Virology World Conference

Virus Host Biology

Virus Host Biology

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasitic organisms. A virus must adhere to a living cell, enter the cell, create proteins and duplicate its genome, and then find a method to leave so that it can infect new cells. Attachment proteins in the capsid or glycoproteins embedded in the viral envelope allow a virus to connect to a specific receptor location on the host cell membrane. The host—and the cells within the host—that can be infected by a particular virus is determined by the specificity of this interaction. Despite the fact that worldwide public health demands for antiviral and vaccination products are increasing, antiviral therapies remain a difficult goal to achieve. To be successful, the industry will inevitably need to make substantial and inventive adjustments to its antiviral drug-discovery procedures.

  • Host Cell Interactions
  • Viral Life Cycle
  • Virus Replication
  • Cell Signalling
Committee Members
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Oscar Fornas

Oscar Fornas

Pompeu Fabra University and Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Saurabh Chattopadhyay

Saurabh Chattopadhyay

The University of Toledo, United States
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Theodoros Androutsakos

Theodoros Androutsakos

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Virology 2022 Speakers
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Lucija Nuskern

Lucija Nuskern

University of Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Pallavi Rai

Pallavi Rai

VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, United States
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Athanasios-Dimitrios Bakasis

Athanasios-Dimitrios Bakasis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Speaker at Virology World Conference 2022 - Ioanna E. Stergiou

Ioanna E. Stergiou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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