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Virology research at UVA utilizes a number of approaches, including immunology, cell biology, structural biology and cancer biology, to study viruses that include influenza, hepatitis C, Ebola, dengue, KSHV and HIV.<\/p>\n

Much of the basic research in HIV is conducted at the Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a community of infectious disease and immunology experts that ranks among the best in the nation. Researchers address fundamental questions about how HIV replicates at the cellular and molecular level, and how AIDS develops.<\/p>\n

\n\"Daniel<\/a>\n

Engel, Daniel A.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Drug Discovery and Molecular Biology of Pathogenic RNA viruses: Ebola, SARS-CoV-2, Influenza and Zika<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Young<\/a>\n

Hahn, Young S.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Immune regulation for HCV infection and chronic liver inflammation<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Marie-Louise<\/a>\n

Hammarskjold, Marie-Louise<\/a><\/h2>\n

Post Transcriptional Gene Regulation and the Molecular Biology of Human Retroviruses<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Patrick<\/a>\n

Jackson, Patrick E. H.<\/a><\/h2>\n

HIV virology<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"Dean<\/a>\n

Kedes, Dean H.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pathogenesis of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"William<\/a>\n

Petri, William A<\/a><\/h2>\n

Immune mechanisms of defense against COVID-19 and enteric (diarrheal) infections<\/p>\n<\/div>

\n\"David<\/a>\n

Rekosh, David M.<\/a><\/h2>\n

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Gene Expression; Human Endogenous Viruses; SARS-CoV-2 Protein Trafficking; Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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