Independent researcher
Virologist studying how virus-host interactions shape element cycling, ecology and evolution in the environment.
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Research highlights
Science Advances · 2025
Insights into the spool-like architecture and infection strategy of an enveloped archaeal virus
Zhang H*, Wang H*#, Li Y, Fan Y, Zhang Z, Chen H, Song K, Huang L#, Zhu P#
Communications Biology · 2025
Haptophyte-infecting viruses change the genome condensing proteins of dinoflagellates
Wang H#, Meng L, Otaegi-Ugartemendia S, Condezo GN, Blanc-Mathieu R, Stokke R, Langvad MR, Brandt D, Kalinowski J, Dahle H, San Martín C, Ogata H, Sandaa RA#
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 2025
Effect of clay mineral on bacteria–virus interactions and the fate of microbial biomass carbon
Zhang X*, Wang H*, Liu Y, Dong H#
Career
2026–presentIndependent researcher
2024–2025Research assistant, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2020–2024Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Bergen, Norway
Publications
17 journal articles · newest
Insights into the spool-like architecture and infection strategy of an enveloped archaeal virus Science Advances 2025
Haptophyte-infecting viruses change the genome condensing proteins of dinoflagellates Communications Biology 2025
Grants
2021–2023 · Co-principal investigatorCSP New Investigator project, U.S. DOE Joint Genome Institute
2021–2023 · Task leaderMajor Research Plan, National Natural Science Foundation of China
2020–2022 · Principal investigatorYoung Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Research Interests
How do viruses and their hosts interact during infection? How do these interactions influence, and even shape, element cycling, ecology and evolution in the environment?
More →Scientific Outreach
Behind the paper storyThe Virus That May Have Helped Shape Eukaryotic Chromatin
Animation and press coverageHow an enveloped archaeal virus packs its genome (Science Advances 2025)
Fieldwork
2018 Tibet geothermal systems
2015 Tibet geothermal systems
2011 Tengchong PIRE, Yunnan
Conferences
Invited speaker · 2023 and 2025Ringberg Symposium on Giant Virus Biology, Tegernsee, Germany
Invited talk · 2025The 3rd Academic Salon on Earth and Ocean Atmospheric Sciences, Guangzhou
Oral presentation · 2025The 5th International Conference of Geobiology, Wuhan
Teaching & Supervision
Guest lecturer · 2024–presentMarine Viral Ecology; Frontiers in Environmental Virology, Shenzhen University
1 PhD (co-supervised) · 1 MSc · 2 BSc mentored
PhD, co-supervisor · 2020–2024Xiaowen Zhang, China University of Geosciences, Beijing
Collaboration
Coming soon
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