Center for Virus Research (CVR)

University of California, Irvine
3221 McGaugh Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-3906
Phone: 949.824.9314
Fax: 949.824.9437

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The Center for Virus Research
Directed by Luis P. Villarreal, PhD
Oversight committee chaired by Bert Semler, PhD.
Established in July, 2000 as an Organized Research Unit within the University of California, Irvine.

Links

The Big Picture Book of Viruses

Michael Rossman's Laboratory

The Bacteriophages

Virus Evolution

Can Viruses Make Us Human?
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society

Are Viruses Alive?
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Scientific American

On Viruses, Sex, and Motherhood
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Journal of Virology

Don't Forget About Viruses
- David Mindell, PhD and Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Letters in Science

Lateral Gene Transfer or Viral Colonization?
- Victor Defilippis, PhD and Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Letters in Science

A Hypothesis for DNA Viruses as the Origin of Eukaryotic Replication Proteins
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD and Victor Defilippis, PhDJournal of Virology

Acute and Persistent Viral Life Strategies and Their Relationship to Emerging Diseases
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Victor Defilippis, PhD and Keith Gottlieb, PhD Virology

Persisting Viruses Could Play Role in Driving Host Evolution
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD ASM News

DNA Virus Contribution to Host Evolution
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD Origin and Evolution of Viruses, ISBN 0-12-220360-7

Viruses and the Evolution of Life
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD
ASM Press, 2005 ISBN 1555813097

Origin of Group Identity: Viruses, Addiction and Cooperation
- Luis P. Villarreal, PhD
Springer, 2009

For Undergraduates

BIO SCI 124 & 224: Virology
    taught by: Hans-Ulrich Bernard, PhD and Ingrid K. Ruf, PhD (Developed by the late Dr. Edward K. Wagner)
Basic Virology
   by Edward K. Wagner, PhD and M. Hewlett,
    (ISBN 0632042990). Blackwell Science, Boston. 1999.
AIDS Fundamentals Class

For Graduate Students

Virology Track
Viral Engineering Course
Immunology & Pathogenesis Graduate Training Program

Please see the Education and Training page for more information on CVR-related educational opportunities.