Viruses as Therapeutic Tools: Medical and Biotechnological Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 110
Special Issue Editor
Interests: human virology; insect virology; host-pathogen interactions; arenavirus hemorrhagic fevers; infectious diseases; viral infections; emerging infectious diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite viral infections being responsible for many diseases, viruses have increasingly become powerful allies in basic and applied research. Understanding virus–host interactions and how the immune system prevents and eliminates viral infections is essential for developing therapeutic approaches and vaccines to protect against these diseases. Furthermore, viruses have become powerful biotechnological tools for recombinant protein expression, gene delivery, and non-infectious disease treatment, such as cancer.
This Special Issue is being overseen by Prof. Dr. Víctor Romanowski, with invaluable assistance provided by Dr. Matias Luis Pidre from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. The main objective of this Special Issue is to improve the current state of the literature by including works that explore key issues in applied virology, covering topics such as vaccine candidate development, antiviral strategies, and the use of viruses as gene therapy vectors, among others. We will also be open to receiving articles about virus–host interactions, from human viruses to animal viruses that lead to the generation of new technological tools or medical applications. We encourage you to contribute to this Special Issue: both original research and review articles are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Víctor Romanowski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular virology
- virus–host interactions
- immunology
- gene therapy vectors
- vaccines
- antivirals
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