HughesLab
Welcome to our research group site.
Our research aims to understand how people, and other animals, defend themselves against viral infections and how viruses are able to overcome these defences. This knowledge can then inform the development of therapeutics.
Our research is primarily focused on the interplay between innate immunity and paramyxoviruses and pneumoviruses (e.g. parainfluenza viruses [PIV], respiratory syncytial virus [RSV]) that can cause severe respiratory disease, particularly in children.
Our laboratory is based in the School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC), at the
University of St Andrews, UK.
Our research aims to understand how people, and other animals, defend themselves against viral infections and how viruses are able to overcome these defences. This knowledge can then inform the development of therapeutics.
Our research is primarily focused on the interplay between innate immunity and paramyxoviruses and pneumoviruses (e.g. parainfluenza viruses [PIV], respiratory syncytial virus [RSV]) that can cause severe respiratory disease, particularly in children.
Our laboratory is based in the School of Biology, Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC), at the
University of St Andrews, UK.