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Department of Pathology

 

Viruses continue to pose a serious threat to human health and considerable worldwide efforts are being focused on understanding the molecular biology of viruses and the mechanisms by which they cause disease. Staff and students in the Division of Virology pursue a wide range of research interests concerning diverse viruses. The topics of research include virus structural biology, genome replication, gene expression, translational mechanisms, assembly and egress, pathogenesis, immune evasion, comparative genomics, virus evolution and antiviral resistance. Viruses currently being investigated include a wide range of positive strand RNA viruses (e.g caliciviruses, coronaviruses, and arteriviruses), influenza A virus, ebolavirus, poxviruses, herpesviruses, papillomaviruses, and polyomaviruses. There are also extensive collaborations with virologists in the Department of Medicine and the Cambridge Veterinary School.


People specializing in this area

Academic Staff

Clinical Lecturer in Medical Virology
Dr Colin  Crump
Professor of Molecular Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 763423
Professor John  Doorbar
Professor of Viral Pathogenesis
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 333734 / 33335
Dr Andrew E. Firth
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Professor of Virus Bioinformatics
Head of Division of Virology
Professor Ian  Goodfellow
Professor of Virology
Division of Virology
Deputy Head of Department (Research)
+44 (0) 1223 762653
Dr Stephen  Graham
Professor of Virus:Host Interactions
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336920
College Associate Professor
Division of Virology
Professor of Cancer Biology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 334112
Associate Professor
Picture of Jordan Skittrall
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Virology
Hon. Specialty Registrar in Infectious Diseases and Medical Virology

Atomic Virology Group Members

Dr Stephen  Graham
Professor of Virus:Host Interactions
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336920

Brierley Group Members

Professor Ian  Brierley
Professor of RNA Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336914

Chung Group Members

Medical Research Council Fellow
Division of Microbiology and Parasitology

Crump Group Members

Dr Colin  Crump
Professor of Molecular Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 763423

Doorbar Group Members

Professor John  Doorbar
Professor of Viral Pathogenesis
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 333734 / 33335

Firth Group Members

Dr Andrew E. Firth
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Professor of Virus Bioinformatics
Head of Division of Virology

Goodfellow Group Members

Professor Ian  Goodfellow
Professor of Virology
Division of Virology
Deputy Head of Department (Research)
+44 (0) 1223 762653
picture of Aminu Jahun
Research Associate
36918

Lulla Group Members

Group leader, Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Division of Virology
36072

Research Group Leaders

Professor Ian  Brierley
Professor of RNA Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336914
Medical Research Council Fellow
Division of Microbiology and Parasitology
Clinical Lecturer in Medical Virology
Dr Colin  Crump
Professor of Molecular Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 763423
Professor John  Doorbar
Professor of Viral Pathogenesis
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 333734 / 33335
Dr Andrew E. Firth
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Professor of Virus Bioinformatics
Head of Division of Virology
Professor Ian  Goodfellow
Professor of Virology
Division of Virology
Deputy Head of Department (Research)
+44 (0) 1223 762653
Dr Stephen  Graham
Professor of Virus:Host Interactions
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336920
College Associate Professor
Division of Virology
Professor of Cancer Biology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 334112
Group leader, Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Division of Virology
36072
Picture of Jordan Skittrall
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Virology
Hon. Specialty Registrar in Infectious Diseases and Medical Virology

Microbiology and Parasitology Division

Medical Research Council Fellow
Division of Microbiology and Parasitology

Virology Division

Professor Ian  Brierley
Professor of RNA Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336914
Clinical Lecturer in Medical Virology
Dr Colin  Crump
Professor of Molecular Virology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 763423
Professor John  Doorbar
Professor of Viral Pathogenesis
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 333734 / 33335
Dr Andrew E. Firth
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Professor of Virus Bioinformatics
Head of Division of Virology
Professor Ian  Goodfellow
Professor of Virology
Division of Virology
Deputy Head of Department (Research)
+44 (0) 1223 762653
Dr Stephen  Graham
Professor of Virus:Host Interactions
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 336920
picture of Aminu Jahun
Research Associate
36918
College Associate Professor
Division of Virology
Professor of Cancer Biology
Division of Virology
+44 (0)1223 334112
Group leader, Sir Henry Dale Fellow
Division of Virology
36072
Picture of Jordan Skittrall
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Virology
Hon. Specialty Registrar in Infectious Diseases and Medical Virology