Tag: virology

Researchers from the University’s School of Biosciences have provided evidence that a newly discovered Ebolavirus may not be as deadly as other species to humans. … Read more

Researchers in the School of Biosciences have developed a simple and cost-effective test to diagnose sleeping sickness, a disease widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. The test … Read more

Stuart Masterson, a PhD student in the School of Biosciences, whose final year undergraduate dissertation has led to the publication of a scientific paper in … Read more

Research led by Dr. Anastasios Tsaousis and Prof. Martin Michaelis of the School of Biosciences has established the first long-term cultivation system for Cryptosporidium at … Read more

  Bioscientists at Kent are to take up the fight against the parasite that causes diarrhoea in young children with funding from Grand Challenges Explorations, … Read more

A group of academics within the School of Biosciences have recently established a new research group focused on infectious diseases. The purpose of the RAPID group … Read more

A team from the University’s School of Biosciences examined the differences between Ebolaviruses that cause severe disease in humans and the Reston virus that does … Read more

A recent commentary article by Dr Jeremy Rossman, Lecturer in Virology at the School of Biosciences, he warns that the situation could change if the … Read more

Dr Jeremy Rossman, School of Biosciences Lecturer in Virology, was recently interviewed on BBC Radio Kent about the deadly Ebola virus. Western Africa is currently … Read more

Much has been made in recent days about the Cochrane Review, and subsequent media coverage, concerning anti-influenza drugs. Dr. Jeremy Rossman, Lecturer in Virology in the … Read more