Education of the Laboratory of Virology
The Laboratory of Virology is involved in several BSc and MSc educational programs of Wageningen University & Research, such as Plant Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology and Molecular Life Sciences. For students with a particular interest in Virology, two advanced Virology courses are provided.
Additionally, you can do an internship, research practice or MSc/BSc thesis at our department.
Courses
You can visit the Study Handbook website for more detailed information.
BSc and MSc Courses coordinated by the Virology department:
- VIR-30806 Fundamental and Applied Virology
- VIR-20803 Human Infectious Diseases
- VIR-30306 Molecular Virology
- VIR-31303 Molecular Virology (Theory)
- VIR-21303 Principles of Virology
BSc and MSc courses in which Virology is being part of
- YML-30303 Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences
- NEM- 20806 Basics of Infectious Diseases
- PHP-21303 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology and Entomology
- ENT-30306 Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions
- BPE-10806 Introduction Molecular Life Sciences/Biotech
- PHP- 30806 Molecular Aspects of Bio-Interactions
- ENT –51306 Frontiers in Medical and Veterinary Biology
- NEM-32303 Dilemmas of Food safety and security
- CBI -30806 Immunotechnology
- ENT-53806 Biological Control of Insects
- ENT-20806 Integrated Pest Management
- BPE – 60312 Bioprocess Design
- NEM-20306 Research Methodology
Bsc and Msc Thesis at Virology
- VIR50306 BSc Research Project Ecology of Plant Viruses
- VIR50806 BSc Research Project Insect Viruses
- VIR79224 MSc Research Practice Virology
- VIR79324 MSc Research Practice Virology
- VIR80424 MSc Thesis Virology
- VIR80436 MSc Thesis Virology
The technical skills that can be developed depending on the project include: insect and mammalian cell culturing, caterpillar rearing, virus handling, infectivity and titration methods, transformations of plants, , various RNA interference methods including Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) in plants, recombinant DNA techniques, RNA/DNA transfections, quantitative gene expression assays (qPCR, luciferase luminometry), viral and host genome analysis, immunological techniques, electron and confocal laser microscopy, expression of heterologous proteins in bacteria, insect cells and plants.
You can contact the principle investigators for more information about the projects that are running at the moment in the laboratory of Virology:
Prof. dr. Monique van Oers
Prof. dr.ir. Gorben Pijlman
Prof. dr.ir. Richard Kormelink
Dr.ir. Vera Ros
Dr. Emilyn Matsumura
Dr.ir. Jelke Fros
Dr. Astrid Bryon
Internship
If you are interested in performing an internship, you can contact the department to discuss about the possibilities: