Bauer lab

RNA Virus Replication Laboratory

 Areas of interest

RNA virus assay.

Our group's research is divided into four main themes:

  • Theme 1: Interplay between immunity and pathogenicity in COVID-19

  • Theme 2: RNA-driven molecular virology of RNA viruses

  • Theme 3: Molecular analysis of antigenic shift in RNA viruses

  • Theme 4: Exploring RNA biology to improve vaccines

    • The first two themes concern research seeking to gain a better understanding of the ‘fundamentals’ of virology and immunology, working from the 'top down' from the clinical to the molecular.

    The latter two themes exploit this knowledge to understand key ‘special cases’ of this biology: how viruses escape immunity within a given population through the acquisition or wholesale modification of their antigens (Theme 3) and how this biology can be exploited to improve vaccines (Theme 4).