Song Hao

Song Hao

Professor

Doctoral Supervisor (Capital Medical University)

Master’s Supervisor (Capital Medical University)

Academic Appointments:

2021.08 – Present  Member, Youth Committee of Virology Committee, Chinese Society for Microbiology

Academic Journal Appointment:

2023.08 – Present    Young Editorial Board Member, hLife

2025.07 – Present    Editor, mSphere

Research Focus:

Pathogenic mechanism of important pathogens and the discovery of novel targets for prevention and treatment.

Education and Work Experience：

2004–2008, Northwest A&F University, Biotechnology, Bachelor’s Degree

2008–2011, Northwest A&F University, Animal Biotechnology, Master’s Degree

2011–2016, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ph.D.

2016–2020, Beijing Institutes of Life Science / Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant Professor

2021–2023, Beijing Institutes of Life Science / Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor

2024–Present, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Professor, Principal Investigator (PI)

Selected Publications:

1. Song H#*, Hao T#, Han P#, Wang H#, Zhang X#, Li X, Wang Y, Chen,J, Li Y, Jin X, Duan X, Zhang W, Bi Y, Jin R, Sun L*, Wang N*, and Gao GF*. Receptor binding, structure, and tissue tropism of cattle-infecting H5N1 avian influenza virus hemagglutinin, Cell, 2025, S0092-8674 (25) 00048-0.

2. Li C#, Jia M#, Hao T#, Peng Q, Peng R, Chai Y, Shi Y, Song H*, Gao GF. African swine fever virus A137R assembles into a dodecahedron cage. Journal of Virology 2024: e0153623

3. Li Y#, Zhao Z#, Liu S#, Wang H#, Sun J, Chai Y, Zhou J, Wang Y, Shi Y, Song H*, Gao GF. Structural basis of Semliki Forest virus entry using the very-low-density lipoprotein receptor. hLife, 2023,1(2): 124-136

4. Modhiran N#, Song H#, Liu L, Bletchly C, Brillault L, Amarilla AA, Xu X, Qi J, Chai Y, Cheung STM, Traves R, Setoh YX, Bibby S, Scott CAP, Freney ME, Newton ND, Khromykh AA, Chappell KJ, Muller DA, Stacey KJ, Landsberg MJ, Shi Y*, Gao GF*, Young PR*, Watterson D*. A broadly protective antibody that targets the flavivirus NS1 protein. Science, 2021, 371(6525): 190-194 (Highlighted by Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)

5. Su C#, Wu L#, Chai Y, Qi J, Tan S, Gao GF*, Song H*, Yan J*. Molecular basis of EphA2 recognition by gHgL from gammaherpesviruses. Nature Communications, 2020, 11(1):5964

6. Peng Y, Du N, Lei Y, Dorje S, Qi J, Luo T, Gao GF*, Song H*. Structures of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid and their perspectives for drug design. EMBO Journal, 2020, 39(20):e105938

7. Song H#, Zhao ZN#, Chai Y#, Jin X, Li C, Yuan F, Liu S, Gao Z, Wang H, Song J, Vazquez L, Zhang Y, Tan S, Morel C, Yan J, Shi Y, Qi J, Gao F*, Gao GF*. Molecular basis of arthritogenic alphavirus receptor MXRA8 binding to Chikungunya virus envelope protein. Cell, 2019, 177, 1-11(Recommended by Faculty of 1000)

8. Song H, Qi J, Xiao H, Bi Y, Zhang W, Xu Y, Wang F, Shi Y, Gao GF*. Avian-to-human receptor-binding adaptation by influenza A virus hemagglutinin H4. Cell Reports, 2017, 20(5): 1201-1214

9. Xu X#, Song H#, Qi J, Liu Y, Wang H, Su C, Shi Y*, Gao GF*. Contribution of intertwined loop to membrane association revealed by Zika virus full-length NS1 structure. EMBO Journal, 2016, 35(20):2170-8(Cover story, Commentary in EMBO Journal)

10. Song H, Qi J, Haywood J, Shi Y, Gao GF. Zika virus NS1 structure reveals diversity of electrostatic surfaces among flaviviruses. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2016, 23: 456-458(Highlighted by Nature)

Awards and Honors

2024: hLife Outstanding Youth Editor Award (2023–2024)

2021: Excellent Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

2021: Excellent Member, Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2019: Major Medical Achievement of China (2019), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

2017: Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology

2017: Young Scholar Award, Beijing Society of Immunology

Contact Information

Email: songhao@im.ac.cn