Virology
This program examines the molecular function and structure of viral genes, viral proteins, and virions, and the cellular factors that interact with these components to facilitate or impair viral infection. Faculty in this program area use a variety of biochemical, biophysical, cellular, genetic, immunological, and molecular approaches to understand how viruses and their genomes and gene products affect host defenses, contribute to viral pathogenesis, and assemble molecular complexes and infectious virus particles as part of their life cycles. Faculty in this area of research also examine the host immune response to viruses.
Select a faculty member below to learn more about their research in this area:
Molecular virology and pathogenesis of herpes simplex virus.
The impact of ADP-ribosylation on Coronavirus replication and pathogenesis
Single-molecule biophysical studies of RNA-protein interactions
ABC transporters and RNAi: anti-foreign genome responses and stem cell regulation.
The evolutionary consequences of conflict within and between genomes
