News of the Laboratory of Virology
You can find the Archive of News items of the Laboratory of Virology on these pages. News items will automatically be added to the archive, which has been classified per period.
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WUR scientist receives award for research on insect viruses
- Luis Hernández Pelegrín, a researcher at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), has been awarded the NEV Dissertation Prize for the... -
Baculoviruses need little help to infect caterpillar brain
- When baculoviruses invade a caterpillar's central nervous system, the caterpillar has little defence. Therefore, the parasite is also used as a... -
In Memoriam: Dr. Jeanne Dijkstra
- Recently we received the sad news that on 14th November 2023, our former colleague dr Jeanne Dijkstra has passed away at the age of 93. -
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
- Gorben Pijlman is per 1 november 2023 benoemd tot persoonlijk hoogleraar Arbovirologie en Medische Biotechnologie aan Wageningen University &... -
In Memoriam: Dr. Dick Peters
- Recently, we were informed that our former colleague Dr. Dick Peters had passed away at the age of 91 years. -
When the temperature drops, parasites turn ants into zombies
- Field research conducted at the University of Copenhagen by current WUR researcher Simone N. Gasque together with her MSc thesis supervisor Associate... -
AI to accelerate development of RNA copy machine: fewer side effects of mRNA vaccine
- The next generation of self-replicating mRNA vaccines could have fewer side effects such as fever, headache and fatigue. This would partly result from... -
Corona vaccine research consortium submits application to start clinical study
- The European research consortium Prevent-nCoV, of which Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a member, has submitted an application to test...