Department of Pathology

Research

Virology

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. The topics of research on RNA viruses include the replication mechanisms of influenza A virus, the molecular biology of positive strand RNA viruses (caliciviruses, picornavirus) and translational control of virus gene expression (coronaviruses and retroviruses). Research on DNA viruses is largely focused on gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis and immune evasion, herpes simplex virus latency, herpesvirus entry, assembly and egress and the pathogenesis of human papillomavirus infections. There are also extensive collaborations with virologists in the Department of Medicine and the Cambridge Veterinary School.

Research projects within this thematic include;