Dr. Yong Cheng received a B.S. degree in Biotechnology and a Ph.D. degree in microbiology from Huazhong Agricultural University, China. He completed a postdoctoral training in microbiology and immunology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, followed by a fellowship in the same field at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. His research interests include understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the host-pathogen interactions during an M. tuberculosis infection, and the development of novel anti-TB vaccines and drugs.