Dr Julia Kenyon

Dr Kenyon's research as a Group Leader in the Department of Pathology focuses on how viral genomes are structured. She leads and collaborates in research on HIV, FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus), dengue virus and influenza virus. 

Her team develops new techniques to allow us to visualise better the viral genome, which is an RNA molecule (ribonucleic acid). The overall aim is to understand the process by which the virus particle forms and to design drugs that block the process.

Dr Kenyon is also Director of Studies for Medicine (pre-clinical) and Biological Natural Sciences at Homerton College.