At the early stage of my research (Veterinary Medicine), I dedicated to investigating the epidemiology of emerging viruses among waterfowls in China, and developing specific preventive or therapeutic antivirals against these animal viruses. In 2018, I moved to The Nether... Read more

At the early stage of my research (Veterinary Medicine), I dedicated to investigating the epidemiology of emerging viruses among waterfowls in China, and developing specific preventive or therapeutic antivirals against these animal viruses. In 2018, I moved to The Netherlands and started my PhD research. Incorporating previous experience in animal diseases, my research interests have expanded to analyzing epidemiology of emerging cross-species viruses, studying virus-host interactions, as well as developing antiviral therapies. So far, I have contributed to more than 50 publications on these topics, with 17 publications as (co-)first author. My current research focuses on:

1. Developing human-derived primary organoids based models, including liver organoids, intestinal organoids and airway organoids, for viral infections. Based on these 3D-constructed organoids, I aim to understand the pathogenesis, host responses and antiviral therapies against human rotavirus, hepatitis E virus, seasonal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 and monkeypox virus.
2. Systematically mapping epidemiological and clinical features of emerging viruses infections by employing multiple bioinformatics analyzing approaches.