Xiaojun Wang

Prof. Xiaojun Wang is Deputy Director of the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He is the chief scientist of the research team for equine infectious diseases and lentiviral diseases of HVRI. He is also the deputy director of the National Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Prevention and Control, director of the National Reference Laboratory for Equine Infectious Anemia, director of the National Reference Laboratory for Glanders, expert of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), director of the WOAH Reference Laboratory for Equine Infectious Anemia, etc. He has long been engaged in the research of equine infectious diseases and lentiviral diseases. His main research interests are the interaction mechanism between pathogens and hosts and the prevention and control strategies for equine infectious diseases. He has successfully developed five equine disease vaccines and more than 50 diagnostic kits for equine infectious diseases. He had published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and seven books.