General Virology Course
Master genomic sequencing, virus isolation, diagnostics, and biosafety in this General Virology Course. Designed for biological sciences professionals who need practical skills to detect, characterise, and control enveloped respiratory viruses. This hands-on programme equips you with essential techniques for rapid and reliable virological decision-making in clinical and research settings.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The General Virology Course provides practical skills to detect, characterise, and control enveloped respiratory viruses. You will learn genomic sequencing workflows, bioinformatic analysis, and assay design, progressing to virus isolation, in vitro characterisation, and differential identification. Additionally, it covers diagnostics development, biosafety protocols, ethical considerations, pathogenesis, and clinical features to support swift, dependable decision-making in virology.
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Develop skills
- Viral NGS workflows: run metagenomic pipelines for unknown respiratory viruses.
- Molecular diagnostics: design qRT-PCR assays and confirm hits by Sanger.
- Virus isolation: culture respiratory viruses and quantify infectivity in vitro.
- Biosafety & ethics: apply BSL-2/3 practices, consent rules, and data sharing.
- Pathogenesis insight: link viral traits to clinical severity and transmission.
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