The Lab of Dr. Marco Vignuzzi focuses on genetic mutations and tests concepts in evolution within the field of virology. Research in the lab is centered around RNA viruses, as they cause the majority of existing and emerging infectious diseases: COVID, polio, influenza, Zika, MERS, dengue, chikungunya, Ebola, West Nile, and many more. The Lab develops computational and experimental approaches to monitor and predict virus evolution.
The researchers of the Lab discover how viruses succeed at being fast replicating agents and we use what we learn against them in new vaccine and antiviral approaches.