Zoonotic infections, BSL3 facilities and animal models for studying virus-host interactions.
Brain infections and neurodegenerative diseases.
Metabolic changes during brain infection.
Vaccine development and optimization.
Computational tools for drug discovery.
Development of human 3D nasal epithelia.
Advanced imaging to study virus-host interaction.
Structural biology for development of ultra-potent antiviral peptides.
Role of neuropilin receptors in virus infection and spreading.
The C-end rule of virus infection.
Physiological role of neuropilin receptors in endo- and epithelial cells.
Virus cell entry.
The secretory pathway and virus assembly and release.
Intra- and intercellular trafficking of neurotoxic molecules.
Human and mouse models to study respiratory viruses