Piglets and polio: mapping a virus
Chance encounters with polio throughout her life embedded a fascination with viruses in Dr Rebecca Chandler-Bostock. She is now developing new anti-viral treatments for single-stranded RNA viruses.
This could have a huge impact on disease burden within the picornavirus family.
—Dr Rebecca Chandler-Bostock
Read the full research storyImpact
- Knowledge discovery: developed new treatments for viruses
- Health impacts: improved health outcomes for those with viral infections and illnesses
Key information
- Disciplines: biology, virology, medicine
- Investigators: Dr Rebecca Chandler-Bostock
Keywords: virus, community outreach, global health, vaccination, vaccines, medicine, biological sciences, disease, polio, RNA viruses, plant viruses, research communication