长期从事人类新发突发呼吸系统传染病致病机制及相关预防、治疗方法研究。

1. 呼吸系统病毒进化变异及与宿主相互作用机制研究

2. 呼吸系统病毒感染天然和获得性免疫应答研究

3. 呼吸系统传染病疫苗和抗体药物研发

获奖与个人荣誉：

1. 科睿唯安全球高被引科学家，2021、2022年

2. 广东省科学技术进步奖特等奖，2021

3. 国家杰出青年科学基金获得者，2020年

4. 长江学者特岗，2020年

5. 享受政府特殊津贴，2020年

6. 全国创新争先奖，2020年

1. Sun J^#, Zhuang Z^#, Zheng J^#, Li K^#, Wong RL^#, Liu D^#, Huang J^#, He J^#, Zhu A^#, Zhao J^#, Li X^#, Xi Y^#, Chen R, Alshukairi AN, Chen Z, Zhang Z, Chen C, Huang X, Li F, Lai X, Chen D, Wen L, Zhuo J, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Huang S, Dai J, Shi Y, Zheng K, Leidinger MR, Chen J, Li Y, Zhong N, Meyerholz DK, McCray PB Jr*, Perlman S*, Zhao J*. Generation of a Broadly Useful Model for COVID-19 Pathogenesis, Vaccination, and Treatment. Cell. 2020 Aug 6;182(3):734-743.e5.

2. Mok CKP^#, Zhu A^#, Zhao J^#, Lau EHY, Wang J, Chen Z, Zhuang Z, Wang Y, Alshukairi AN, Baharoon SA, Wang W, Tan W, Liang W, Oladipo JO, Perera RAPM, Kuranga SA, Peiris M*, Zhao J*. T-cell responses to MERS coronavirus infection in people with occupational exposure to dromedary camels in Nigeria: an observational cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Mar;21(3):385-395. 

3. Zhao J^#, Alshukairi AN^#, *, Baharoon SA, Ahmed WA, Bokhari AA, Nehdi AM, Layqah LA, Alghamdi MG, Al Gethamy MM, Dada AM, Khalid I, Boujelal M, Al Johani SM, Vogel L, Subbarao K, Mangalam A, Wu C, Ten Eyck P, Perlman S*, Zhao J*. Recovery from the Middle East respiratory syndrome is associated with antibody and T-cell responses. Sci Immunol. 2017 Aug 4;2(14). pii: eaan5393.

4. Wang Y^#, Zhang L^#, Sang L^#, Ye F^#, Ruan S^#, Zhong B^#, Song T^#, Alshukairi AN^#, Chen R^#, Zhang Z, Gan M, Zhu A, Huang Y, Luo L, Mok CK, Al Gethamy MM, Tan H, Li Z, Huang X, Li F, Sun J, Zhang Y, Wen L, Li Y, Chen Z, Zhuang Z, Zhuo J, Chen C, Kuang L, Wang J, Lv H, Jiang Y, Li M, Lin Y, Deng Y, Tang L, Liang J, Huang J, Perlman S, Zhong N, Zhao J*, Malik Peiris JS*, Li Y*, Zhao J*. Kinetics of viral load and antibody response in relation to COVID-19 severity. J Clin Invest. 2020 Oct 1;130(10):5235-5244. 

5. Zhuang Z^#, Lai X^#, Sun J^#, Chen Z^#, Zhang Z^#, Dai J^#, Liu D^#, Li Y^#, Li F^#, Wang Y, Zhu A, Wang J, Yang W, Huang J, Li X, Hu L, Wen L, Zhuo J, Zhang Y, Chen D, Li S, Huang S, Shi Y, Zheng K, Zhong N, Zhao J*, Zhou D*, Zhao J*. Mapping and role of T cell response in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice. J Exp Med. 2021 Apr 5;218(4):e20202187.