Zejun Li       Ph. D, Professor Chief-scientist   Email: lizejun@shvri.ac.cn Tel/Fax: +86 21 3429 3446 Address:No. 518, Ziyue Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200241, China;   Education 2001.9-2004.7, PhD, Graduate school, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 1998.9-2001.7, Master’s degree, College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University 1993.9-1998.7, Bachelor's degree, College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University     Professional Experience 2013.1-Present, Head of department of avian diseases, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Professor, doctoral supervisor 2008.7-2012.12, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Professor 2005.9-2008.6, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, USA, Postdoc 2004.7-2005.8, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Assistant professor     Current Research Topics Molecular etiology and evolution of animal influenza viruses Isolation and characterization of flu viruses in different animal species Pathogenesis and Transmission of avian/swine influenza viruses Immune regulation of animal influenza Novel vaccines for animal influenza and duck Tembusu virus Pathogenesis on co-infections of influenza and other viral agents Rapid diagnosis of novel duck diseases      Publications 1. H. Chen，G. Deng，Z. Li，G. Tian，Y. Li，P. Jiao, L. Zhang, Z. Liu, R. G. Webster, K. Yu. The evolution of H5N1 influenza viruses in ducks in Southern China.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2004, 101(28): 10452-10457 (Z. Li and G. Deng contributed equally). 2. Zejun Li, Hualan Chen, Peirong Jiao, Guohua Deng, GuobinTian, Yanbing Li, Erich Hoffmann, Robert G. Webster, Yumiko Matsuoka, Kangzhen Yu.  Molecular basis associated with replication of duck H5N1 influenza viruses in a mammalian mouse model.  Journal of Virology, 2005, 79: 12058–12064. 3. Zejun Li, Yongping Jiang, Peirong Jiao, Aiqin Wang, Fengju Zhao, GuobinTian, Xijun Wang, Kangzhen Yu, Zhigao Bu and Hualan Chen.  The NS1 Gene Contributes to the Virulence of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses.  Journal of Virology, 2006, 80：11115-11123. 4. Yanbing Li, Zhixiong Lin, Jianzhong Shi, Qiaoling Qi, Guohua Deng, Zejun Li, Xiurong Wang, GuobinTian, Hualan Chen.  Detection of Hong Kong 97-like H5N1 influenza viruses from eggs of Vietnamese waterfowl.Archives of Virology.2006, 151: 1615-1624. 5. Hualan Chen, Yanbing Li, Zejun Li, Jianzhong Shi, Kyoko Shinya, Guohua Deng, Qiaoling Qi, GuobinTian, Shufang Fan, Haidan Zhao, Yingxiang Sun, Yoshihiro Kawaoka.  Properties and dissemination of H5N1 viruses isolated during an influenza outbreak in migratory waterfowl in western China.  Journal of Virology, 2006, 80(12):5976-83. 6. Zejun Li, Tokiko Watanabe, Masato Hatta, Shinji Watanabe, AsukaNanbo, Makoto Ozawa, Satoshi Kakugawa, Masayuki Shimojima, Shinya Yamada, Gabriele Neumann, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka. Mutational analysis of conserved amino acids in the influenza A virus nucleoprotein. Journal of Virology, 2009, 83(9): 4153–4162. 7. YuweiGao, Ying Zhang, Kyoko Shinya, Guohua Deng, Yongping Jiang, Zejun Li, Yuntao Guan, GuobinTian, Yanbing Li, Jianzhong Shi, Liling Liu, XianyingZeng, Zhigao Bu, Xianzhu Xia, Yoshihiro Kawaoka and Hualanchen. Identification of Amino Acids in HA and PB2 Critical for the Transmission of H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses in a Mammalian Host. PLoSPathog, 2009, 5(12): e1000709. 8. Pixi Yan, Youshu Zhao, Xu Zhang, DaweiXu, Xiaoguang Dai, QiaoyangTeng, Liping Yan, Jiewen Zhou, XiwenJi, Shumei Zhang, Guangqing Liu, Yanjun Zhou, Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Guangzhi Tong,  and Zejun Li. An infectious disease of ducks caused by a newly emerged Tembusu virus strain in mainland China.Virology, 2011, 417 (1): 1-8. (Corresponding author). 9. Liping Yan, Pixi Yan, Jiewen Zhou, QiaoyangTeng, and Zejun Li. Establishing a TaqMan-Based Real-Time PCR Assay for the Rapid Detection and Quantification of the Newly Emerged Duck Tembusu Virus. Virology Journal, 2011, doi:10.1186/1743-422X-8-464. (Corresponding author). 10. Liping Yan, Shan Peng, Pixi Yan, Jiewen Zhou, QiaoyangTeng, Guoxin Li, Xuesong Li, Zejun Li. Comparison of real-time reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for duck Tembusu virus, Journal of virological methods, 2012, 182 (2012) 50–55. (Corresponding author). 11. Yuee Zhang, QiaoyangTeng, ChaochaoRen, Guoxin Li, Xuesong Li, and Zejun Li. 2012, Complete genome sequence of a novel reassortant H11N2 avian influenza virus isolated from a live poultry market in Eastern China.  Journal of Virology, 86 (22), 12443. (Corresponding author). 12. Qiaoyang Teng, Tao Hu, Xuesong Li, Guoxin Li and Zejun Li. 2012, Complete Genome Sequence of an H3N2 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from a Live Poultry Market in Eastern China. Journal of Virology, 86(21):11944. (Corresponding author). 13. Qiaoyang Teng, Xiwen Ji, Guoxin Li, Xuesong Li, and Zejun Li. 2012, Complete Genome Sequences of a Novel Reassortant H4N2 Avian Influenza Virus Isolated from a Live Poultry Market in Eastern China. Journal of Virology, 86(21):11952. (Corresponding author). 14. Qiaoyang Teng, Xu Zhang, Dawei Xu, Jiewen Zhou, Xiaoguang Dai, Zhaoguo Chen, Zejun Li. 2012, Characterization of an H3N2 canine influenza virus isolated from Tibetan mastiffs in China. Veterinary Microbiology. 162（2-4）：345-352 (Corresponding author). 15. Xuesong Li, Guoxin Li, Qiaoyang Teng, Zejun Li. 2012, Development of a Blocking ELISA for Detection of Serum Neutralizing Antibodies against Newly Emerged Duck Tembusu Virus. PLOS ONE. 7(12): e53026. (Corresponding author). 16. Li Guoxin, Gao Xuyuan, Xiao Yali, Liu Shaoqqiong, Peng Shan, Li Xuesong, Shi Yin, Zhang Yuee, Yu Lei, Wu Xiaogang, Yan Pixi, Yan Liping, TengQiaoyang, Tong Guangzhi, Li Zejun. Development of a live attenuated vaccine candidate against duck Tembusu viral disease. Virology, 450-451, PP233, 2014.(Corresponding author).