Lijun Rong
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Biography
Lijun Rong, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. (Photo: Martin Hernandez/UIC)
Lijun Rong, professor of microbiology and immunology, studies and develops potential therapeutics for some of the most dangerous viruses, including Ebola, Marburg, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and Henipavirus.
He uses high-throughput screening techniques to screen and identify drugs and agents for their virus-blocking potential. By removing proteins on the viral surface involved in recognizing, binding to and entering host cells, and affixing them to much less dangerous viruses, Rong can safely test agents that interfere with cell infection.
Rong and colleagues have identified many potent inhibitors against these viruses.
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