病毒学哲学博士

新病毒，包括SARS，H1N1流感和尼帕病毒，已在世界范围内出现，埃博拉病毒，西尼罗河病毒已重新出现，艾滋病流行继续遍及撒哈拉以南非洲和亚洲部分地区。迫切需要用于HIV，天花，禽流感和生殖器疱疹的新疫苗。迫切需要用于登革热，丙型肝炎和艾滋病毒的新型抗病毒药。默克尔细胞多瘤，乳头状瘤，卡波西氏肉瘤和爱泼斯坦-巴尔病毒等病毒在人类癌症中的作用凸显了预防和治疗这些疾病的挑战。哈佛大学的研究人员正在研究所有这些生物医学问题。他们进行基础研究，定义病毒和病毒编码酶的新分子结构，细胞内分子和细胞器运输和功能的新机制以
New viruses-SARS, H1N1 influenza, and Nipah viruses among them-have emerged around the world, Ebola Chikungunya, and West Nile viruses have re-emerged, and the AIDS epidemic continues to sweep across sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. New vaccines for HIV, smallpox, avian influenza and genital herpes are sorely needed. New antivirals for Dengue, hepatitis C and HIV viruses are also desperately needed. The role of such viruses as Merkel cell polyoma, papilloma, Kaposi's sarcoma and Epstein-Barr virus in human cancer highlight challenges to prevent and treat these diseases. Researchers at Harvard University are working on all these biomedical problems. They conduct basic research defining new molecular structures of viruses and virus-encoded enzymes, new mechanisms within cells for molecular and organelle trafficking and function, and new mechanisms that control cell growth. Harvard researchers are among the world leaders in the design and testing of AIDS, genital herpes, and smallpox vaccines. The Harvard Program in Virology provides extraordinary opportunities to conduct graduate study for the PhD in these exciting areas of biomedical science.