Virology & Mycology
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0517
ISSN: 2161-0517
Lijun Rong
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
University of Illinois, USA
Dr. Lijun Rong received his PhD in molecular biology from Purdue University, and did his postdoctoral training in virology at University of Pennsylvania. He is currently an associate professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois of Chicago. His laboratory is mainly focused on elucidating the entry mechanisms of several important animal viruses and on developing potential therapeutics against viral entry and pathogenesis. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (USA), Journal of Virology, Virology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry, Virology Journal.
Dr. Lijun Rong received his PhD in molecular biology from Purdue University, and did his postdoctoral training in virology at University of Pennsylvania. He is currently an associate professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois of Chicago. His laboratory is mainly focused on elucidating the entry mechanisms of several important animal viruses and on developing potential therapeutics against viral entry and pathogenesis. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (USA), Journal of Virology, Virology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry, Virology Journal.