Xiaofan Jin, University of Calgary

Research

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Synthetic Biology Computational Biology Microbiome

Latest papers

Accurate estimation of intraspecific microbial gene content variation in metagenomic data with MIDAS v3 and StrainPGC.
Genome research · 2025
Comprehensive profiling of genomic invertons in defined gut microbial community reveals associations with intestinal colonization and surface adhesion.
Microbiome · 2025 · first author
Optogenetic patterning generates multi-strain biofilms with spatially distributed antibiotic resistance.
Nature communications · 2024 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Rationally designed microbial therapeutics to treat recurrent urinary tract infection
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Accurate estimation of intraspecific microbial gene content variation in metagenomic data with MIDAS v3 and StrainPGC.

Smith BJ, Zhao C, Dubinkina V, Jin X, Zahavi L, Shoer S, Moltzau-Anderson J, Segal E, Pollard KS

Genome research2025

DOI: 10.1101/gr.279543.124 PMID: 40210439

02

Comprehensive profiling of genomic invertons in defined gut microbial community reveals associations with intestinal colonization and surface adhesion.

Jin X, Cheng AG, Chanin RB, Yu FB, Dimas A, Jasper M, Weakley A, Yan J, Bhatt AS, Pollard KS

Microbiome2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-025-02052-7 PMID: 40059174

03

Optogenetic patterning generates multi-strain biofilms with spatially distributed antibiotic resistance.

Jin X, Riedel-Kruse IH

Nature communications2024First author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53546-1 PMID: 39487123

Rationally designed microbial therapeutics to treat recurrent urinary tract infection

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Jin, Xiaofan

$125,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Synthetic Biology Dear Professor Jin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Accurate estimation of intraspecific microbial gene content variation in metagenomic data with MIDAS v3 and StrainPGC." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Rationally designed microbial therapeutics to treat recurrent urinary tract infection" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]