Dr. Ping Hu is associate professor of Institute of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health in Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology (HUST). She graduated with a major in Environmental Science at Nankai University in 2004 and received her PhD in Soil Microbiology at Texas A&M University in 2012. She worked as a postdoctoral research associate in rhizosphere soil microbial ecology using metagenomic and metatransciptomic methods at Virginia Tech University from 2012 to 2014, and studied human microbiome as a visiting scholar in Karolinska Institute, Sweden in 2016. Dr. Hu’s research mainly focused on environmental and human microbiome related to human health and diseases. Currently she is working on the relationship between human microbiome (gut and oral) and type 2 diabetes.

• 2000/09-2004/06     Bachelor’s Degree of Science

• Environmental Science

• Nankai University

• 2006/01-2008/08     Master’s Degree of Science

• Soil Microbiology at Department of Agronomy

• Kansas State University,

• 2008/08-2012/05     Doctoral Degree of Philosophy

• Soil Microbiology at Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

• Texas A&M University.

Languages

Chinese, English

• 2012/08-2014/06     Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Rhizosphere and Soil Microbial Ecology Lab

• Virginia Tech University

• Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

• 2016/03-2016/06     Visiting Scholar

• Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics

• KarolinskaInstitutet

• Stockholm, Sweden

• 2015/08-present       Associate Professor

• Institute of Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health

• Tongji Medical School

• Huazhong University of Science & Technology

• Wuhan, China

Present Research Interests

1. Human gut and oral microbiomevs diabetes

2. Environmental microbial communities vs public health

Previous Researches

• ﹠  Projects in biogeochemical (C and N) cycling supported by National Science Foundation, 2005-2008.

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• ﹠  Projects in soil microbial molecular ecology and cotton root rot following oilseed meal (biofuel by-product) and isothiocyanate applications supported by Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron, U.S.A. Inc., and Cotton Incorporated. 2008-2010

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• ﹠  Soil Microbial Ecology studies in isothiocyanate changing fungal and bacterial communities using metagenomic tools. 2011-2012.

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• ﹠  Metagenomic and metatransciptomic researches in rhizosphere and soil microbialecology. 2012-2014.

• ﹠  P. Hu*, A.S. Wang, A.S. Engledow, E.B. Hollister, K.L. Rothlisberger, J.E. Matocha, D.A. Zuberer, T.L. Provin, F.M. Hons, and T.J. Gentry. Inhibition of the Germination and Growth of Phymatotrichopsisomnivora(Cotton Root Rot) by Oilseed Meals and Isothiocyanates. 2011. Applied Soil Ecology. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.06.014.

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• ﹠  Ping Hu*, Emily B. Hollister, Anil Somenahally, F.M. Hons, and T.J. Gentry. Soil bacterial and fungal communities respond differently to various isothiocyanates added for biofumigation. 2015. Frontiers in Microbiology. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00729.

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• ﹠  Autumn S. Wang, Ping Hu, Emily B. Hollister, Katie L. Rothlisberger, Anil Somenahally, Tony L. Provin, Frank M. Hons, and Terry J. Gentry. Impact of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) and Flax (Linumusitatissimum) Seed Meal Applications on Soil Carbon, Nitrogen,  and Microbial Dynamics. 2011. Applied and Environmental Soil Science.

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• ﹠  Emily B. Hollister, Ping Hu, Autumn S. Wang, Frank M. Hons, and Terry J. Gentry. 2013. Differential impacts of brassicaceous and nonbrassicaceous oilseed meals on soil bacterial and fungal communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 83: 632-641.

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• ﹠ Y Ma, T Gentry, P Hu, E Pierson, M Gu, S Yin. 2015. Impact of brassicaceous seed meals on the composition of the soil fungal community and the incidence of Fusarium wilt on chili pepper. Applied Soil Ecology 90: 41-48.

• ﹠  Ping Hu, C. W. Rice, P. M. White, G. W. T. Wilson, T. C. Todd. Soil Biotic Interactions and C Dynamics with AndropogonGerardii. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA,Nov. 4-8, 2007.

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• ﹠  Rice, C.W., Ping Hu, White, P.M., Wilson, G.W.T., and Todd, T.C.Abstract: Biological and Physical Controls on Soil Organic Matter Stabilization. Australian SOM Meetings, Australia, Oct. 2007.

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• ﹠  Autumn S. Wang, Terry J. Gentry, Frank M. Hons, Ping Hu, and Tony Provin. Soil Microbial, Carbon, and Nitrogen Dynamics after Oilseed Meals Addition. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2009.

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• ﹠  Autumn S. Wang, Ping Hu, Frank M. Hons, Terry J. Gentry. Soil Microbial Community affected by Different Oilseed Meals and a Crop Residue. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,Nov. 1-4, 2009.

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• ﹠  Emily B. Hollister, Ping Hu, Autumn S. Wang, Frank M. Hons, and Terry J. Gentry. Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Responses to Oilseed Meal Additions. American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA,May 21-24, 2011.

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• ﹠  Ping Hu, Autumn S. Wang,Amanda Engledow, John Matocha, Tony Provin, Frank Hons, and Terry Gentry.Inhibition of Phymatotrichopsisomnivora (Cotton Root Rot) Germination and Growth in Soil following Application of Various Oilseed Meals. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,Nov. 1-4, 2009.

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• ﹠  Ping Hu, Autumn S. Wang,Amanda Engledow, John Matocha, Tony Provin, Frank Hons, and Terry Gentry.Inhibition of Phymatotrichopsisomnivora (Cotton Root Rot) Germination and Growth in Soil by Various Oilseed Meals and Isothiocyanates. Texas Plant Protection Conference, Bryan, TX, USA,Dec. 6-7, 2009.

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• ﹠  Ping Hu, Emily Hollister, Autumn Wang, Frank Hons, and Terry Gentry. Soil Microbial Community Changes after Oilseed Meal Application. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, USA,Nov. 1-4, 2010.

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• ﹠  Ping Hu, Frank M. Hons, and Terry J. Gentry. Metagenomic Analysis on Soil Fungal and Bacterial Communities in response to Isothiocynates application. Argonne Soil Metagenomics Workshop, Chicago, IL, USA, Oct. 5-7, 2011.

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• ﹠  Ping Hu, Mark Williams. Metatranscriptomic Study in Fe Cycling Related Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Communities. Microbial Genomic and Metagenomic Workshop by DOE-JGI, Walnut Creek, CA, USA,Oct. 2013

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• ﹠  Ping Hu. Invited talk/ workshop in metagenomic and metatranscriptomic research summary and analysis tools. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China, Dec. 2014.