Virological research history in China: a century of profiling virologists’ contributions and virological innovations

Zhongzhen Wu, Wanying Gao, Kunlan Zuo, QiangYu Xiang, Xiaoya Chen, Lu Zhang, Hao Cheng, Huan Liu

Protein Cell ›› 2025, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2) : 1-11.

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Zhongzhen Wu, Wanying Gao, Kunlan Zuo, QiangYu Xiang, Xiaoya Chen, Lu Zhang, Hao Cheng, Huan Liu. Virological research history in China: a century of profiling virologists’ contributions and virological innovations. Protein Cell, 2025, 16(2): 1‒11 https://doi.org/10.1093/procel/pwae060

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