Education

•2006.9–2011.7  Jilin University, Bachelor, Veterinary Medicine

•2011.9–2017.7  University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D., Ecology

Academic Positions

•2017.7–2019.5  Postdoc, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

•2019.6–2026.3  Assistant Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

•2026.3–    Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

My research focuses on the reservoir mechanisms and cross-species transmission of bat-borne zoonotic viruses. By employing virological, cell biological, and multi-omics approaches, I investigate the viral and host factors that shape the host tropism of bat-borne viruses from the perspective of virus-receptor interactions, with the goal of assessing the spillover risk of key bat-borne viruses to humans.

The National Science and Technology Major Projects, Subproject (2025ZD01900101), 2025.12 - 2028.11, Principal Investigator

National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program (32070528), 2021.01 - 2024.12, Principal Investigator

1. Meng Li; Fei Lv; Zihao Li; Chenyu Zhao; Xiao Wang; Pingfen Zhu; Xuming Zhou. Cross-Species Susceptibility of Emerging Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Spike; Genes. 2024; 15; 10: 1321.
2. Juan Du^#; Weiqiang Liu^#; Meng Li^#; Zihao Li; Xuanjing Li; Yichen Dai; Gaoming Liu; Xiao Wang; Pingfen Zhu; Vadim N. Gladyshev; Xuming Zhou; Comparative time-series multi-omics analyses suggest H1.2 involvement in anoxic adaptation and cancer resistance; PLOS Biology; 2024; 22(8):e3002778
3. Meng Li^#; Juan Du^#; Weiqiang Liu; Zihao Li; Fei Lv; Chunyan Hu; Yichen Dai; Xiaoxiao Zhang; Zhan Zhang; Gaoming Liu; Qi Pan; Yang Yu; Xiao Wang; Pingfen Zhu; Xu Tan; Paul A. Garber; Xuming Zhou; Comparative susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV; and MERS-CoV across mammals; The ISME Journal; 2023(17)
4. Senbiao Fang^#; Chuqi Lei^#; Meng Li^#; Yongfan Ming; Liren Liu; Xuming Zhou^*; Min Li^*; Collaborative effects of 2019-nCoV-Spike mutants on viral infectivity; Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal; 2023; 21: 5125-5135
5. Meng Li; Shengyong Feng; Sanfu Lv; Jing Luo; Jianli Guo; Jianhua Sun; Hongxuan He; Highly Pathogenic H5N6 Avian Influenza Virus Outbreak in Pavo Cristatus in Jiangxi Province; China; Emerging Microbes & Infections; 2019; 8(1): 377-380
6. Meng Li^#; Lin Zhao^#; Jiajun Ma^#; Na Zhao; Jing Luo; Chengmin Wang; Lin Chen; Guoyao Ma; Yutian Wang; Hongxuan He; Vibrio vulnificus in aquariums is a novel threat to marine mammals and public health; Transboundary and Emerging Diseases; 2018; 65(5): 1863-1871
7. Meng Li; Na Zhao; Jing Luo; Yuan Li; Lin Chen; Jiajun Ma; Lin Zhao; Guohui Yuan; Chengmin Wang; Yutian Wang; Yanhua Liu; Hongxuan He; Genetic Characterization of Continually Evolving Highly Pathogenic H5N6 Influenza Viruses in China; 2012-2016; Frontiers in Microbiology; 2017; 8: 260
8. Li Meng#; Zhang Xu#; Zhu Lingwei#; Wang Haifeng; Zhao Na; Luo Jing; Wang Chengmin; Wang Yutian; Liu Yanhua; Zhou Wei; Zhang Bikai; Guo Huancheng; He Hongxuan; Identification, Isolation, and Phylogenetic Analysis of Clostridium perfringens Type A and Type C from Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the People's Republic of China, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2017, 53(3): 642-648.
9. Zhao Na#; Li Meng#; Luo Jing; Wang Supen; Liu Shelan; Wang Shan; Lyu Wenting; Chen Lin; Su Wen; Ding Hua; He Hongxuan*; Impacts of canine distemper virus infection on the giant panda population from the perspective of gut microbiota, Scientific Reports, 2017, 7(1): 0-39954.