Viroinformatics and Viral Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Viroinformatics is an amalgamation of virology, genomics, and bioinformatics, involving the application of genetic information, analyses, and communication technology in viral research. As a result of the availability of high-throuput RNA or small RNA sequening data sets, viroinformatics is revolutionizing the way we study, understand, track, and manage viral diseases. This Special Issue includes cutting-edge applications of viroinformatics in viral surveillance, pathogenesis studies, virus evolution, characterization of genome-wide variation, drug/vaccine design, the emergence of new variants, and outbreak modeling. Big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, structural bioinformatics, or phylogenetic approaches can be applied to address emerging/re-emerging viruses (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, influenza, arboviruses, and Tobamovirus fructirugosum). Relevant topics include viral sequence analysis using DNA,  RNA, or siRNA; host–pathogen interaction networks; diagnostic innovations; and AI-driven therapeutic discovery. By bridging computational science and experimental virology, it may accelerate solutions for global viral threats and foster interdisciplinary collaboration among virologists, evolutionary biologists, bioinformaticians, and public health researchers.

Dr. Hernan Garcia-Ruiz
Guest Editor

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