Prof Dr. Xue-jie Yu | Virology Award | Best Researcher Award
Prof Dr. Xue-jie Yu, Wuhan University, China
👨⚕️ Prof. Dr. Xue-jie Yu is a distinguished expert in infectious diseases, currently a professor at Wuhan University School of Public Health. He earned his MD from Shandong University and his Ph.D. in Cellular Biology and Microbiology from Aix-Marseille University, France. Dr. Yu has held significant roles, including Professor and Dean at Wuhan University School of Health Sciences and faculty positions at the University of Texas Medical Branch. His groundbreaking work on the novel bunyavirus (SFTSV) has been pivotal in understanding its epidemiology and transmission. He is a member of multiple prestigious societies, including the American Society for Rickettsiology and the Chinese Society for Microbiology. 🌏🔬
Publication Profile
👨⚕️ Education
Prof. Dr. Xue-jie Yu received his MD from Shandong University, a Master’s in Preventive Medicine from the Chinese Academy for Preventive Medicine, and a Ph.D. in Cellular Biology and Microbiology from Aix-Marseille University.
🎓 Work Experience
From 1997 to 2016, he held various academic positions at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He later served as Professor and Dean at Wuhan University School of Health Sciences and is currently a professor at Wuhan University School of Public Health.
Research Focus
Prof. Dr. Xue-jie Yu’s research primarily focuses on emerging infectious diseases, with significant contributions to understanding severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTSV) and other zoonotic diseases. His work spans the discovery of novel viruses, such as the bunyavirus SFTSV, and their epidemiology, transmission, and interaction with the immune system. He investigates the role of vectors like ticks and bats in disease transmission and explores mechanisms of immune evasion by pathogens. His multidisciplinary approach includes molecular biology, microbiology, and epidemiology, contributing valuable insights into public health and disease prevention. 🦠🦟🧬
Publication Top Notes
- Fever with thrombocytopenia associated with a novel bunyavirus in China
- Cited by: 2045
- Year: 2011 🦠
- Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks as reservoir and vector of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China
- Cited by: 336
- Year: 2015 🦟
- Nosocomial transmission of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in China
- Cited by: 333
- Year: 2008 🏥
- Person-to-person transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus
- Cited by: 310
- Year: 2012 🧑🤝🧑
- Complete Genome Sequence of Rickettsia typhi and Comparison with Sequences of Other Rickettsiae
- Cited by: 301
- Year: 2004 🧬
- 2020 taxonomic update for phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales
- Cited by: 297
- Year: 2020 📚
- Bats as reservoirs of severe emerging infectious diseases
- Cited by: 277
- Year: 2015 🦇
- Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus, Shandong Province, China
- Cited by: 188
- Year: 2012 🌍
- Differentiation among spotted fever group rickettsiae species by analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified DNA
- Cited by: 188
- Year: 1994 🔬
- Resveratrol inhibits β-amyloid-induced neuronal apoptosis through regulation of SIRT1-ROCK1 signaling pathway
- Cited by: 179
- Year: 2013 🍇