Pennsylvania

Advisor: Dr. Dustin Brisson

2009-2011 MS in Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Advisor: Dr. Jun Lin

2005-2009 BS in biology, Fudan University, China

Advisor: Dr. Weida Huang

Selected Publications

Press ReleaseSeptember 14, 2018
JAX, Azitra receive Department of Defense grant: Bioengineered commensals to fight Staphylococcus aureus
Next-generation anti-infectives designed to address the evolving issue of drug resistance.
Research HighlightSeptember 11, 2018
Exploring zinc finger proteins
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded Petko Petkov a four-year grant totaling $1,385,337 to exploit the new methods he has developed to profile and investigate zinc finger proteins and their binding sites.
Press ReleaseSeptember 04, 2018
Using mathematical modeling to target infections
When an otherwise harmless fungus like Aspergillus fumigatus invades the lungs of people with compromised immune systems, it can cause severe respiratory problems. A new NIH grant will employ specialized mathematical and computer modeling to improve understanding of our biological defense system.
Press ReleaseAugust 01, 2018
$2M NIH Grant to Study Genetic Mechanisms of Inherited Heart Muscle Disorders
Travis Hinson, M.D., has received more than $2 million from the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the mechanisms responsible for a serious and often fatal heart condition.
- Cardiovascular
- Genetics and Genomics

Research HighlightSeptember 13, 2018
Distinguishing the helpful from the harmful in the human microbiome
New JAX research offers insight into how our immune cells are able to tell the difference between helpful bacterial strains and potentially inflammatory or pathogenic strains.
Search MagazineSeptember 11, 2018
Non-coding DNA is not junk DNA
Assistant Professor Christine Beck, Ph.D., is uncovering how recurring sequences in our genomes might shed light on genome stability, as well as diseases like cancer.
Search MagazineAugust 14, 2018
Understanding our inheritance
To find out more about the complexities of inheritance, JAX spoke with author and New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer, who frequently writes about genetics and evolution.
Press ReleaseAugust 01, 2018
A RACIPE for success
New five-year, $2.2M outstanding investigator grant to Mingyang Lu will support systems biology algorithm approach.