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Virology A & B Study Sections [VIRA & VIRB]

[VIRA Membership Roster] [VIRA Meeting Rosters]

[VIRB Membership Roster] [VIRB Meeting Rosters]

The Virology A and B [VIRA and VIRB] Study Sections both review applications addressing fundamental aspects of non-HIV and non-bacteriophage viral genetics, infection and replication; cellular and host responses to viral infections; and mechanisms of disease pathogenesis in plants, animals, and humans. In general, applications with a focus on biophysics aspects of virology or structural biology will be assigned to VIRA and those addressing viral immunity will be assigned to VIRB. Specific areas covered by VIRA and VIRB:

Cellular and molecular biology of viral replication: attachment and entry; gene expression and regulation; viral genome replication; viral assembly and maturation; egress
Virus-host cell interactions: effects on signal transduction; host gene expression; cellular physiology and metabolism; production of interferons, cytokines and chemokines; cytopathology; apoptosis
Host responses to virus infection: identification of determinants of susceptibility or resistance; mechanisms of viral clearance; establishment of latency and persistence; animal models of host response
Viral determinants of disease: virulence and attenuation; viral tropism; spread within the host; transmission; mechanisms of immune evasion; animal models of pathogenesis; viral variation and evolution; transformation and oncogenesis; effects of viral co-infection
Viral etiology of chronic disease: identification and detection of viruses associated with chronic disease; validation of etiology; animal models of virus-induced chronic disease
Identification of new molecular targets relevant to viral pathogenesis: genomics and proteomics; new approaches to identify cellular changes relevant to pathogenic mechanisms

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Immunity and Host Defense [IHD]
Drug Discovery and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance [DDR]
AIDS-associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancer [AOIC]
Hepatobiliary Pathophysiology [HBPP]
Clinical Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumors Study Section [CNBT]