Professor Siew Woh Choo, PhD, FRSB, is a Cambridge-trained geneticist and a leading global voice in pangolin conservation. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK) since 2023, he contributed to the NIH-led international ENCODE Project. He is a Professor at Wenzhou-Kean University and a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Pangolin Specialist Group. He is also founder and chief scientist of the International Pangolin Research Consortium, and founder and director of the Zhejiang-Malaysia Joint Laboratory for Rare Medicinal Resources.

His team produced landmark pangolin whole-genome resources, established a multigenerational captive-breeding research system for a species long considered extremely difficult to breed under human care, and helped clarify the scientific evidence on pangolins and SARS-CoV-2. They also showed that pangolin scales do more than protect: they carry antimicrobial and immune-related functions. Building on this, he pioneered wildlife-free substitutes with antibacterial, antibiofilm, and anti-inflammatory activity, offering traditional Chinese medicine a path that spares endangered animals.

He has published more than 90 papers in journals including Nature and Genome Research, with over 8,000 citations, and holds at least 13 patents. As principal investigator, he has led approximately RMB 20 million in research funding, including from the National Natural Science Foundation of China's International Young Scientist Fund and Malaysia's High Impact Research Fund and Cradle Fund programs. He has also been selected for several Chinese regional talent programs, including the Ouyue Haizhi Program and the Wenzhou Global Elite Recruitment Program. His work is moving conservation from reactive rescue to science-driven intervention, creating value from biodiversity without consuming it.

Undergraduate courses

BIO1000, Principles of Biology, WKU

BIO2910, Essentials of Bioinformatics, WKU

BIO4963, Independent Research in Biology, WKU

SUST1000, Introduction to Sustainability Science, WKU

BIO4913, Bioinformatics II, WKU

ENV1000, Introduction to Environmental Science, WKU

BIO4961, Independent Research in Biology, WKU

ENV1100, Foundations of Environmental Science, WKU

BIO109, Introduction to Genetics & Evolution, XJTLU

BIO211, Bioinformatics I, XJTLU

BIO214, Bioinformatics II, XJTLU

BIO303, Final Year Project, XJTLU

BIO002, Introductory biology, XJTLU

Problem-based learning, Universiti Malaya

Graduate courses

STME5410, Intern/Extern Research, WKU

STME5120, Introduction to Bioinformatics, WKU

Research Methodology, Universiti Malaya

Bioinformatics and its application, Universiti Malaya

Bioinformatics databases and tools, Universiti Malaya

2020-present :  Tenured Professor, Wenzhou-Kean University, China

2016-2020   :  Associate Professor, XJTLU, China

2013-present : Founder and Principal Investigator, International Pangolin Research Consortium (IPaRC)

2013-2016   :  Full-time Consultant, Universiti Malaya

2011-2016   :  Founder and PI, Genome Informatics Research Group, Universiti Malaya

2011-2013   :  Senior Lecturer, Universiti Malaya

2008-2011   :  SLAI Fellow, Universiti Malaya

2007-2008   :  Senior Scientist & Consultant, Adrenalin Internet Systems Pvt Ltd

2005-2006   :  Bioinformatics Specialist, Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

2004-2005   :  Bioinformatics Specialist, Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore

Professor Choo’s research spans bioinformatics and omics, with four main focus areas: (1) bioinformatics and genomics; (2) modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, developing drugs for infectious diseases, cancer, inflammation, and immune-related conditions; (3) pangolin conservation; and (4) development of functional products.

1. The ENCODE Project Consortium. (2007). Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project. Nature, 447, 799–816.

2. Choo, S. W., Rayko, M., Tan, T. K., Hari, R., Komissarov, A., Wee, W. Y., Yurchenko, A., Kliver, S., Antunes, A., Wilson, R. K., Warren, W. C., Koepfli, K.-P., Minx, P., Krasheninnikova, K., Paterson, I. C., Dobrynin, P., Sitam, F. T., Japning, J. R. R., et al (2016). Pangolin genomes and the evolution of mammalian scales and immunity. Genome Research, 26(10), 1312–1322.

3. Zheng, D., Frankish, A., Baertsch, R., Kapranov, P., Reymond, A., Choo, S. W., et al. (2007). Pseudogenes in the ENCODE regions: Consensus annotation, analysis of transcription, and evolution. Genome Research, 17, 839–851.

4. Yan, D., Zeng, X., Jia, M., Guo, X., Deng, S., Tao, L., Huang, X., Li, B., Huang, C., Que, T., Li, K., Liang, W., Zhao, Y., Liang, X., Zhong, Y., Platto, S., & Choo, S. W. (2021). Successful captive breeding of a Malayan pangolin population to the third filial generation. Communications Biology, 4, Article 1212.

5. Choo, S. W., Zhou, J., Tian, X., Zhang, S., Shen, Q., O'Brien, S. J., Tan, K. Y., Platto, S., Koepfli, K.-P., Antunes, A., & Sitam, F. T. (2020). Are pangolins scapegoats of the COVID-19 outbreak—CoV transmission and pathology evidence? Conservation Letters, 13, Article e12754.

6. Choo, S. W., Chong, J. L., Gaubert, P., Hughes, A. C., O'Brien, S. J., Chaber, A. L., Antunes, A., Platto, S., Sun, N. C., Yu, L., Koepfli, K.-P., Suwal, T. L., Thakur, M., Ntie, S., Panjang, E., Kumaran, J. V., Mahmood, T., Heighton, S. P., Dorji, D., . . . Aziz, M. A. (2022). A collective statement in support of saving pangolins. Science of the Total Environment, 824.

7. Tian, X., Chen, L., Zhou, J., Wang, M., Jakubovics, N. S., Li, J., Song, K., Lau, K., Koepfli, K.-P., Zhang, S., Luo, Y., Yang, Y., & Choo, S. W. (2024). Pangolin scales as adaptations to innate immunity. BMC Biology, 22(1), Article 234.

8. Chen, L., Cheng, M., Song, K., Tian, X., Wong, A., Yang, Y., Wang, T., Tan, G. Y. A., & Choo, S. W. (2024). Harnessing traditional medicine: A dual-action antimicrobial combination against pathogens. iScience, 28(4).

9. Chen, L., Song, K., Cheng, M., Wong, A., Tian, X., Yang, Y., Ang, M. Y., Tan, G. Y. A., & Choo, S. W. (2025). Squama manitis extract exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial activity through energy and DNA disruption mechanisms. Biology, 14(8), Article 949.

10. Lin, Z., Zhao, H., Lin, H., Song, L., Tian, X., & Choo, S. W. (2025). PS77: A novel peptide with α-helical structure for targeted anti-inflammatory therapy in biomaterials design. Immunologic Research, 73, Article 110.

11. Tan, T. K., Tan, K. Y., Hari, R., Yusoff, A. M., Wong, G. J., Siow, C. C., Mutha, N. V. R., Rayko, M., Komissarov, A., Dobrynin, P., Krasheninnikova, K., Tamazian, G., Paterson, I. C., Warren, W. C., Johnson, W. E., O'Brien, S. J., & Choo, S. W.† (2016). PGD: A pangolin genome hub for research community. Oxford-Database, 2016, Article baw063. https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baw063

12. Choo, S. W., Wee, W. Y., Ngeow, Y. F., Mitchell, W., Tan, J. L., Wong, G. J., Zhao, Y., & Xiao, J. (2014). Genomic reconnaissance of multiple, clinically isolates of emerging human pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus reveals high evolutionary potential. Scientific Reports, 4, Article 4061. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04061

13. Tan, J. L., Khang, T. F., Ngeow, Y. F., & Choo, S. W. (2013). A phylogenomic approach to bacterial subspecies classification: Proof of concept in Mycobacterium abscessus. BMC Genomics, 14, Article 897.

14. Tan, J. L., Ngeow, Y. F., & Choo, S. W. (2015). Support from phylogenomic networks and subspecies signatures for separation of Mycobacterium massiliense from Mycobacterium bolletii. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53(9), 3042–3046.

15. Choo, S. W., Wong, Y. L., Leong, M. L., Heydari, H., Ong, C. S., Ng, K. P., & Ngeow, Y. F. (2012). Analysis of the genome of Mycobacterium abscessus strain M94 reveals an uncommon cluster of tRNAs. Journal of Bacteriology, 194(20), 5724.

16. Mutha, N. V. R., Mohammed, W. K., Krasnogor, N., Tan, G. Y. A., Choo, S. W., & Jakubovics, N. S. (2018). Transcriptional responses of Streptococcus gordonii and Fusobacterium nucleatum to coaggregation. Molecular Oral Microbiology, 33, 450–464.

17. Beh, C. Y., El Sharnouby, S., Chatzipli, A., Russell, S., Choo, S. W., & White, R. (2016). Roles of cofactors and chromatin accessibility in Hox protein target specificity. Epigenetics & Chromatin, 9(1), Article 1.

18. Choo, S. W., Mohammed, W. K., Mutha, N. V. R., Rostami, N., Ahmed, H., Krasnogor, N., Tan, G. Y. A., & Jakubovics, N. S. (2021). Transcriptomic responses to coaggregation between Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus oralis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87, Article e01558-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01558-21

19. Ang, M. Y., & Choo, S. W. (2026). The computational revolution in natural product research: A data-driven roadmap for next-generation drug development. Biology, 15(8), Article 632. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15080632

20. Zhou, Z., Li, Z., Wang, S., Ang, M. Y., Xiao, J., & Choo, S. W. (2026). Deep learning in tumour genomics: From multi-omics integration to precision oncology. Open Biology, 16(7), Article 260117. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.260117

21. Ang, M. Y., Lipovich, L., Choo, S. W., Chen, L., & Song, L. (2026). Trustworthy agentic AI in bioinformatics: From workflow automation to traceable and validated biological inference. Biology, 15(17), Article 1537. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15171537

1. IFIRI Talent Program, International Frontier Interdisciplinary Research Institute Talent Program (IFIRI), RMB 1,000,000, Principal Investigator
2. 华润信托-腾格里沙漠环境慈善信托资助项目 保护黄河区域生物多样性和濒危动物
3. 中铁信托-明德1号宜化环保慈善信托慈善基金项目 中国一级保护动物穿山甲的研究与保护
4. 2022-2025: Wenzhou-Kean University International Collaborative Research Programs (ICRP), Exploring the Epigenetic Mechanisms by Which Halofuginone Suppresses Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Stem Cells, RMB 300,000, Principal Investigator
5. 2022-2023: Student Partnering with Faculty (SpF)，RMB 30,000, Principal Investigator
6. 2022-2023: Student Partnering with Faculty (SpF)，RMB 30,000, Principal Investigator
7. 2021: Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory for Applied Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Informatics/ Wenzhou Municipal Government, RMB 800,000, Co-Researcher
8. 2021: WKU Internal Faculty Grant, Does the pangolin have infectious endogenous retroviruses?, RMB 96,000, Co-Researcher
9. 2021: Wenzhou Overseas Elite Introduction Programme, RMB 50,000, Principal Investigator
10. 2020: Zhejiang Bioinformatics International Science and Technology Cooperation Center, RMB 1,000,000, Co-Researcher
11. 2021-2022: Student Partnering with Faculty (SpF)，RMB 75,000, Principal Investigator
12. 2020-2025: The high-level talent recruitment programme for academic and research platform construction (Reference Number: 5000105), RMB 3,500,000, Principal Investigator
13. 2018-2021: Research Development Fund, RMB 75,000, Principal Investigator
14. 2018-2019: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Research Fund for International Young Scientists (Grant No. 31750110452), RMB 157,000, Principal Investigator
15. 2016-2017: Cradle CIP500 Seed Fund (National Level), RM 500,000 (~RMB 806,451), Principal Investigator
16. 2015-2016: Concept to Commercialisation Gap Fund (under National High Impact Programmes in SME Master Plan 2012-2020), Malaysia (National Level), RM 610,000 (~RMB 983,000), Principal Investigator
17. 2013-2014: UMRG Grant, RM 181,000 (RMB 291,935), Principal Investigator
18. 2013-2014: IPPP Postgraduate Grant, RM 18,000 (~RMB 29,000), Principal Investigator
19. 2011-2015: National High Impact Research Grant, Medical Bioinformatics Programme, RM 5,070,000 (RMB 8,177,419), Principal Investigator

1. Siew Woh Choo, Li Chen, Kunping Song, Xuechen Tian. A Composition and Its Antibacterial Application Thereof, China (Patent application number: 202111195294)
2. Siew Woh Choo, Hajie Lin, Zhengyi Lin, Haiyi Zhao, Xuechen Tian; Anti-inflammatory polypeptide and synthetic method thereof, China (Patent application number: 202110622991.7)
3. Siew Woh Choo, Hajie Lin, Zhengyi Lin, Haiyi Zhao, Xuechen Tian; An Anti-inflammatory Polypeptide and Corresponding Synthesis Method, International (Patent application number: 2021104341)
4. Siew Woh Choo, Haojie Lin, Haohong Tu; An anti-inflammatory peptide and its synthesis method, China (Patent application number: 2023111669386)
5. Siew Woh Choo, Xuechen Tian; Human interferon-ε and interferon-γ combination medicine and application, China, filed Mar 31, 2020 (Patent application number: 202010241103.2)
6. Siew Woh Choo, Xuechen Tian; The combination drug of interferons, International, filed 2021 (Patent application number: 2021102398)
7. Siew Woh Choo, Li Chen, Lanni Song, Xuechen Tian; An anticancer bioactive peptide and its synthetic method, China (Patent application number: 202110623109.0)
8. Siew Woh Choo, Li Chen, Lanni Song, Xuechen Tian; A Bioactive Peptide and Its Synthesis Method, International (Patent application number: 2021105757)
9. Siew Woh Choo, Li Chen, Kunping Song, Xuechen Tian. A Composition and Antibacterial Usage Thereof, International (Patent application number: LU102887)
10. Siew Woh Choo, Aikaterini Chatzipli, Beh Ching Yew; Inducible PMT-GFPABDA vector construct and its uses thereof, International (PI2014702995)
11. Siew Woh Choo, Aikaterini Chatzipli, Beh Ching Yew; Inducible PMT-GFPLABIAL vector and its uses thereof, International (PI2014702994)
12. Siew Woh Choo, Aikaterini Chatzipli, Beh Ching Yew; Inducible PMT-GFPUBX vector and its uses thereof, International (PI2014702982)

Fellowships and global roles

2023–present: Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), UK

2023–present: Member, Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission (attended the 2024 group meeting)

2015–present: Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)

2024-present: Visiting Professor, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

2018–2022: Visiting Professor, Management and Science University, Malaysia

2016–2019: Honorary Recognised Teacher, University of Liverpool, UK

Talent programs and research awards

2023–present: Wenzhou Ouyue Haizhi Talent Plan Award, Wenzhou Municipal Government, China

2021: Wenzhou Overseas Elite Programme Award, Wenzhou Municipal Government, China

2021–present: Wenzhou Municipal Expert, China

2018–2019: Suzhou SEID Excellent Scientific and Educational Talent Award, China

2022: Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity, and Group Award for Scientific Research and Creativity (2021–2022), Wenzhou-Kean University

National and professional leadership

2023–present: Member, Special Committee on Translational Informatics and Data Sharing Security, Chinese Bioinformatics Society

2019–present: Council Member, and since 2020 Member of the Health Big Data and Translational Medicine Professional Committee, Bioinformatics Society of Zhejiang Province

2019–2025: Member, Experts Committee, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation

2013–2016: Member, National Bioinformatics Expert Panel, Malaysian Qualifications Agency; and in 2015–2016, Chair of the expert panel for provisional accreditation of the BSc in Bioinformatics, AIMST University

International peer review

Grant assessor for the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, 2022) and the Wellcome Trust (2020); external PhD thesis examiner, Jadavpur University, India (2022)

Invited talks and conference leadership

2024: Invited Speaker, 2nd Symposium on World Cell and Molecular Biology, Singapore

2023: Session Chair, One Health International Forum (World Young Scientist Summit), China

2019: Invited Speaker, 5th International Conference on Biotechnology and Agricultural Engineering (ICBAE 2019), Japan

2018: Invited Speaker and Session Chair, 8th International Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics, Tokyo, Japan

2018: Session Chair and Invited Speaker, 9th Gene World Convention, Singapore

1. China Science Daily, 2024: 原来，穿山甲背的是一个"小药箱" ("It Turns Out Pangolins Carry a 'Little Medicine Chest' on Their Backs")

2. CCTV, 2018: 穿山甲基因组揭示其进化出鳞片可能为增强自体免疫 ("Pangolin Genome Suggests Scales May Have Evolved to Strengthen Innate Immunity")

3. Xinhua Daily, 2018: 全球首个穿山甲基因组测序完成-鳞片和人类免疫系统有关 ("World's First Pangolin Genome Sequencing Completed: Scales Linked to the Immune System")

4. PLOS Blogs, 2016: How the Pangolin Got Its Scales – A Genetic Just-So Story

5. China Science Daily, 2021: 穿山甲的科研"守护人" ("The Scientific Guardian of Pangolins")

6. WeChat: 温肯理工学院学者领衔发布保护穿山甲的国际联合声明 ("Wenzhou-Kean Scholar Leads International Joint Statement on Protecting Pangolins")

7. Xinhua Net, 2019: 中华穿山甲濒临灭绝？保护需提高到国家层面 ("Is the Chinese Pangolin Nearing Extinction? Protection Must Rise to the National Level")

8. Wenzhou-Kean University News, 2020: Wenzhou-Kean University researcher works to discover coronavirus treatments

 Coverage of Prof. Choo’s pangolin research in China Science Daily (中国科学报)

Postgraduate Students:

1. Chen Li (PhD, Universiti Malaya), The study of a novel antibacterial compound and its underlying mechanism

2. Xuechen Tian (PhD), Comparative genome sequencing and analysis of Actinomycetes isolated from the UK patients

3. Tan Ka Yuh (PhD), Analysis of Manis javanica skin and blood transcriptomes and the genome of an associated Burkholderia sp. (Awarded scholarship)

4. Naresh Mutha (PhD), Gene regulation responses to cell-cell contact between bacteria (Awarded scholarship)

5. Beh Ching Yew (PhD), The in vivo target specificity and functions of Hox proteins (Awarded scholarship)

6. Wee Wei Yee (PhD), Genomic reconnaissance of Mycobacterium abscessus and development of MabsBase (Awarded scholarship)

7. Tan Zhe King (PhD), Evolution of mammalian scales and immunity within pangolin genomes and database development (Awarded scholarship)

8. Zheng Wenning (PhD), Sequencing and comparative genome analysis of Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii (Awarded scholarship)

9. Ranjeev Hari (PhD), Whole-genome sequencing, de novo assembly and analyses of Manis javanica (Awarded scholarship)

10. Tan Shi Yang (PhD), Comparative genome analysis and evolutionary study of human pathogenic Yersinia species (Awarded scholarship)

11. Chu Zhuo (Master, WKU), Studying the anti-aging effect and mechanism of a metabolite (Awarded scholarship)

12. Leong Mee Lian (Master), Whole-genome sequencing and comprehensive analysis of novel members of Mycobacterium abscessus strains M94 & M159 (Awarded scholarship)

13. Ramitha Arumugam (Master), Analysis of a marine metagenomic sample using bioinformatics approach (Awarded scholarship)

14. Ang Mia Yang (Master), Genomic and comparative analysis of Fusobacterium nucleatum w1481, a possible novel subspecies (Awarded scholarship)

15. Tan Mui Fern (Master), Comparative analysis of Listeria monocytogenes and the development of online Listeria analysis platform (Awarded scholarship)

16. Yasmin Aini Mohamed Yusoff (Master), Global transcriptome sequencing, assembly, annotation, and analysis of Malaysian endangered species Manis javanica (Awarded scholarship)

17. Genling Zhu (Master, XJTLU), Improved algorithm for the detection of microbial integration into the host genomes

18. Xuechen Tian (Master, XJTLU), Study the role of compound P100 in human wound healing

19. Lanni Song (Master, WKU), Anti-cancer effect and potential mechanism of PEP01 on various human cancer cells (Awarded scholarship)

20. Mengwei Cheng (Master, WKU), The antibacterial effect and mechanism of a metabolite combination on Escherichia coli (Awarded scholarship)

21. Jiankang Wang (Master, Wenzhou University), The anticancer effect of Interferon Combination

22. Suo Nanhua (Master, WKU), The antiaging compound screening

Undergraduate Students (Final Year Projects/Internships)

1. Wenzhou-Kean University (China): Haiyi Zhao, Xiangyi Liu, Yuxin Deng, Zhengyi Lin, Jia Yu, Hailu Qiu, Weikang Chen, Yuewen Fang, Ming Xie, Jiaqi Zhang, Haohong Tu, Kunping Song, Tianyu Wang, Pengde Jiao, Sinuo Wan, Enbo Wang, Zhang Lifang, Zijin Li, Zeya Zhou

2. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) (China): Zejiu Zhu, Yu Zhong, Zhiyun Gong, Lihuina Xu, Shuqian Chen, Jun Xiong, Yueying Wang

3. Management and Science University (Malaysia): Roy Ban Boon Hwei, Ainul Aqilah, Mahafizul Imran

4. University of Multimedia (Malaysia): Cheng Jia Ying, Tan Tze King, Tan Shi Yang, Tan Mui Fern, Zheng Wenning, Tan Joon Liang, Tan Ka Yun, Wee Wei Yee

5. Universiti Malaya: Ilhwan Khusairi, Muhammad Wakiyuddin, Khairuldin Bin Abdul Majid, Thong Ming Hang, Tan Qing Kai

Editorial, Peer Review, and Grant Assessment

2025: Grant assessor, Jianghan University, Wuhan

2025: Reviewer, Infection, Genetics and Evolution

2024: Reviewer, NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes (twice)

2023: Reviewer, Nature Communications (twice), Journal of Human Genetics, Integrative Zoology

2021–present: Reviewer, WKU internal research grants

2021: Grant assessor, Wenzhou Municipal Government

2021: Reviewer, Communications Biology, iScience

2020: Reviewer, Zoological Research

2017–2018: Examiner of 10 MSc theses in bioinformatics and genomics (m6A/m5C RNA methylation, genome assembly, data visualization), XJTLU

2014–2015: Associate Editor, Annals of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya

2013: Reviewer, Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Database (Oxford)

Leadership, Conservation and Public Engagement

2024: Organizing Committee Member, International One Health Forum, WKU

2023: Co-organizer and Invited Speaker, International Biodiversity Symposium 2023, Malaysia

2023: Led Yellow River ecological surveys and produced public outreach materials

2022–2024: Mentor, "Young Seedlings Program" for high-school students; delivered STEM lectures at schools, including Wenzhou Experimental School (2023)

2022–2023: Designed conservation modules for environmental science courses

2022: Organizer, Publicity Workshop for the Protection of Pangolins

2020: Participated in the rescue of more than 100 pangolins

Undated: Organized art–science events and launched media platforms for wildlife protection

Invited seminars

2024: Department of Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong

2024: University of Nottingham Ningbo China

2023: Yunnan University

2023: Institutes for Systems Genetics, Sichuan University

2023: Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences

2019: Wenzhou University

2019: Wenzhou-Kean University

2019: Shanxi Medical University

2019: Guangxi University

2018: Geneseeq, Nanjing

2017: Center for Systems Biology, Soochow University

2017: 2nd International Conference on Genetics, China

Institutional Service, Advisory and Memberships

2025–present: Expert, Smart Finance Branch, Zhejiang Association of Artificial Intelligence

2025: Expert Reviewer, WKU Research Day

2024–present: Member, Biosafety Committee, WKU

2023–present: Member, Animal Ethics Committee, WKU

2022: Member, Faculty Recruitment Committees (Biology; Environmental Science), WKU

2022: Committee Member, International Conference on Data Analytics and Computing, WKU

2021–present: Member, Ethics Committee, WKU

2021–present: Member, Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory for Applied Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Informatics

2021–present: Member, Seminars Committee, College of Science and Technology, WKU

2021–present: Advisor to Master's students Yi Gao and Zhuo Chu, WKU

2021: Member, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science Research Center, WKU

2021: Keynote Speaker, Student Research Day, WKU

2020–2022: Judge, WKU Research Day

2020–present: Deputy Director, Zhejiang Bioinformatics International Science and Technology Cooperation Center, WKU

2020–2021: Scientific Advisor, Huayao Instrument Technology, Suzhou

2019: Member, International Conference on Traditional Medicine and the Working Committee on Ethnic Botanical and Traditional Chinese Medicine

2018–2020: Organizer, Departmental Seminar Series, XJTLU

2018–2020: Member, Final Year Project Committee, XJTLU

2018–2020: Interviewer, Comprehensive Evaluation Admission Assessment, XJTLU

2017–2020: Internal Exam Moderator, XJTLU

2016: Chairman, Opening and Closing Sessions, Graduate Students' Conference, Universiti Malaya

2013: Expert Panel Member, Provisional Accreditation of the Postgraduate Diploma in Bioinformatics, University of Perdana, Malaysia

2012–2016: Auditor, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya

2012–2013: Senior Scientific Advisor, Michrom, Malaysia

2011–2016: Panel Member, Proposal and Candidature Defenses, Universiti Malaya

2011–2016: Scientific Advisor, Genome Solutions, Malaysia

2011–2019: Member, International Association of Engineers

2011–present: Member, International Society for Computational Biology

2011–present: Member, American Society for Microbiology