• Analysis of Poultry Disease Outbreak Trends and Elucidation of Pathogenic and Immune Mechanisms

• Development of Next-Generation Viral Vector and Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicle (OMV)-Based Vaccine Platforms

• Development of High-Sensitivity, Field-Deployable Rapid Diagnostic Kits and Integrated Detection Systems

• Development of Next-Generation Smart Poultry Farming Systems Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Elucidation of Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms and Transmission Pathways

• PhD : Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Agricultural Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• MS : College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University

• DVM : College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University

• Postdoctoral Fellow : Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Agricultural Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. 1997-1999

• Senior Researcher : Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University. 1999-2001

• Research Professor : Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University. 2001-2002

• Assistant Professor : Department of Infectious Diseases & Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University. 2002-2004

• Associate Professor : Department of Infectious Diseases & Avian Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University. 2004-present

• Editorial Board : Korean Journal of Poultry Science. 2002-present

• Editorial Board : Korean Journal of Veterinary Research & Journal of Veterinary Science. 2003-present

• Advisory Committee : Avian Diseases Division, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. 2005-2008

• Director : Chonbuk Animal Medical Center & Chonbuk Wild Animal Rescue Center, Jeonbuk National University. 2006-2008

• Vice Director : Korea Zoonosis Research Institute, Jeonbuk National University. 2012-2016

• Advisory Committee : Livestock Health Control Association, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. 2013-present

• Visiting Professor : Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki. 2013-present

• Evaluation Committee : Committee of Evaluation of HACCP, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. 2017-present

• Director : Center for Poultry Diseases Control, Jeonbuk National University, 2016-2023

• Director : Center for Avian Disease, Jeonbuk National University, 2022-present

• Advisory Committee : The Livestock Product Sanitation Deliberative Committee, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, 2017-2019

• Committee : The Joint Evaluation Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, 2018-2019

• Advisory Committee : Crisis Management Manual Council, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, 2019-present

• Chairman : The Korean Society of Poultry Science, 2023

• Visiting Professor : Poultry Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences. 2025-present

• The Development of a One-Step PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of an Attenuated Vaccine Strain of Duck Hepatitis Virus Type 3 in Korea. Yu CD, Park JY, Kim SW, Choi YR, Cha SY, Jang HK, Kang M, Wei B. Veterinary Sciences, 12(1): 1-13 (2024)

• Epidemiological Investigation and Genetic Analysis of Duck Circovirus in Korea from 2013 to 2022. Yu CD, Kim SW, Li CX, Gao YH, Li YF, Park JY, Cha SY, Jang HK, Kang M, Wei B. Animals, 12(24): 1-14 (2024)

• The Impact of Genetic Variation on Duck Hepatitis A Virus (DHAV) Vaccine Efficacy: A Comparative Study of DHAV-1 and DHAV-3 Against Emerging Variant Strains. Kim SW, Yu CD, Park JY, Ma XL, Zhu T, Li YF, Cha SY, Jang HK, Kang M, Wei B. Vaccines, 12(12): 1-12 (2024)

• Lack of Serological and Molecular Evidence of Duck Tembusu Virus Infection in Ducks from South Korea. Kim SW, Park JY, Kim KW, Yu CD, Hu F, Lv JF, Li YF, Cha SY, Jang HK, Kang M, Wei B. Veterinary Sciences, 11(11): 1-8 (2024)

• Complete genome sequence of the avian paramyxovirus serotype 9 strain duck/Miyazaki/128/2021. Mekata H, Yamamoto M, Matsui Y, Niazi AM, Yamada K, Okabayashi T, Cha SY, Jang HK. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(11): 1-3 (2024)

• Establishment and Application of Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay-PCR for Rapid Detection and Differentiation of Duck Hepatitis A Virus-1 Attenuated Vaccine and Wild Strains. Yu CD, Choi YR, Park JY, Kim SW, Cha SY, Jang HK, Kang M, Wei B. Animals, 14(18): 1-11 (2024)

• Simultaneous construction strategy using two types of fluorescent markers for HVT vector vaccine against infectious bursal disease and H9N2 avian influenza virus by NHEJ-CRISPR/ Cas9. Zhang JF, Shang K, Kim SW, Park JY, Wei B, Jang HK, Kang M, Cha SY. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11: 1-12 (2024)

• Protection of Chickens against H9N2 Avian Influenza Isolates with a Live Vector Vaccine Expressing Influenza Hemagglutinin Gene Derived from Y280 Avian Influenza Virus. Zhang JF, Kim SW, Shang K, Park JY, Choi YR, Jang HK, Wei B, Kang M, Cha SY. Animals, 14(6): 1-15 (2024)

• Genetic Characterization of Avian Paramyxovirus Isolated from Wild Waterfowl in Korea between 2015 and 2021. Lee YJ, Park JY, Shang K, Zhang JF, Choi YR, Kim SW, Cha SY, Kang M, Jang HK. Animals, 14(5): 1-12 (2024)

• Development of a Highly Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Herpesvirus of Turkey-Based Vaccine against Novel Variant Infectious Bursal Disease Virus. Zhang JF, Park JY, Kim SW, Choi YR, Cha SY, Jang HK, Wei B, Kang M. Vaccines, 12(3): 1-11 (2024)

• Genetic Characterization of Antigenic Variant Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) in Chickens in Korea. Park JY, Kim KW, Shang K, Kim SW, Choi YR, Yu CD, Son JE, Kim GJ, Jeon WB, Kim IH, Wei B, Kang M, Jang HK, Cha SY. Korean Journal of Poultry Science, 50(4): 231-240 (2023)

• Comparative studies of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Campylobacter isolates from broiler chickens with and without use of enrofloxacin. Shang K, Kim JH, Park JY, Choi YR, Kim SW, Cha SY, Jang HK, Wei B, Kang M. Foods, 12(11): 1-13 (2023)

• Evolutionary analysis of Babesia vulpes and Babesia microti‑like parasites. Lee SH, Hong YC, Chung DI, Jang HK, Goo YK, Xuan X. Parasites & Vectors, 15(1): 1-8 (2022)

• Avian reoviruses from wild birds exhibit pathogenicity to specific pathogen-free chickens by footpad route. Choi YR, Kim SW, Shang K, Park JY, Zhang JF, Jang HK, Wei B, Cha SY, Kang M. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9: 1-10 (2022)

• Isolation and genomic characterization of avian reovirus from wild birds in South Korea. Kim SW, Choi YR, Park, JY, Wei B, Shang K, Zhang JF, Jang HK, Cha SY, Kang M. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9: 1-12 (2022)

• Serum resistance in Riemerella anatipestifer is associated with systemic disease in ducks. Wei B, Seo HS, Shang K, Zhang JF, Park JY, Lee YJ, Choi YR, Kim SW, Cha SY, Jang HK, Kang M. Korean Journal of Poultry Science, 48(4): 327-335 (2021)

• Antimicrobial resistance and PFGE molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum isolates from chickens in South Korea from 2013 to 2018. Zhang JF, Shang K, Park JY, Lee YJ, Choi YR, Kim SW, Cha SY, Jang HK, Wei B, Kang M. Animals, 12(1): 1-10 (2021)

• Evaluation of safety and protective efficacy of a waaJ and spiC double deletion Korean epidemic strain of Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum. Zhang JF, Shang K, Wei B, Lee YJ, Park JY, Jang HK, Cha SY, Kang M. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8: 1-12 (2021)

• Conjugative plasmid-mediated extended spectrum cephalo-2 sporin resistance in genetically diverse Escherichia coli from a chicken slaughterhouse. Wei B, Shang K, Cha SY, Zhang JF, Jang HK, Kang M. Animals, 11(9): 1-12 (2021)

• Clonal dissemination of Salmonella enterica serovar albany with concurrent resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfisoxazole, tetracycline, and nalidixic acid in broiler chicken in Korea. Wei B, Shang K, Cha SY, Zhang JF, Jang HK, Kang M. Poultry Science, 100(7): 1-12 (2021)

• Characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin (ESC) resistance in Salmonella isolated from chicken and identification of high frequency transfer of blaCMY-2 gene harboring plasmid in vitro and in vivo. Kwon BR, Wei B, Cha SY, Shang K, Zhang JF, Jang HK, Kang M. Animals, 11(6): 1-13 (2021)

• Genetic diversity of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance in Salmonella enterica and E. coli isolates in a single broiler chicken. Wei B, Cha SY, Shang K, Zhang JF, Jang HK, Kang M. Veterinary Microbiology, 254: 1-7 (2021)

• Longitudinal study of the distribution of antimicrobial-resistant Campylobacter isolates from an integrated broiler chicken operation. Kwon BR, Wei B, Cha SY, Shang K, Zhang JF, Kang M, Jang HK. Animals, 11(2): 1-14 (2021)

• The Occurrence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella enterica in Hatcheries and Dissemination in an Integrated Broiler Chicken Operation in Korea. Shang K, Wei B, Cha SY, Zhang JF, Park JY, Lee YJ, Jang HK, Kang M. Animals, 11(1): 1-14 (2021)

• Antimicrobial susceptibility and association with toxin determinants in Clostridium perfringens isolates from chickens. Wei B, Cha SY, Zhang JF, Shang K, Park HC, Kang JW, Lee KJ, Kang M, Jang HK. Microorganisms, 8(11): 1-12 (2020)

• Prevalence and potential risk of Salmonella enterica in migratory birds from South Korea. Wei B, Shang K, Cha SY, Zhang JF, Kang M, Jang HK. Veterinary Microbiology, 249: 1-5 (2020)

• The use of embryonic chicken eggs as an alternative model to evaluate the virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum. Zhang JF, Wei B, Cha SY, Shang K, Jang HK, Kang M. PLoS ONE, 15(9): 1-13 (2020)