Virus Research Directory

See areas of virus research currently being pursued by IMV investigators at the University. This research includes studies of coronaviruses (COVID-19 and SARS), HIV/AIDS, herpes viruses, influenza, West Nile virus, and Zika virus.

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Antiviral drugs and drug resistance

hideki aihara
College of Biological Sciences
matthew aliota
College of Veterinary Medicine
robert geraghty
College of Pharmacy
Susan Hafenstein
The Hormel Institute
daniel harki
College of Pharmacy
alon herschhorn
Medical School
ryan langlois
Medical School
fang li
College of Veterinary Medicine
yuying liang
College of Veterinary Medicine
hinh ly
College of Veterinary Medicine
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
Vijay Reddy
The Hormel Institute
robert vince
College of Pharmacy
carston wagner
College of Pharmacy

Coronaviruses

hideki aihara
College of Biological Sciences
robert geraghty
College of Pharmacy
daniel harki
College of Pharmacy
fang li
College of Veterinary Medicine
zhengqiang wang
College of Pharmacy

Emerging viruses

matthew aliota
College of Veterinary Medicine
robert geraghty
College of Pharmacy
yuying liang
College of Veterinary Medicine
hinh ly
College of Veterinary Medicine
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
michael osterholm
School of Public Health
declan schroeder
College of Veterinary Medicine
peter southern
Medical School
zhengqiang wang
College of Pharmacy
Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

Herpes viruses

craig bierle
Medical School
wade bresnahan
Medical School
maxim cheeran
College of Veterinary Medicine
james lokensgard
Medical School
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
shane mcallister
Medical School
stephen rice
Medical School
mark schleiss
Medical School
Chong Wang
School of Dentistry

HIV/AIDS, retroviruses, pararetroviruses

hideki aihara
College of Biological Sciences
jason baker
Medical School
paul bohjanen
Medical School
kathleen boris
College of Veterinary Medicine
ashley haase
Medical School
alon herschhorn
Medical School
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
r scott mcivor
College of Biological Sciences
Luiza Mendonca
College of Biological Sciences
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College of Biological Sciences
melanie nicol
College of Pharmacy
neil olszewski
College of Biological Sciences
steven patterson
College of Pharmacy
cavan reilly
School of Public Health
frank rhame
Medical School
timothy schacker
Medical School
pamela skinner
College of Veterinary Medicine
nikunj somia
College of Biological Sciences
peter southern
Medical School
carston wagner
College of Pharmacy
zhengqiang wang
College of Pharmacy
Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

Host restriction factors and innate immunity

hideki aihara
College of Biological Sciences
matthew aliota
College of Veterinary Medicine
daniel harki
College of Pharmacy
kristin hogquist
Medical School
marc jenkins
Medical School
ryan langlois
Medical School
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
nikunj somia
College of Biological Sciences
vaiva vezys
Medical School

Prions

ashley haase
Medical School
pamela skinner
College of Veterinary Medicine

Viral immunology

paul bohjanen
Medical School
maxim cheeran
College of Veterinary Medicine
ashley haase
Medical School
kristin hogquist
Medical School
marc jenkins
Medical School
ryan langlois
Medical School
david masopust
Medical School
timothy schacker
Medical School
pamela skinner
College of Veterinary Medicine
vaiva vezys
Medical School

Viral oncology

julia davydova
Medical School
Susan Hafenstein
The Hormel Institute
kristin hogquist
Medical School
david largaespada
Medical School
Jose Maldonado-Ortiz
School of Dentistry
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
shane mcallister
Medical School
Luiza Mendonca
College of Biological Sciences
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College of Biological Sciences
Vijay Reddy
The Hormel Institute
Chong Wang
School of Dentistry
masato yamamoto
Medical School
Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

Viral vectors and gene therapy

George Aslanidi
The Hormel Institute
julia davydova
Medical School
perry hackett
College of Biological Sciences
david largaespada
Medical School
r scott mcivor
College of Biological Sciences
nikunj somia
College of Biological Sciences
daniel voytas
College of Biological Sciences
masato yamamoto
Medical School

Virus evolution, informatics, and epidemiology

matthew aliota
College of Veterinary Medicine
jason baker
Medical School
Susan Hafenstein
The Hormel Institute
william harcombe
College of Biological Sciences
ryan langlois
Medical School
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
michael osterholm
School of Public Health
Vijay Reddy
The Hormel Institute
cavan reilly
School of Public Health
declan schroeder
College of Veterinary Medicine
Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

Virus pathogenesis

craig bierle
Medical School
maxim cheeran
College of Veterinary Medicine
sagar goyal
College of Veterinary Medicine
ashley haase
Medical School
yuying liang
College of Veterinary Medicine
james lokensgard
Medical School
hinh ly
College of Veterinary Medicine
Jose Maldonado-Ortiz
School of Dentistry
thomas molitor
College of Veterinary Medicine
melanie nicol
College of Pharmacy
julie olson
School of Dentistry
stephen rice
Medical School
timothy schacker
Medical School
mark schleiss
Medical School
pamela skinner
College of Veterinary Medicine
peter southern
Medical School
Chong Wang
School of Dentistry

Virus replication

hideki aihara
College of Biological Sciences
paul bohjanen
Medical School
kathleen boris
College of Veterinary Medicine
wade bresnahan
Medical School
robert geraghty
College of Pharmacy
Susan Hafenstein
The Hormel Institute
alon herschhorn
Medical School
paul jardine
School of Dentistry
ryan langlois
Medical School
fang li
College of Veterinary Medicine
yuying liang
College of Veterinary Medicine
hinh ly
College of Veterinary Medicine
Jose Maldonado-Ortiz
School of Dentistry
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
Luiza Mendonca
College of Biological Sciences
Icon placeholder image for Joachim Mueller
College of Biological Sciences
julie olson
School of Dentistry
steven patterson
College of Pharmacy
Vijay Reddy
The Hormel Institute
leslie schiff
Medical School
wei shen
College of Biological Sciences
Kristin Shingler
School of Dentistry
ronald siegel
College of Pharmacy
nikunj somia
College of Biological Sciences
daniel voytas
College of Biological Sciences
Chong Wang
School of Dentistry
zhengqiang wang
College of Pharmacy
Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

Virus structure

hideki aihara
College of Biological Sciences
dwight anderson
Medical School
Susan Hafenstein
The Hormel Institute
paul jardine
School of Dentistry
fang li
College of Veterinary Medicine
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
Luiza Mendonca
College of Biological Sciences
Vijay Reddy
The Hormel Institute
Kristin Shingler
School of Dentistry
zhengqiang wang
College of Pharmacy
Wei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Dentistry

Virus-host cell interactions

matthew aliota
College of Veterinary Medicine
craig bierle
Medical School
kathleen boris
College of Veterinary Medicine
wade bresnahan
Medical School
maxim cheeran
College of Veterinary Medicine
Susan Hafenstein
The Hormel Institute
ryan langlois
Medical School
yuying liang
College of Veterinary Medicine
hinh ly
College of Veterinary Medicine
louis mansky
School of Dentistry
Vijay Reddy
The Hormel Institute
stephen rice
Medical School
leslie schiff
Medical School
declan schroeder
College of Veterinary Medicine
peter southern
Medical School
Chong Wang
School of Dentistry