# Mu-Sheng Zeng

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## TL;DR

Virologist who mapped how Epstein-Barr virus drives nasopharyngeal cancer and is developing vaccines against it.

## Summary

Mu-Sheng Zeng is Professor and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou. A virologist, he mapped how Epstein-Barr virus drives nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and his group identified high-risk EBV subtypes linked to the disease and studies how the virus enters cells. His publications include a genome sequencing analysis identifying Epstein-Barr virus subtypes associated with a high risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He is now developing prophylactic vaccine candidates against EBV, with interests in viral oncology and nasopharyngeal carcinoma biology.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Professor; Director, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
- Specialisms: Epstein-Barr virus; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma biology; Viral oncology; Prophylactic vaccines

## Sources

- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center: https://www.sysucc.org.cn
- PubMed author search: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Zeng%20MS%5BAuthor%5D%20Epstein-Barr%20virus%20nasopharyngeal

## Connected records

- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/)
- technologies: [HPV & HBV vaccination](https://onco.cc/technologies/hpv-vaccine/)
- institutions: [Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/sysucc/)
- journals: [Nature Genetics](https://onco.cc/journals/nature-genetics/)

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