Biography
Prof. Zedong Wang is from the First Hospital of Jilin University. He received his BSA (2012) from Jilin University, MVetSci (2015) from Military Medical Science Academy of the PLA, and DVM (2019) from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He worked as an associate professor in the First Hospital of Jilin University since 2020. He has published over 40 research papers in the New England Journal of Medicine、Nature Medicine, etc. He has been selected as a young top talent of Changbai Mountain in Jilin Province. Currently, he serves as the young editorial committee members of Zoonoses.

Education and work experience
2020.11- Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, The First Hospital of Jilin University
2016.09 - 2019.06   D.V.M., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2012.09 - 2015.06   MVetSci, Military Medical Science Academy
2007.09 - 2012.06   BSA., Animal Medical, Jilin University

Awards/Honors
2021   The young top talent of Changbai Mountain in Jilin Province

Academic Affiliations
2021-   The young editorial committee members of Zoonoses

Research fields
Epidemiology and pathogenic biology of tick-borne viruses

Representative thesis
He has published over 40 research papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine, Lancet HIV, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases and other internationally renowned journals.
1.      A New Segmented Virus Associated with Human Febrile Illness in China
       Wang, Z.D.; Wang, B.; Wei, F.; Han, S.Z.; Zhang, L.; Yang, Z.T.; Yan, Y.; Lv, X.L.; Li, L.; Wang, S.C.; Song, M.X.; Zhang, H.J.; Huang, S.J.; Chen, J.; Huang, F.Q.; Li, S.; Liu, H.H.; Hong, J.; Jin, Y.L.; Wang, W.; Zhou, J.Y.; Liu, Q. N Engl J Med, 2019, 380(22):2116-2125. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805068.
2.      Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by metagenomics in northeastern China
         Liu, Z.Y.; Li, L.; Xu, W.B.; Yuan, Y.X.; Liang, X.J.; Zhang, L.; Wei, Z.K.; Sui, L.Y.; Zhao, Y.H.; Cui, Y.Y.; Yin, Q.; Li, D.J.; Li, Q.X.; Hou, Z.J.; Wei, F.; Liu, Q.; Wang, Z.D. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2022, 16(12): e0011017. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011017.
3.      Yezo Virus Infection in Tick-Bitten Patient and Ticks, Northeastern China
         Lv, X.L.; Liu, Z.Y.; Li, L.; Xu, W.B.; Yuan, Y.X.; Liang, X.J.; Zhang, L.; Wei, Z.K.; Sui, L.Y.; Zhao, Y.H.; Hou, Z.J.; Wei, F.; Han, S.Z.; Liu, Q.; Wang, Z.D. Emerg Infect Dis, 2023, 29(4):797-800. DOI: 10.3201/eid2904.220885.
4.      Identification of a new orthonairovirus associated with human febrile illness in China.
        Ma, J.; Lv, X.L.; Zhang, X.; Han, S.Z.; Wang, Z.D.; Li, L.; Sun, H.T.; Ma, L.X.; Cheng, Z.L.; Shao, J.W.; Chen, C.; Zhao, Y.H.; Sui, L.Y.; Liu, L.N.; Qian, J.; Wang, W.; Liu, Q. Nat Med, 2021, 27(3):434-439. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-01228-y.
5.      Flavivirus prM interacts with MDA5 and MAVS to inhibit RLR antiviral signaling
        Sui, L.Y.; Zhao, Y.H.; Wang, W.; Chi, H.; Tian, T.; Wu, P.; Zhang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Wei, Z.K.; Hou, Z.; Zhou, G.; Wang, G.; Wang, Z.D.; Liu, Q. Cell Biosci, 2023, 13(1):9. DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-00957-0.
6.      Prevalence and burden of Toxoplasma gondii infection in HIV-infected people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
        Wang, Z.D.; Wang, S.C.; Liu, H.H.; Ma, H.Y.; Li, Z.Y.; Wei, F.; Zhu, X.Q.; Liu, Q. Lancet HIV, 2017, 4(4): e177-e188. DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(17)30005-X.
7.      A Tentative Tamdy Orthonairovirus Related to Febrile Illness in Northwestern China
        Liu, X.F.; Zhang, X.; Wang, Z.D.; Dong, Z.H.; Xie, S.S.; Jiang, M.; Song, R.; Ma, J.; Chen, S.; Chen, K.; Zhang, H.; Si, X.; Li, C.; Jin, N.Y.; Wang, Y.Z.; Liu, Q. Clin Infect Dis, 2020, 70(10):2155-2160. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz602.

Projects
2021.1-2023.12  Vector competence of the tick Ixodes persulcatus for transmission of Alongshan virus, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youths Program，240 thousand (RMB);
2023.1-2026.12  Reverse microbial etiology of newly discovered tick-borne phenuiviruses, National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program，520 thousand (RMB);
2022.11-2025.10  Reverse microbial etiology and plasma detection of emerging tick-borne viruses, the National Key Research and Development Program of China, 3 million (RMB).