Zhibing Yun

Zhibing Yun is a Research Fellow affiliated with the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Microbiology at Karolinska Institute (KI), Sweden. His research focuses on medical microbiology and virology, with an emphasis on molecular biology techniques for diagnosing and monitoring viral infections in immunocompromised patients.

• Education: Doctoral thesis on nucleic acid-based detection and characterization of hepatitis C virus (1995).

His research interests include viral infections in transplant recipients, HIV-1 variability, hepatitis C virus dynamics during therapy, and molecular diagnostics. Key areas are virology, immunology, and clinical microbiology, utilizing quantitative PCR and genetic sequencing methods.

Recent publications highlight trends in virology, particularly in transplant medicine (adenovirus, cytomegalovirus), HIV-1 pathogenesis, and hepatitis C virus heterogeneity. Studies often involve real-time PCR applications, viral load monitoring, and immune response analysis in clinical settings.

• Notable collaborations include work with P. Ljungman, C. Orvell, and A. Sönnerborg on viral infections and diagnostics.