The Division delivers a comprehensive diagnostic virology service which includes the detection and isolation of viruses as well as serological assays. Both undergraduate and postgraduate students are trained by the division. We are also involved in several research projects with national and international collaboration. See the Division's own web page for more detail.
Professor & Head: Wolfgang Preiser, Dr. med. Dr. med. habil. (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), DTM&H (Lond), MRCPath (Lond)
Areas of interest:Diagnosis and monitoring of HIV infection; diagnosis andmonitoring of opportunistic infections (esp. cytomegalovirus and hepatitis B virus) in HIV-infected and otherwiseimmunocompromised individuals; diagnostic and epidemiological aspects of emerging viral diseases.