Dr. Jinling Xue

VICE HEAD OF THE RESEARCH UNIT

ORCID: 0000-0002-8191-4140

Dr. Jinling Xue possesses an interdisciplinary background in Environmental Microbiology and Human Health Risk Assessment, which she leverages to advance the field of virome research. Her work investigates the critical contributions of virome to both natural ecological circulations and the development of human autoimmune diseases, such as Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD). By utilizing multi-omics approaches and Deep-Learning-Based protein structural prediction, she has uncovered a series of novel bacteriophage-encoded genes that play pivotal roles in short-chain fatty acid biosynthesis (BCoAT) and long-chain hydrocarbon degradation (various Alkane Hydroxylases). Her current research focuses on expanding the understanding of microbial ecology and pathogenesis and also on opening new avenues for therapeutic interventions via phage-involved treatments.

Curriculum Vitae

08/2022 – 07/2026

University-funded Senior Postdoc Researcher in the Chair of Microbial Disease Prevention, 

School of Life Sciences, Technical Univ. of Munich, Freising, Germany

05/2020 – 07/2022

Post-Doc researcher in Institute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany

05/2018 – 04/2022            

Chinese-German Helmholtz Association Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuherberg, Germany

09/2010 – 06/2016            

Ph.D., top 5% of students got  Master plus PhD program, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. 

09/2002 – 06/2006            

B.Sc., summa cum laude, School of Environmental Sciences and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, China.