Hannah Zhu

Hannah Zhu is a researcher at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, focusing on bacteriophage interactions with uropathogenic Escherichia coli and nutrient uptake mechanisms in marine cyanobacteria. Her work bridges molecular biology and ecological microbiology, with a strong emphasis on protein function and viral/host interactions.

Research Interests:

• Targeting pathogenic bacteria with phage therapy
• Understanding phage replication dependencies
• Elucidating nutrient transport systems in marine picocyanobacteria
• Mechanistic studies of carrier proteins

Publication Trends: Recent work (2020–2024) highlights her focus on substrate-binding proteins (SBPs) in nutrient acquisition and phage biology, particularly in Escherichia coli and marine cyanobacteria. Collaborations span virology, bacterial pathogenesis, and marine biogeochemistry.