The Department of Virology conducts both basic and applied research, focusing on the molecular biology and immunology of several different viral and chlamydial infections, as well as the pathogenesis of diseases caused by them. The Department is also developing new diagnostic methods for identifying viral diseases, and is investigating the epidemiology of viral diseases at both the population and molecular levels.
Basic education in virology is organised for students of medicine and dentistry, as well as students in the Master’s Degree Programme in Translational Medicine. The Department also organises postgraduate research education for doctoral students and specialising physicians.