主要应用CRISPR技术筛选研究新发重点RNA病毒的受体利用机制、复制机制等;基于合成生物学方法开发冠状病毒感染传感器,助力病毒的分离培养、复制机制研究与抗病毒药物的筛选;基于CRISPR和合成生物学开发广谱的病毒检测技术与广谱的抗病毒新方法,构建预防与治疗RNA病毒的创新性方法并为临床研究提供基础。
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