Lijuan Yuan, PhD

PhD, Immunology and Virology, 2000
Food Animal Health Research Program
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

MS, Immunology and Virology, 1991
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology
Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Beijing, China

Diploma, Biochemistry, 1985
Beijing University
Beijing, China

Diploma, Pharmaceutics, 1981
Beijing Health School
Beijing, China

• Gnotobiotic pig (wild type, gene knockout, transgenic, human-gut microbiota transplanted) models of human enteric virus infection and diseases
• Human norovirus and rotavirus pathogenesis and immunity
• Developing and testing prophylactics and therapeutics against human norovirus and rotavirus in gnotobiotic pigs, including vaccines, probiotics, recombinant nanobodies, and biological drugs.

• Yuan Laboratory

2019–present
Professor, Virology and Immunology
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2013–2019
Associate Professor, Virology and Immunology
Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2007–2013
Assistant Professor, Virology and Immunology
Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2002–2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Scientist
Food Animal Health Research Program
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, OARDC
The Ohio State University
Wooster, OH

2000–2002
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

1996–2000
Graduate Research Associate
Food Animal Health Research Program
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, OARDC
The Ohio State University
Wooster, OH

1993–1996
Visiting Scientist
Food Animal Health Research Program
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, OARDC
The Ohio State University
Wooster, OH

1991–1993
Assistant Research Fellow
Beijing Municipal Laboratory of Infection and Immunity
Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Beijing, China

1988–1991
Graduate Research Associate
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology
Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Beijing, China

1986–1988
Research Assistant
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology
Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Beijing, China

1985–1986
Research Assistant
Research and Development Center for Infants and Children’s Food and Nutrition
Capital Institute of Pediatrics
Beijing, China

1981–1983
Assistant Pharmacist
Beijing Thoracic Hospital
Beijing, China

• American Society for Virology
  
• American Society for Microbiology
  
• Society for Mucosal Immunology
  
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
  
• American Association of Veterinary Immunologists
  
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
  
• Phi Zeta, The National Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine

• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award 2022.
• Grant Turnwald Innovation Award. Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, 2020-2021.
• Elected Council Member of the US Association for Gnotobiotics 2019-2022.Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Virginia Tech Graduate School, 2017
• Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, 2011
• American Society for Microbiology International Professorship Award for Asia, 2009
• Honorary Professor, Yunnan Agricultural University, China, 2009
• Recipient, William E. Krauss Director's Award for Excellence in Research, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, 2001
• Recipient, Phi Zeta, National Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine membership, The Ohio State University, 2000
• Recipient, CRWAD Outstanding Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award, American Association of Veterinary Immunologists, 1999
• Recipient, Presidential Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1999–2000
• Recipient, Charles E. Thorne Memorial Assistantship, OARDC, 1999–2000
• Recipient, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society membership, The Ohio State University, 1998
• Recipient, Phi Zeta Student Research Award for poster presentation, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, at Advances in Veterinary Medicine Day, 1998
• Recipient, First Class Award for "Molecular epidemiology study of VP4 and VP7 genotypes of rotaviruses circulating in China" from Beijing Scientific and Technologic Invention, Municipal Committee of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, 1994

• Lijuan Yuan's Research Gate profile