研究方向包括:1)病毒复制机制的研究及抗病毒靶点的鉴定;2)靶点相关抑制剂的鉴定及作用机制研究;3)抗病毒抑制剂的优化及候选药物的获得。近年来,绘制了多个布尼亚病毒、冠状病毒和宿主互作的网络图,阐明了宿主CCR2、CTNNB1等潜在抗病毒靶点的作用机制;筛选到瑞德西韦、法匹拉韦、硝苯地平等靶点相关抑制剂并阐明了作用机制;通过优化改造获得民得维、先诺欣等多个I类(候选)新药。
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