Virology Laboratory (VL)

Affiliated Research areas

  • Epigenetics
  • Gene regulation
  • Transcriptomics
  • Cancer
  • Vaccine development
  • Biology of pathogens (e.g. bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi)
  • Antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance
  • Plant pathology and pest resistance
  • Nanomaterials engineering, e.g. nanoparticles, nanoporous materials, 1D & 2D nanomaterials

Scientific Areas

  • Virology
  • Antiviral compounds
  • Medicinal plant extracts with antiviral activity
  • Posttranscriptional gene silencing of viral genes by siRNAs
  • Systemic Acquired Resistance against viruses by elicitors
  • Human RNA and DNA Viruses
  • Plant Viruses

Keywords

  • General Virology
  • Human Virology
  • Plant Virology
  • Testing antiviral activity of substances
  • Molecular genetic analyses
  • PTGS
  • SAR
  • RNAi
  • Antiviral extrcts

Summary

General Virology. Human Virology. Plant Virology. Testing antiviral activity of substances. Molecular genetic analyses .

Contact info

Associate Professor Nikolay Petrov

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