Laboratory of Virology
Our research focuses on plant viruses, arboviruses and insect viruses. We aim to unravel the molecular and ecological mechanisms underlying virus-host and virus-vector interactions to understand how these determine pathology and transmission. The acquired knowledge contributes to the development of new technologies (e.g. in vector control and biotechnology) and durable strategies for disease management (e.g. in molecular plant breeding, vaccine development, insect biocontrol and mass rearing of insects).
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News
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WUR scientist receives award for research on insect viruses
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Baculoviruses need little help to infect caterpillar brain
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In Memoriam: Dr. Jeanne Dijkstra
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WUR now also has a professor in Arbovirology and Medical Biotechnology!
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WUR now also has a professor in Arbovirology and Medical Biotechnology
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In Memoriam: Dr. Dick Peters
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When the temperature drops, parasites turn ants into zombies
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AI to accelerate development of RNA copy machine: fewer side effects of mRNA vaccine
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Corona vaccine research consortium submits application to start clinical study
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The Wageningen Electron Microscopy Centre (WEMC) is a centralized facility closely associated to the Laboratory of Virology, providing tools and expertise to researchers of Wageningen University & Research institutes and external users.
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Latest publications
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Genomics of alphabaculovirus isolates infecting Mamestra species from North America and Eurasia
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology (2024), Volume: 203 - ISSN 0022-2011 -
Evaluation of bird-adapted self-amplifying mRNA vaccine formulations in chickens
Vaccine (2024), Volume: 42, Issue: 11 - ISSN 0264-410X - p. 2895-2908. -
The plant virus transmissions database
The Journal of general virology (2024), Volume: 105, Issue: 3 - ISSN 0022-1317 -
Covert infection with an RNA virus affects medfly fitness and the interaction with its natural parasitoid Aganaspis daci
Journal of Pest Science (2024), Volume: 97, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1612-4758 - p. 269-280. -
Infectious clone of a contemporary Tembusu virus and replicons expressing reporter genes or heterologous antigens from poultry viruses
Biotechnology Journal (2024), Volume: 19, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1860-6768 -
Non-retroviral Endogenous Viral Elements in Tephritid Fruit Flies Reveal Former Viral Infections Not Related to Known Circulating Viruses
Microbial Ecology (2024), Volume: 87, Issue: 1 - ISSN 0095-3628
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