Wageningen University & Research
The mission of
Wageningen University & Research is "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life". Within Wageningen University & Research, nine specialised research institutes from the Wageningen Research Foundation and Wageningen University have joined forces to help answer the most important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.
With approximately 30 locations, 5,000 employees, and 10,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain worldwide. An integrated approach to problems and the cooperation between various disciplines are at the heart of the unique approach of Wageningen.
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The Laboratory of Virology is part of the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen University and is situated at the Wageningen Campus. Currently, about 25 researchers, including technicians, PhD students and Postdocs are employed at the Laboratory of Virology and contribute to a lively, research-driven work environment. Research at the Laboratory of Virology is focusses on various animal-, insect- and plant viruses with specific emphasis on how these viruses are transmitted and how they interact with their hosts. Plant viruses form a major threat for crops and ornamentals and are often transmitted by insects like aphids and whiteflies. Therefore, virus control often depends on successful control of their insect vectors. However, intensifying restrictions on the use of chemicals aimed to kill these insects call for alternative approaches to control the viruses they transmit. Our research concentrates on virus-host and virus-vector interactions, with special attention on the development of host defence mechanisms, viral evasion strategies and viral host and virus-vector manipulation mechanisms.