The importance of airborne transmission of virus-laden aerosols, a long-
underappreciated transmission mode, has been illuminated during the pandemic of
COVID-19. A detailed assessment of respiratory viruses shows that, besides SARS-
CoV-2, most common respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV,
influenza, measles, and the rhinoviruses can all spread via airborne transmission. In
this talk, I will provide a brief overview about airborne transmission of virus-laden
aerosols and effective precautionary measures to reduce its risk. Besides virus-laden
aerosols, many anthropogenic aerosols caused by man-made air pollution are also
pathogenic. I will also share our recent efforts in studying the pathogenic mechanism
of anthropogenic aerosols from the cellular experiments and animal models.
Additionally, I will talk about our latest progress on the monoterpene-derived
secondary organic aerosols using VUV photoelectron spectroscopy and vibrational
spectroscopy, as well as some ongoing research at the Aerosol Science Research
Center, NSYSU in Taiwan