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Research areas

Virologists in the MU Program in Virology and Molecular Therapy conduct research in three major areas: gene therapy, HIV/AIDS and host-virus interactions.

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Graduate programs in virology

Learn more about graduate study in virology, MU's rich training environment, and what alumni of the programs are doing now.

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Postdoctoral position openings

Postdoctoral openings are now available to work on muscular dystrophy gene therapy and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy.