JS research group
Gut microbiota and host-microbe interactions
Principal Investigator
Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Eng., HKUST
Interests: Pathogen-microbiota interactions and combat strategies, pathogen evolutionary adaptations, gut microbiome, metabolic diseases
Jordy Evan Sulaiman
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Health Technology & Informatics, PolyU
Member, Research Institute for Future Food (RiFood)
Member, Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation (RCMI)
Member, Hong Kong Society of Mass Spectrometry (HKSMS)
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Before joining PolyU, Jordy was a Research Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2024-2025). Jordy did his postdoctoral training in the Venturelli group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2022-2024), focusing on the bottom-up construction of synthetic human gut communities for therapeutic applications. Jordy received his B.Eng., M.Phil., and Ph.D. (advised by Prof. Henry Lam) in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2017, 2019, and 2022 respectively at HKUST. During his graduate studies, Jordy utilized proteomic approaches to study antibiotic tolerance and resistance of bacterial pathogens.
Team Members
Yu Qian
Research Assistant
Department of Health Technology & Informatics (HTI), PolyU
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Qian earned her Bachelor's degree in Food Science from Nanjing Agricultural University (Project 211) and her Master's in Medicine from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Project 985 & 211). Qian then joined Tsinghua University as a research assistant before joining PolyU. Qian has two first-author journal publications in the field of food science and medicine. Additionally, she recently obtained her certification as a Registered Dietitian.
Yating Cheng
Ph.D. student, Co-supervised with Prof. Kenneth Cheng
Department of Health Technology & Informatics (HTI), PolyU
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Yating earned her Bachelor's degree in Animal Sciences from Southwest University and Master's in Animal Sciences from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Before joining PolyU, Yating had research experience in nutrient metabolism and supplementation in pigs, and worked in the First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine. Yating has five first-author journal publications in the field of nutrition and animal science.
Xin Cao (Cassie)
Research Assistant, Co-supervised with Prof. Kenneth Cheng
Department of Health Technology & Informatics (HTI), PolyU
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Cassie earned her Bachelor's degree in Medicine from Southeast University (Project 985 & 211) and Master's in Medicine from Central South University (Project 985 & 211). Cassie then joined The University of Hong Kong (HKU) as a research assistant for one year before joining PolyU. Cassie has five journal publications (3 as first authors) in the field of medicine and immunology.
Shan Su
Research Assistant, Co-supervised with Prof. Kenneth Cheng
Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI), PolyU
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Shan earned her Bachelor's degree (Medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Science in Applied Psychology) from Binzhou Medical University and Master of Medicine in Integration of Chinese & Western Medicine from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (GZUCM). Shan then joined PolyU Shenzhen Research Institute as a research assistant and has 8 journal publications (1 as first author) in the field of biology and medicine.
Xinyu Zhang
Ph.D. student, Co-supervised with Prof. Renyou Gan
Department of Food Science and Nutrition (FSN), PolyU
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Xinyu earned her Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (Project 985 & 211) and her Master’s degree in Biology and Medicine from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, specializing in synthetic biology and microbial metabolic engineering. Xinyu has 3 journal publications (1 as co-first author) in the field of microbiology and animal science.