2021.08-now, Associated Professor at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

2016.02-2021.07, Research Associate at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

2013.07-2016.02, Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

2008.08-2013.07, The State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. Major: Biochemistry

2003.08-2007.06, Graduate School, Henan University, B.S. Major: Biochemistry

1. Interactions among plant viruses, vector insects, and host plants
2. Differential regulatory mechanisms of plant viruses in vector insects and host plants
3. Role of small RNAs in cross-kingdom regulation of viral load in both insect vector and plant host

1. 2023, Excellent Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

2. 2019, the 9th Youth Science and Technology Award of Entomological Society of China；

3. 2019, the 9th Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

1. Yu JT#, Zhao W#, Chen XF, Lu H, Xiao Y, Li Q, Luo L, Kang L*, Cui F*. A plant virus manipulates the long-winged morph of insect vectors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121(3):e2315341121.
2. Cheng XH#, Zhao W#*, Liang GH#, Lu H, Fu YM, Li YM, Cui F*. 2024. Construction of cytomegalovirus promoter-driven gene expression system in Laodelphax striatellus. Insect Science. 31: 720-732.
3. Zhao W#, Wang W#, Xiao Y, Cui F*. 2023. c-Jun regulates flotillin 2 transcription to benefit viral accumulation in insect vectors. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 152:103894.
4. Zhao W#, Zhu JJ#, Lu H, Zhu JM, Jiang F, Wang W, Luo L, Kang L, Cui F*. 2022. The nucleocapsid protein of rice stripe virus in cell nuclei of vector insect regulates viral replication. Protein Cell. 13: 360-378.
5. Zhao W, Li Q, Sun MQ, Xiao Y, Cui F. Interaction between endogenous microRNAs and virus-derived small RNAs controls viral replication in insect vectors. PLoS Pathogens. 18: e1010709.
6. Zhao W, Yu J, Jiang F, Wang W, Kang L, Cui F*. 2021. Coordination between terminal variation of the viral genome and insect microRNAs regulates rice stripe virus replication in insect vectors. PLoS Pathogens. 17: e1009424.
7. Ma YH#, Lu H#, Wang W, Zhu, JM, Zhao W, Cui F*. 2021. Membrane association of importin α facilitates viral entry into salivary gland cells of vector insects. PNAS. 118(30): e2103393118.
8. Li J#, Zhao W#, Wang W, Zhang L, Cui F*. 2019. Evaluation of Rice stripe virus transmission efficiency by quantification of viral load in the saliva of insect vector. Pest Management Science. 75(7): 1979-1985.
9. Zhao W#, Wang Q#, Xu Z, Liu R, Cui F*. 2019. Immune responses induced by different genotypes of the disease-specific protein of Rice stripe virus in the vector insect. Virology. 527: 122-131.
10. Zhao W#, Wang Q#, Xu Z, Liu R, Cui F*. 2019. Distinct replication and gene expression strategies of the Rice stripe virus in vector insects and host plants. Journal of General Virology. 100(5): 877-888.
11. Zhao W#, Li Q#, Cui F *. 2019. Potential functional pathways of plant RNA virus-derived small RNAs in a vector insect. Methods. doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2019.10.006.
12. Zhao W#, Xu Z#, Zhang X, Yang M, Kang L*, Liu R*, Cui F*. 2018. Genomic variations in the 3’ -termini of Rice stripe virus in the rotation between vector insect and host plant. New Phytologist. 219:1085-1096.
13. Yang M#, Xu Z#, Zhao W#, Liu Q, Lu L, Liu R*, Zhang X*, Cui F*. 2018. Rice stripe virus-derived siRNAs play different regulatory roles in rice and in the insect vector Laodelphax striatellus. BMC Plant Biology. 18:219.