主要从事病原微生物与生物信息学研究。在病原体基因组特征与进化规律研究、微生物组学研究等研究方向有一系列相关研究工作。相关研究揭示了包括禽流感病毒、埃博拉病毒、登革热病毒等的基因组演化规律,建立了病毒宿主内进化的研究方法;开发了基于宏转录组技术的呼吸道病原体研究方法,揭示了腺病毒、呼吸道合胞病毒、副流感病毒、肺炎支原体等病原体的基因组特征和流行规律。
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