Microbiology and virology

The research activities in this area are:

• Engineering and preclinical efficacy of herpes simplex virus (HSV) redirected to specific tumor receptors
• Penetration of herpes simplex virus into the cell and innate response
• Studies on the mechanisms of pathogenesis of human and zoonotic bacteria and viruses and on the innate and adaptive immune response of the host
• Studies to define the role of bacteria and viruses in pathologies with unknown etiopathology
• Epidemiological studies of the principal human and zoonotic infections
• Studies and monitoring of bacterial and viral drug resistance and identification of new targets for new control strategies