Virology is the study of viruses – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents. It focuses on the following aspects of viruses: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit host cells for reproduction, their interaction with host organism physiology and immunity, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy. Virology is considered to be a subfield of microbiology or of medicine.
Virology
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Bradley Blitvich BSc, PhD |
Professor | 515-294-9861 | blitvich@iastate.edu | 2116 Patterson |
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Amanda J Kreuder DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM (LA) |
Associate Professor | 515-294-2174 | akreuder@iastate.edu | 2124 Patterson |
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Cathy Miller BA, PhD |
Chair and Professor | 515-294-4797 | clm@iastate.edu | VMRI 03 |
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James A Roth DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM |
Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professor Director, Center for Food Security and Public Health Executive Director, Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics Presidential Chair in Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine |
515-294-8459 | jaroth@iastate.edu | 2156 Patterson |