Andrew J. Davison

This study identifies a second murine CMV vFcR, fcr-2, encoded by m119-118, which cooperates with fcr-1 to inhibit host Fc receptor activation and enhance viral pathogenesis.

The paper uses cryo-EM to determine the structure of Ictalurid herpesvirus 1, revealing conserved and novel features including a portal-vertex tegument protein with multiple macrodomain-like folds.

The paper clones and analyzes three cytomegaloviruses from Mastomys natalensis, showing their narrow host range and identifying a site for vaccine antigen insertion.

The paper investigates the integration, excision, and transmission of HHV-6B in telomeres across tissues and individuals, revealing maternal transmission and dynamic transitions between integrated and free virus forms.

DisCVR rapidly detects human viruses in clinical samples using HTS data with high sensitivity and specificity, and is accessible on low-resource computers.

The paper investigates HCMV strain diversity in breast milk from HIV-positive women in Zambia, finding multiple-strain infections with high genotypic complexity.