As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Animal Viruses Section
- Coronaviruses Section
- Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals Section
- Human Virology and Viral Diseases Section
- Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa Section
- Invertebrate Viruses Section
- Bacterial Viruses Section
- Prions Section
- General Virology Section
Members
Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4, Canada
Interests: HIV infection; incorporation of host proteins into HIV virions; identification of novel antivirals; cytokines/chemokines
Interests: HIV infection; incorporation of host proteins into HIV virions; identification of novel antivirals; cytokines/chemokines
Instituto Biofisika (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Bizkaia, Spain
Interests: developement of a VLP-based platform for rational design of human vaccines; capsid stucture of picornaviruses and genome release; molecular Dynamic methods applied to understand structure-function relationship in proteins of the GPCR family and in non-enveloped viral capsids
Interests: developement of a VLP-based platform for rational design of human vaccines; capsid stucture of picornaviruses and genome release; molecular Dynamic methods applied to understand structure-function relationship in proteins of the GPCR family and in non-enveloped viral capsids
Visiting Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide, and Senior Research Scientist with the Australian Wine Research Institute, P.O. Box 197, Glen Osmond, Adelaide 5064, SA, Australia
Interests: grapevine viruses; viroids and phytoplasmas; molecular diagnosis; emerging viruses of the grapevine; elimination of viruses from the grapevine by thermotherapy and chemotherapy; molecular diagnosis of Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD)
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Interests: grapevine viruses; viroids and phytoplasmas; molecular diagnosis; emerging viruses of the grapevine; elimination of viruses from the grapevine by thermotherapy and chemotherapy; molecular diagnosis of Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD)
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The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
Interests: sexual transmission of HIV; inflamatory bowel disease; crohn's disease; mucosal immunology; mononuclear phagocytes
Interests: sexual transmission of HIV; inflamatory bowel disease; crohn's disease; mucosal immunology; mononuclear phagocytes
Department of Virology and Bacteriology, Institute of Plant Protection-National Research Institute, ul. Wł. Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, Poland
Interests: evolution of plant viruses; host–pathogen–vector interactions; subviral RNAs; diagnostics
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Interests: evolution of plant viruses; host–pathogen–vector interactions; subviral RNAs; diagnostics
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Department of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: gene; infectious diseases; herpesviruses; pharmacology and toxicology; molecular medicine; oncology and hematology; cardiovascular diseases; natural products; drug discovery; analytical and bioanalytical techniques
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Interests: gene; infectious diseases; herpesviruses; pharmacology and toxicology; molecular medicine; oncology and hematology; cardiovascular diseases; natural products; drug discovery; analytical and bioanalytical techniques
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
Interests: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); determinants of asthma and allergy in children; lung pathology; respiratory virus-host interactions
Interests: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); determinants of asthma and allergy in children; lung pathology; respiratory virus-host interactions
Department of Mathematics and Statistical Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
Interests: mathematical modeling; COVID-19; human influenza; influenza A virus
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Interests: mathematical modeling; COVID-19; human influenza; influenza A virus
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Viral Immunology Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
Interests: zoonotic viruses; innate immune defenses; adaptive immune defense; virus pathogenesis; neuroimmunology; drug discovery; vaccine designs; rapid pathogen identification; high-throughput diagnostics
Interests: zoonotic viruses; innate immune defenses; adaptive immune defense; virus pathogenesis; neuroimmunology; drug discovery; vaccine designs; rapid pathogen identification; high-throughput diagnostics
Faculty of Animal Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Interests: bat borne infectious diseases; endogenous viruses; Pteropine orthoreovirus; EMCV; bat coronavirus
Interests: bat borne infectious diseases; endogenous viruses; Pteropine orthoreovirus; EMCV; bat coronavirus
Department of Marine Biotechnology, Gangneung Wonju National University, Gangneung 210-702, Republic of Korea
Interests: fish diseases; fish molecular immunology; biosensors; vaccines; cytokines
Interests: fish diseases; fish molecular immunology; biosensors; vaccines; cytokines
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Interests: molecular virology; influenza virus; viral pathogenesis; virus–host interactions; innate antiviral response; post-translational protein modifications; protein trafficking; acetylation; HDACs; HATs
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Interests: molecular virology; influenza virus; viral pathogenesis; virus–host interactions; innate antiviral response; post-translational protein modifications; protein trafficking; acetylation; HDACs; HATs
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Dr. Ryoyo Ikebuchi
Ulf Landegren group, Molecular Tools, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: single molecule detection; biotechnology; single virus detection; single virus sorting; host protein incorporation; Arboviruses; retroviruses; single cell analysis; T-cell immunity
Interests: single molecule detection; biotechnology; single virus detection; single virus sorting; host protein incorporation; Arboviruses; retroviruses; single cell analysis; T-cell immunity
Department of Pharmacology & Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
Interests: endogenous retroviruses; regulation of viral expression; interferon response; RNA signaling
Interests: endogenous retroviruses; regulation of viral expression; interferon response; RNA signaling
Head of Avian Influenza Group and Visiting Professor, Royal Veterinary College London, The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking GU24 0NF, UK
Interests: avian influenza virus evolution; influenza virus infection control in poultry; influenza virus subtypes detection
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Interests: avian influenza virus evolution; influenza virus infection control in poultry; influenza virus subtypes detection
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Aiseikai Memorial Ibaraki Welfare and Medical Center, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: HTLV-1 mother-to child transmission (screening and preventive measures)
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Interests: HTLV-1 mother-to child transmission (screening and preventive measures)
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2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and L Pasteur Univesity Hospital Kosice, PJ Safarik University, Trieda SNP 1, 04011 Kosice, Slovakia
Interests: general hepatology; chronic viral hepatitis (epidemiology, clinical course, treatment and elimination); new diagnostic markers of HBV infection; hepatitis E and viral infections in special populations
Interests: general hepatology; chronic viral hepatitis (epidemiology, clinical course, treatment and elimination); new diagnostic markers of HBV infection; hepatitis E and viral infections in special populations
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Interests: herpesviruses; Kaposi’s sarcoma; prostate cancer; DNA damage
Interests: herpesviruses; Kaposi’s sarcoma; prostate cancer; DNA damage
Biology Department Higgins 545, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Interests: retroviruses; endogenous retroviruses; HERV-K; gammaretroviruses; betaretroviruses; restriction factors; paleovirology; primate lentiviruses
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Interests: retroviruses; endogenous retroviruses; HERV-K; gammaretroviruses; betaretroviruses; restriction factors; paleovirology; primate lentiviruses
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Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7028 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: antiviral agents; broad-spectrum antivirals; antiviral response; innate immunity; adaptive immunity
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Interests: antiviral agents; broad-spectrum antivirals; antiviral response; innate immunity; adaptive immunity
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Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Interests: herpesviruses; virus–host interactions; pathogenesis; innate immunity; intercellular communications; autophagy; transcription; protein trafficking; viral envelopment; antiviral targets
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Interests: herpesviruses; virus–host interactions; pathogenesis; innate immunity; intercellular communications; autophagy; transcription; protein trafficking; viral envelopment; antiviral targets
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Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)/Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
Interests: the change of free binding energy of ligands upon point mutations in the virus protein; evolution of binding interfaces in interactions between viral-viral and viral-host proteins; modelling the emergence of resistance towards anti-viral drugs; modelling specificity of virus-host interactions; evolution of the viral proteome; development of resistance towards antiviral drugs
Interests: the change of free binding energy of ligands upon point mutations in the virus protein; evolution of binding interfaces in interactions between viral-viral and viral-host proteins; modelling the emergence of resistance towards anti-viral drugs; modelling specificity of virus-host interactions; evolution of the viral proteome; development of resistance towards antiviral drugs
German Environment Agency, Section II 1.4 Microbial Risks, Corrensplatz 1, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Interests: environmental virology; viral metagenomics; viral metatranscriptomics; phage genomics; virus evolution and phylogeny
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Interests: environmental virology; viral metagenomics; viral metatranscriptomics; phage genomics; virus evolution and phylogeny
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Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5215, USA
Interests: genetic diversity; HIV-1 CRF02-AG
Interests: genetic diversity; HIV-1 CRF02-AG
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Interests: herpesviruses; gene expression; noncoding RNAs; innate Immunity; transposable elements
Interests: herpesviruses; gene expression; noncoding RNAs; innate Immunity; transposable elements
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Arboviral Diseases Branch, Virology Team, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
Interests: arboviruses; virus-vector interactions; virus evolution; medical entomology; metagenomics; pathogen detection
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Interests: arboviruses; virus-vector interactions; virus evolution; medical entomology; metagenomics; pathogen detection
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Center for Biologics Research and Evaluation, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 72–52, Room 1216, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, USA
Interests: retrovirus biology and genomics; in vitro models for virus-host interactions; SIV monkey models; viral vaccines; high-throughput sequencing; bioinformatics; novel virus discovery
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Interests: retrovirus biology and genomics; in vitro models for virus-host interactions; SIV monkey models; viral vaccines; high-throughput sequencing; bioinformatics; novel virus discovery
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The City College of New York, New York, NY, USA
Interests: understand the life-cycle of particular DNA viruses at an atomic resolution
Interests: understand the life-cycle of particular DNA viruses at an atomic resolution
Institut Pasteur Korea, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
Interests: host cell entry and infectious particle assembly of hepatitis B & C viruses; virus evolution, antiviral resistance and fitness change; antiviral drug development against emerging infectious diseases
Interests: host cell entry and infectious particle assembly of hepatitis B & C viruses; virus evolution, antiviral resistance and fitness change; antiviral drug development against emerging infectious diseases
Microbiology and Immunology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Interests: innate immune system; pathogenesis of severe viral infections; therapeutics
Interests: innate immune system; pathogenesis of severe viral infections; therapeutics
