International Journal of Virology and Molecular Biology

International Journal of Virology and Molecular Biology interests in all aspects of microbiology in man and animals, especially new trends and advances. It publishes general interest reviews, mini-reviews, experimental and theoretical works and computational analyses in Virology and Molecular Biology and features Wide-ranging coverage of problems related to molecular and cell biology.

Bin Zhou

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Virology and Molecular Biology

Staff Scientist, J. Craig Venter Institute-Rockville, USA

Research Areas

viral vaccines, influenza virus, sequencing and genomics

Education

2005 –2010Ph.D.State University of New York at Albany & Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
2001 –2005B.S.Nanjing University, China

Experience

2013 –PresentStaff Scientist,J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD
2011 – 2012Postdoctoral Fellow, J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD
2005 – 2010Research Assistant, Wadsworth Center , New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY

Academic Achievement

American Society for Virology Travel Award (2011)
American Society for Virology Travel Award (2010)
American Public Health Association Delta Omega Honorary Society Award (2007)
American Society for Virology Travel Award (2007)

Membership

J. Craig Venter Institute,2013 – Present

Publications: Journals

[1]  Ma D, Chen Y, Fang L, Jin G, Zhou B, Cao L, Ye J, Hua Z."Purification and characterization of RGD tumor-homing peptide conjugated human tumor necrosis factor alpha over-expressed in Escherichia coli."Journal of Chromatography B 2007
[2]  Zhou B, Donnelly ME, Scholes DT, St George K, Hatta M, Kawaoka Y, Wentworth DE."Single-reaction genomic amplification accelerates sequencing and vaccine production for classical and swine origin human influenza A viruses."Journal of Virology 2009 83(19):10309-13
[3]  Zhou B, Li Y, Belser JA, Pearce MB, Schmolke M, Subba AX, Shi Z, Zaki SR, Blau DM, García-Sastre A, Tumpey TM, Wentworth DE. NS-based live attenuated H1N1 pandemic vaccines protect mice and ferrets. Vaccine 2010 28(50): 8015-25
[4]  Zhou B, Li Y, Halpin R, Hine E, Spiro DJ, Wentworth DE."PB2 residue 158 is a pathogenic determinant of pandemic H1N1 and H5 influenza A viruses in mice." Journal of Virology 2011 85(1):357-65
[5]  Zhou B, Wentworth DE."Influenza A virus molecular virology techniques."Methods in Molecular Biology 2012 865:175-92
[6]  DePew J, Bin Zhou, McCorrison JM, Wentworth DE, Purushe J, Koroleva G, Fouts DE."Sequencing viral genomes from a single isolated plaque."Virology Journal 2013 10(1):181

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Zhou B, Li Y, Wentworth DE. Novel vaccine strategies to combat pandemic influenza A viruses. 2010 4th European Congress of Virology
[2]  Zhou B, Li Y, Speer SD, Subba A, Lin X, Wang W, Stucker KM, Wentworth DE. Rationally designed live attenuated vaccines induce immune protection superior to the contemporary reassortant counterpart. 2012 American Society for Virology Annual Meeting
[3]  Zhou B, Wang W, Stucker KM, Halpin RA, Stockwell TB, Lin X, Subba A, Wentworth DE. Genetic basis for the reversion of the live attenuated influenza vaccine FluMist. 2013 American Society for Virology Annual Meeting