Who We Are
Institute for Emerging Infections
wwwhttp://www.emdis.ox.ac.uk/
emailjulie.ball@zoo.ox.ac.uk
tel+44 (0)1865 281097 (PA to Director)
Projects
HIV
HIV is one of the most variable infectious agents ever studied. New variants of the virus are generated at every round of replication. What forces drive the survival of these variants? How does HI... Read More »
The fight against Hepatitis C
The hepatitis C virus has adapted well to humans and sets up lifelong infection in the majority of those who encounter it. What role does mutation to evade host immune responses play in adaptatio... Read More »
Understanding Influenza
Influenza is one of the most studied emerging infections. Novel strains emerge episodically and cause epidemics. More rarely substantial genetic change leads to global pandemics. Several methods f... Read More »
