Postdoc Researcher in Molecular Virology of Herpesviruses

Do you want to uncover the secrets of alpha-herpesvirus latency? Use advanced sequencing and neuronal models at our world-renowned Department of Viroscience. Join the HerpeslabNL team and help us work on becoming better every day at Erasmus MC!

Job description

Herpesviruses are an important cause of severe diseases. Once infected, the virus establishes a lifelong latent infection, which allows it to reactivate later in life. Our team aims to elucidate the virus and host factors involved in the immune control and pathogenesis of the human neurotropic herpes simplex viruses (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) in their natural host. 

In this project, you will investigate how alpha-herpesvirus latency-associated transcripts (LATs) interact with host cells during both productive and latent infections.

As a researcher, you will be the driving force behind the following core activities:

• Performing detailed structural characterization of m...