. ▁Wang ▁completed ▁her ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ ▁and ▁then ▁she ▁began ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Wu han ▁University . ▁ ▁Research ▁Director ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Wang ▁started ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁and ▁team ▁leader ▁at ▁the ▁Wu han ▁Institute ▁of ▁V iro log y . In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁she ▁became ▁deput y ▁director ▁general ▁at ▁the ▁Institute , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁became ▁the ▁director ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Research ▁areas ▁ ▁Since ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Wu han ▁Institute ▁of ▁V iro log y , ▁Wang ▁has ▁continued ▁her ▁study ▁of ▁vir al ▁in fe ctions ▁and ▁their ▁connection ▁to ▁imm un ological ▁lung ▁responses , ▁which ▁are ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁dise ases ▁like ▁S AR S ▁( a ▁distant ▁cousin ▁in fection ▁to ▁COVID - 1 9 ). ▁▁▁ ▁One ▁important ▁research ▁paper ▁published ▁by ▁her ▁was ▁with ▁reference ▁to ▁Ins ul in - Like ▁G row th ▁F actor - 1 ▁( IG F ) ▁Sign aling ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁lung ▁infl amm ation , ▁such ▁as ▁with ▁ac ute ▁resp ir atory ▁dist ress . ▁I G F ▁s ▁a ▁b one - der ived ▁h orm one ▁that ▁is ▁essential ▁for ▁reg ulating ▁vit amin ▁D ▁and ▁ph osph ate ▁balance . ▁For ▁those ▁with ▁kid ney ▁disease ▁or ▁a ▁di et ▁high ▁in ▁ph osph ate ▁( such ▁as