Research Areas
Viral Pathogens
Follow these links to faculty who work in this area. |
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| Kathleen Collins | David Friedman | A. Oveta Fuller |
| Christiane Wobus | Michael Imperiale | Denise Kirschner |
| David J. Miller | Akira Ono | Malini Raghavan |
| Katherine Spindler | Alice Telesnitsky | Jason Weinberg |
Members of the Microbiology and Immunology faculty interested in virology investigate DNA and RNA viruses that cause acute and persistent infections of humans and model organisms. Basic molecular virology, genetics, and pathogenesis of these viruses are active areas of research. Specific areas of investigation include virus entry, assembly and egress; genetic determinants of virulence; viral RNA replication; viral genome recombination; intracellular trafficking of viruses; viral oncogenesis; gene therapy vectors; mechanisms of immune evasion; innate and adaptive immune responses to viruses; imaging of live virally infected mice; and host factors contributing to virussusceptibility. DNA viruses currently being studied include adenoviruses, BKV, herpesviruses, and vaccinia virus. Retroviruses studied in the department include HIV and murine leukemia virus. RNA virus study is focused on flock house virus, western equine encephalitis virus, and emerging bunyaviruses.
