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RESEARCH

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VIRUS DISCOVERY

One milliliter of ocean water contains 10,000,000 viruses, many of which have never been characterized or studied. We seek to identify, isolate, and characterize bacteriophage, plant and algae viruses, and animal viruses from environmental samples. Project is suitable for course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) in virology, microbiology, or ecology courses. 

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BIOINFORMATICS APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING VIRUS EMERGENCE AND PATHOGENESIS

There have been many viruses identified and sequenced which are closely related to human viruses. We seek to use bioinformatics techniques to predict the likelihood that these viruses can infect humans and forecast their disease severity and potential pathologies.

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