Virology Research in Taiwan
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "General Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2023) | Viewed by 31773
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular virology; viral entry; antivirals; viral oncolytics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Taiwan has experienced several viral epidemics and outbreaks over the past few decades, including enteric viruses (enterovirus, coxsackievirus, norovirus, etc.), dengue virus, hepatitis viruses, influenza viruses, and rabies virus, and has faced both the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemics. These viral diseases are of clinical importance to the Taiwanese population, and research efforts in the nation in the past have significantly contributed to the understanding of the underlying viral pathogenesis and also helped antiviral and vaccine development. Taiwan’s agriculture is also at risk of important animal and plant viruses that affect livestock, crops, and aquaculture and has observed continuous research efforts in these areas as well. At the same time, emerging research in Taiwan has seen the development of viruses for treatment of diseases (e.g., oncolytic viruses and phage therapy) and as delivery vehicles (e.g., for therapeutic gene expression).
This Special Issue covers all aspects of virology research in Taiwan, including molecular virology, viral genomics, viral pathogenesis, virus-host interaction, viral immunology, clinical virology, epidemiology, antiviral development, vaccine development, diagnostics, in vitro/in vivo viral model development, viral vector application, and viral oncolytics, among others. We invite researchers in Taiwan to submit to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Liang-Tzung Lin
Prof. Dr. Ya-Chung Tian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular virology
- viral genomics
- viral pathogenesis
- virus-host interaction
- viral immunology
- clinical virology
- epidemiology
- antiviral development
- vaccine development
- diagnostics
- viral model development
- viral vector application
- viral oncolytics
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