Jian-Yong Wu has been a Research Associate (School of Public Health) at Xinjiang Medical University since February 2023. He was a Research Associate (Institute of Veterinary Medicine) at Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science from 2012 to 2022. He completed his Bachelor of Agriculture (College of Animal Science & Technology) at Shihezi University from 2004 to 2008, Master of Science in Agronomy (College of Animal Science & Technology) at Shihezi University from 2008 to 2011 and a Ph.D. (School of Public Health) at Sun Yat-Sen University from 2015 to 2018. His skills and areas of expertise include zoonoses, emerging infectious diseases, molecular epidemiology, phylogenetic analysis, and One Health.