As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Human Virology and Viral Diseases'
- Animal Viruses Section
- Coronaviruses Section
- Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals Section
- Human Virology and Viral Diseases Section
- Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa Section
- Invertebrate Viruses Section
- Bacterial Viruses Section
- Prions Section
- General Virology Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Members
Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Interests: HIV infection; incorporation of host proteins into HIV virions; identification of novel antivirals; cytokines/chemokines
Interests: HIV infection; incorporation of host proteins into HIV virions; identification of novel antivirals; cytokines/chemokines
The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Interests: sexual transmission of HIV; inflamatory bowel disease; crohn's disease; mucosal immunology; mononuclear phagocytes
Interests: sexual transmission of HIV; inflamatory bowel disease; crohn's disease; mucosal immunology; mononuclear phagocytes
Department of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: gene; infectious diseases; herpesviruses; pharmacology and toxicology; molecular medicine; oncology and hematology; cardiovascular diseases; natural products; drug discovery; analytical and bioanalytical techniques
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Interests: gene; infectious diseases; herpesviruses; pharmacology and toxicology; molecular medicine; oncology and hematology; cardiovascular diseases; natural products; drug discovery; analytical and bioanalytical techniques
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
Interests: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); determinants of asthma and allergy in children; lung pathology; respiratory virus-host interactions
Interests: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); determinants of asthma and allergy in children; lung pathology; respiratory virus-host interactions
Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
Interests: mathematical modeling; COVID-19; human influenza; influenza A virus
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Interests: mathematical modeling; COVID-19; human influenza; influenza A virus
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Department of Pharmacology & Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Interests: endogenous retroviruses; regulation of viral expression; interferon response; RNA signaling
Interests: endogenous retroviruses; regulation of viral expression; interferon response; RNA signaling
Aiseikai Memorial Ibaraki Welfare and Medical Center, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: HTLV-1 mother-to child transmission (screening and preventive measures)
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Interests: HTLV-1 mother-to child transmission (screening and preventive measures)
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2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and L Pasteur Univesity Hospital Kosice, PJ Safarik University, Trieda SNP 1, 04011 Kosice, Slovakia
Interests: general hepatology; chronic viral hepatitis (epidemiology, clinical course, treatment and elimination); new diagnostic markers of HBV infection; hepatitis E and viral infections in special populations
Interests: general hepatology; chronic viral hepatitis (epidemiology, clinical course, treatment and elimination); new diagnostic markers of HBV infection; hepatitis E and viral infections in special populations
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Interests: herpesviruses; Kaposi’s sarcoma; prostate cancer; DNA damage
Interests: herpesviruses; Kaposi’s sarcoma; prostate cancer; DNA damage
Biology Department Higgins 545, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Interests: retroviruses; endogenous retroviruses; HERV-K; gammaretroviruses; betaretroviruses; restriction factors; paleovirology; primate lentiviruses
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Interests: retroviruses; endogenous retroviruses; HERV-K; gammaretroviruses; betaretroviruses; restriction factors; paleovirology; primate lentiviruses
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Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5215, USA
Interests: genetic diversity; HIV-1 CRF02-AG
Interests: genetic diversity; HIV-1 CRF02-AG
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Interests: herpesviruses; gene expression; noncoding RNAs; innate Immunity; transposable elements
Interests: herpesviruses; gene expression; noncoding RNAs; innate Immunity; transposable elements
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA
Interests: understand the life-cycle of particular DNA viruses at an atomic resolution
Interests: understand the life-cycle of particular DNA viruses at an atomic resolution
Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
Interests: adenovirus-host cell interactions; cancer cell death
Interests: adenovirus-host cell interactions; cancer cell death
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Interests: herpes simplex virus; viral DNA replication; DNA recombination; viral replication compartments; viral nuclear interactions
Interests: herpes simplex virus; viral DNA replication; DNA recombination; viral replication compartments; viral nuclear interactions
Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, NSW Health Pathology-Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Interests: respiratory viruses; diagnostics; communicable diseases; emerging viruses; solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Interests: respiratory viruses; diagnostics; communicable diseases; emerging viruses; solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Disease Intervention and Prevention, Texas Biomedical ResearchInstitute, San Antonio, TX, USA
Interests: HIV vaccines; nucleic acid vaccines; HIV pathogenesis; emerging viral infections; vaccine immunology; CRISPR therapeutics
Interests: HIV vaccines; nucleic acid vaccines; HIV pathogenesis; emerging viral infections; vaccine immunology; CRISPR therapeutics
National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
Interests: virus heamorrhagic fever; emerging viruses; filovirus; vector-borne viruses; molecular diagnostics; epidemiology; virus genomics; next-generation sequencing
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Interests: virus heamorrhagic fever; emerging viruses; filovirus; vector-borne viruses; molecular diagnostics; epidemiology; virus genomics; next-generation sequencing
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Interests: virology; emerging influenza viruses; virus assembly; virus transmission; microscopy; live cell imaging
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Interests: virology; emerging influenza viruses; virus assembly; virus transmission; microscopy; live cell imaging
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Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
Interests: innate immunity; DNA sensors; tumor viruses
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Interests: innate immunity; DNA sensors; tumor viruses
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Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK
Interests: HIV; HIV Cure; immunotherapy; sexually transmitted infections; epidemiology
Interests: HIV; HIV Cure; immunotherapy; sexually transmitted infections; epidemiology
Dr. Sébastien Lhomme
1. Toulouse University Hospital, Purpan Hospital, Virology Department, Toulouse 31300, France
2. Inserm UMR 1291, CNRS UMR5051, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Interests: quasi-enveloped viruses; epidemiology; pathogenesis
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2. Inserm UMR 1291, CNRS UMR5051, Université Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
Interests: quasi-enveloped viruses; epidemiology; pathogenesis
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Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Interests: measles virus; RNA viruses; virology; virus-host interactions; viral inclusions; llps; stress responses
Interests: measles virus; RNA viruses; virology; virus-host interactions; viral inclusions; llps; stress responses
Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK
Interests: HTLV-1; integrase; integration; intasome assembly; PP2A-B56; integrase inhibitors
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Interests: HTLV-1; integrase; integration; intasome assembly; PP2A-B56; integrase inhibitors
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Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Interests: virology; RNA biology; molecular and cell biology; cancer biology; next-generation sequencing and transcriptome analysis
Interests: virology; RNA biology; molecular and cell biology; cancer biology; next-generation sequencing and transcriptome analysis
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast 4222, Australia
Interests: molecular virology; viral assembly; RNA; lipids; cell biology of viral proteins; viral protein biochemistry
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Interests: molecular virology; viral assembly; RNA; lipids; cell biology of viral proteins; viral protein biochemistry
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School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Interests: viruses; ion channels; virus-host interactions; endocytosis
Interests: viruses; ion channels; virus-host interactions; endocytosis
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del, Molise G. Caporale, Teramo, Italy
Interests: virology; next generation sequencing; whole genome sequencing; DNA sequencing
Interests: virology; next generation sequencing; whole genome sequencing; DNA sequencing
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Scaife Hall, Suite 818, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Interests: mechanisms of HIV persistence; strategies to deplete the reservoirs of HIV; HIV treatment
Interests: mechanisms of HIV persistence; strategies to deplete the reservoirs of HIV; HIV treatment
Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
Interests: hepatology; viral hepatitis; liver disease; innate immunity; antivirals
Interests: hepatology; viral hepatitis; liver disease; innate immunity; antivirals
