Hung Quoc Luong

Hung Q. Luong
MSc, DVM
Vaccine Development, Virology, Viral Immunology, Molecular Evolution, and Metagenomics
402-601-9448
qluong4@huskers.unl.edu

Scientific success thrives on teamwork and collective effort.

Graduate Student Profile

About

My academic journey started with earning a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Hanoi University of Agriculture and a Master of Science in Veterinary Sciences from the Vietnam National University of Agriculture.

My academic and research focus is vaccine development, virology, viral immunology, molecular evolution, and metagenomics, particularly on swine diseases.

Education

  • 2024 January Integrative Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D. student), School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
  • 2015 – 2017 Master of Science in Veterinary Sciences, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA), Vietnam
  • 2008 – 2013 BVSc (DVM equivalent), Hanoi University of Agriculture (HUA)

Professional Responsibilities and Activities

  • Throughout my research, I have been deeply involved in developing and validating various serological assays to evaluate antibody responses in swine. These include the Luciferase Immunoprecipitation System (LIPS) and ELISA. Additionally, I have been instrumental in identifying and characterizing various swine viruses, such as the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV), African Swine Fever virus (ASFV), and Swine influenza virus, and investigating their molecular characteristics using Oxford Nanopore technology (ONT).

Publications

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (* First Author)

  1. Luong, H. Q*., Lai, H. T., Truong, L. Q., Nguyen, T. N., Vu, H. D., Nguyen, H. T., ... & Vu, H. L. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Swine Antibody Responses following Vaccination with Live-Attenuated and Killed African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines. Vaccines, 11(11), 1687.
  2. Luong Q.H.*, Lai T.L.H., Do L.D., Ha X.B., Nguyen V.G. and Vu H.L., 2021. Differential antibody responses in sows and finishing pigs naturally infected with African swine fever virus under field conditions. Virus Research. 2022 Jan 2;307:198621. PMID: 34799123
  3. Luong, H.Q.*, Lai, T.L.H., and Vu, H., 2020. Evaluation of Antibody Response Directed against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Structural Proteins. Vaccines 2020, 8, 533. PMID: 32947931

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications in Vietnamese

  1. Tran Van Nen, Nguyen Thi Lan, Nguyen Van Thanh, Luong Quoc Hung, 2017. Molecular biological characteristics of Canine Distemper virus strain isolated from some provinces in the North of Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol. 15, No. 1: 44-57.
  2. Le Thi Toan, Nguyen Thi Lan, Luong Quoc Hung, Le Huynh Thanh Phuong, Pham Cong Hoat, 2016. Antigenicity of HUA-PRRS01 virus strain isolated in Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol. 14, No. 9: 1402-1409.
  3. Nguyen Thi Lan, Trinh Dinh Thau, Yamaguchi Ryoji, Nguyen Van Giap, Luong Quoc Hung, Nguyen Huu Nam, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Le Huynh Thanh Phuong, 2016. Characterization of KTY-06 field PRRS strain isolated in Vietnam and evaluation of antibody producing of the inactivated virus in pig. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol. 14, No. 10: 1631-1638.
  4. Dao Le Anh, Luong Quoc Hung, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Yen, 2015. Supervise the circulation of Leptospira in dogs in Hanoi city. Veterinary Sciences and Techniques. No 4, vol 22, pp 43-47.
  5. Nguyen Thi Lan, Luong Quoc Hung, Bui Tran Anh Dao, Nguyen Huu Nam, 2013. Application of immunohistochemistry technique in diagnosis of pigs infected with porcine circovirus (PCV) in the vicinity of Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Veterinary Sciences and Techniques. No 2, vol 20, pp 12-20.
  6. Nguyen Thi Lan, Luong Quoc Hung, 2012. Some biological characteristics of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus isolated in the North of Vietnam. Science and Technology Journal of Agriculture & Rural Development. Vol 2. pp 82-87.

Presentations

CONFERENCE PAPERS (* Oral presentation; ** Poster presentation)

  1. Hung Luong*, The Nguyen, Hanh Vu, Huong Lai, Hoa Nguyen, Lam Truong, Hiep Vu. Comparative Analysis of Antibody Responses to African Swine Fever Structural Protein Between Attenuated Live and killed vaccine. 2023 NAPRRS/NC229 ICSVD. pp61.
  2. Luong Q.H.**, Vu D.H., Pham T.T., Truong Q.L., Lai T.L.H., Vu L.X.H, 2022. Diagnostic performance of two pen-side tests for detection of African swine fever virus in Vietnam. 2022 NAPRRS/NC229 ICSVD, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  3. Luong Q.H.**, Lai T.L.H., Do L.D., Ha X.B., Nguyen V.G. and Vu H.L., 2022. Preliminary profiling of swine humoral immune response to highly virulent African swine fever virus in Vietnam. 41st Annual Meeting American Society for Virology in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  4. Luong, H.Q.*, Huong TL Lai, and Hiep LX Vu, 2020. Simultaneous measurement of antibody reactivities against PRRSV structural proteins. 2020 CRWAD Conference in Chicago, USA.
  5. Nguyen Thi Lan, Yamaguchi Ryoji, Bui Tran Anh Dao, Bui Thi To Nga, Le Huynh Thanh Phuong, Nguyen Huu Nam and Luong Quoc Hung*, 2016. Biological and viral genes characteristic of isolated Canine Distemper viruses in Vietnam after 20 passages through Vero-DST. In: The 19th Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  6. Luong Quoc Hung*, 2016. Some biological characteristics of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus isolated in the North of Vietnam. The international Symposium in Tam Dao, Vietnam.

Awards and Honors

2013 — First place Award from Vietnam Ministry of Education & Training for excellent scientific research, undergraduate student category

Location

Nebraska Center for Virology
MOLR 113,

Professional Interests

  • Molecular biology
  • Molecular analysis
  • Sequencing
  • Viral infection
  • Viral immunology
  • Cell culture
  • Virological techniques
  • Histology
  • Microscopy
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computer skills

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Society for Virology