长期从事蚊虫-蚊媒病毒-宿主互作机理研究。解析重要蚊媒病毒感染与传播的分子机理：(1) 发现蚊虫吸血激活γ-氨基丁酸信号通路，辅助病毒高效完成“宿主-蚊”的感染机制; (2) 发现人体血清铁含量是调控蚊虫传播登革病毒的关键因素，并提出基于补铁的抗登革热传播阻断策略；(3) 揭示一种由宿主血液来源的miRNA介导的跨物种调节机制影响登革病毒感染媒介蚊虫。(4) 发现一种宿主皮肤微生物来源的挥发性气味增强媒介蚊虫定位宿主，促进蚊媒病毒传播。

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1.中国昆虫学会第十一届青年科学技术奖

2.中国科协青年人才托举工程

3.教育部高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖-自然科学奖一等奖

4.北京市自然科学奖一等奖

5.中华医学科技奖二等奖

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中国微生物学会，病毒学专业委员会青年学术委员会，秘书