In a recent study, the team led by Prof. YUAN Zhiming in Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences designed a training program for BSL-4 laboratory users that follows local, national, and international guidelines and regulations. Their program ensures the safety and security of staff involved in research at the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory.
Recently, in a joint cooperation among the research group led by Prof. ZHOU Xi from Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the research teams led by Prof. QIN Chengfeng from Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences and Prof. HU Baoyang from Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the scientists f...
Molecule encapsulation in virus-based nanoparticles (VNPs) is an emerging bioinspired way to design novel functional nanostructures and devices. In a joint study, the research groups led by Prof. LI Feng from Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. ZHANG Xian’en from Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a general cargo-compatible ...
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is an emerging tick-borne virus that causes severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). Since the first report in China in 2009, SFTSV has spread over China, South Korea and Japan, with a mortality rate reaching up to 30%. To establish successful infection, 90 SFTSV must manipulate host proteins to favor its own replication. Howe...
