Laboratory of Virology
Our research focuses on plant viruses, arboviruses and insect viruses, with special interest in virus-host and virus-vector interactions.
Plant viruses form a major threat for crops and ornamentals. Arboviruses are transmitted by insects and cause disease in humans and animals. Insect-infecting viruses are used to control pest insects and as gene vector to produce recombinant proteins for pharmaceuticals and vaccines.
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Prototype chikungunya vaccine developed by Wageningen University
Wageningen University, part of Wageningen UR has developed a prototype vaccine against chikungunya in a joint effort with the Erasmus Medical Centre and TI Pharma. This prototype may hopefully lead to the first working vaccine against chikungunya, a geographically strongly expanding viral disease.
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Tools and expertise
The Wageningen Electron Microscopy Centre (WEMC) is a centralized facility closely associated to the Laboratory of Virology, providing tools and expertise to researchers of WUR institutes and external users.
Our Education
The Laboratory of Virology is involved in several BSc and MSc educational programs of Wageningen University, such as Plant Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology and Molecular Life Sciences. For students with a particular interest in Virology, two advanced Virology courses are provided.
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Latest publications
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The Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Resistance Genes Ty-1 and Ty-3 Are Allelic and Code for DFDGD-Class RNA–Dependent RNA Polymerases
Plos Genetics 9 (2013)3. - ISSN 1553-7390
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Cloning and expression of candidate allergens from Culicoides obsoletus for diagnosis of insect bite hypersensitivity in horses
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 153 (2013)3-4. - ISSN 0165-2427 - p. 227 - 239.
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Improving Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for tsetse flies through research on their symbiont and pathogens
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 112 (2013)suppl. 1. - ISSN 0022-2011 - p. S2 - S10.