Innovative Imaging in Viral Research

Dear Colleagues,

In the context of the current pandemic period, better imaging of viruses has never been so crucial for improving diagnostics, for monitoring viral infections and for better understanding the structure and function of viruses. The objective of this Special Issue is to bring to the virologists' community, and the whole scientific community more broadly, recent advances in the imaging of viruses.

Scientists from public and private institutions are warmly encouraged to build this Special Issue with quality articles, brief reports, technical notes, and reviews for sharing original results based on new techniques or novel approaches with existing techniques in both the diagnostic and fundamental research fields. We look for manuscripts using advanced imaging of single viruses (from purified solutions; animal/human samples) or viruses in the context of infected cells (ex vivo in animal/human tissues; in vitro in 2D/3D cultured cells). The focus of the current Special Issue will be placed on the innovative nature of the study used for virus imaging and the help that such innovation can bring for faster diagnostics, workflow automation and/or new knowledge about virus biology. Innovation may originate from sample preparation, advanced microscopy modalities/technology or image processing such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Finally, emphasis will be given both on the scientific breakthrough of the described methodology but also on the ease of the imaging innovation to be shared and applied worldwide in other laboratories and facilities.

 “Viruses are always speaking—the secret is to learn their language.” 

Dr. Jean-Pierre Baudoin
Guest Editor

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