The mission of the CVR is to carry out multidisciplinary research on viruses and viral diseases of humans and animals, translating the knowledge gained for the improvement of human and animal health.

The CVR’s research programmes cover the themes of emerging viruses, arboviruses, antiviral immunity, hepatitis C virus, viruses & cancer, structural virology, viral epidemiology & evolutionary dynamics, viral genomics and bioinformatics.

Dr Sam Wilson has recently been awarded a prestigious MRC Career Development Award to establish his own laboratory focussed on the identification and characterization of novel antiretroviral interferon stimulated genes.