Dr. Xue-Feng Wang is a member of the Equine Disease Research Group at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS). He serves on the WOAH Reference Laboratory for Equine Infectious Anaemia, the National Reference Laboratory for Equine Infectious Anaemia of China, and the National Reference Laboratory for Glanders of China. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University in 2004. He then obtained his Master’s degree and PhD in Basic Veterinary Medicine from the same university in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2011, he joined the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (HVRI, CAAS). He was promoted to Associate Research Professor in 2017 and full Research Professor in 2023. His research focuses on equine infectious anemia virus, small ruminant retroviruses (including small ruminant lentiviruses and enzootic nasal tumor virus), and African horse sickness virus. His research specifically investigates the regulatory mechanisms of viral replication, viral genetic evolution, pathogen-host interactions, and the development of diagnostic assays for disease prevention and control. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles.