We are thrilled to celebrate the successful thesis defense of Dr. Yangbing Xu ! On September 30, 2025, Dr. Xu presented his doctoral research titled “Unraveling Virus-Microbe Interactions in the Ocean”: An Integrated Approach from Cultivation to Community-Wide Multi-Omics,”. Dr. Xu’s work represents a significant leap forward in marine viral ecology. Through an innovative integration of cultivation techniques and cutting-edge multi-omics approaches, he tackled one of oceanography’s most persistent challenges: understanding the vast realm of uncharacterized “Viral Dark Matter” in our oceans.
