Coronaviruses infect many different animals, including human, and cause them to have respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases. Newly emerged Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infect respiratory tract and cause severe pneumonia disease. Our research group focuses on these coronaviruses and studies the molecular biology and host cell-virus interaction of these coronaviruses.

Although our group is still a small group, we try to understand the pathogenesis of SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus. People who have never worked with viruses are also welcome. For students, we will teach carefully the experimental methods. For Postdoc researchers, we will work with you and help to write manuscripts and grants. Our group are waiting for your call.