MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

Recent News

• 14 Aug

  New Research to Track How Well RSV Vaccines Protect Scottish Babies

  Professor Antonia Ho and Dr Louisa Pollock have secured funding from Pfizer for a new study that will track the real-world effectiveness of RSV vaccines given to pregnant women across Scotland.
• 05 Aug

  A Hidden Glitch: How HIV drugs can distort virus immunity tests

  New research has uncovered a flaw in widely used virus immunity tests. HIV drugs can interfere with lab results, leading to false positives that throw off our understanding of immune responses.
• 01 Aug

  Common Liver Treatment Shows Potential to Reduce Hospital SARS-CoV-2 Cases

  New research suggests that ursodeoxycholic acid, a cheap liver drug, could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission in hospitals by 17%. Using computer simulations, scientists modelled how the drug lowers ACE2 receptors that the virus uses to infect cells, potentially protecting vulnerable patients during outbreaks.
• 22 Jul

  Prof Emma Thomson to co-lead NSPSP

  Public Health Scotland (PHS) has announced the appointment of Professor Emma Thomson and Professor Deborah Williamson and Co-Directors of the National Scottish Pandemic Sciences Partnership (NSPSP).