Virology and Vaccinology

Virology and vaccinology are fields that have moved firmly into the global spotlight since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, with increased public interest and rapidly growing bodies of research in both areas.

Both disciplines play a pivotal role in relieving the global burden of disease by informing the development of new treatments and vaccines, and their uses in public health.

Picture of Sheila Graham — Sheila Graham
Chair, Biochemical Society

Published content

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Emerging Topics in Life Sciences Synthetic Biology cover

Antibodies attacking a virus, and a pill.

Doctor holding a test tube labelled 'Coronavirus'

Webinars

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Visualise translation of bacteria and viruses

the sociology of the anti-vaccine movement webinar graphic

COVID-19 community surveys

We have conducted three community surveys since 2020 to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our discipline.

Read the results in full and view a snapshot of responses on the permanent and long term impacts of the pandemic on aspects of scientific research and careers, taken from phase 3 of the survey.

Graphic showing long term impacts of covid on data collection/research output (31%) career progression (20%), mental health (20%) and grants and funding (20%)

Graphic showing premanent impact of covid-19 on career progression (27% early career respondents) and the funding landscape (32% established researcher respondents))

Graphic showing impact of covid-19 on permanent adoption of reduced professional travel (33%), online meeting platforms (57%) and working from home/remotely (41%)

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Synthetic Biology

A package of curated content on synthetic biology from the Biochemical Society and Portland Press.

Events Calendar

From scientific meetings and training courses to our wide-ranging webinar series, we bring together molecular bioscientists from across the sector to share knowledge and enhance their expertise.

Our Publications

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Public Engagement

We have developed public engagement and outreach resources on topics in the molecular biosciences, for anyone to use. The Society offers grants, prizes and support to science communicators and those engaging the public in bioscience.

13 Sep -

15 Sep

Event - Scientific meeting

Europe

The PI3K-AKT-mTOR-PTEN pathway: a new era in basic research and clinical translation

This meeting will cover the broader PI3K pathway, including basic research in signalling and biology, the generation of improved pharmacological pathway modulators, and their use in cancer, immunity and rare diseases.

Packages

Check out our curated packages, containing resources and material related to synthetic biology, and virology and vaccinology.

Research Area VI - Biological Systems

Research Area VI covers the broad areas of biological clocks, gene therapy, embryogenesis, organogenesis, innate immunity, immune responses, inflammation, disease processes, ageing, cancer, plants, molecular medicine, neurodegeneration, parasitology, plant pathology, nutrition, cell division differentiation and death, cardiovascular disease, developmental biology, diabetes, matrix structure and tissue engineering.

Image of an immunofluorescence micrograph

Research Journal – Hybrid

Michael J. Ryan, USA

Clinical Science

Linking basic science to disease mechanisms Translating molecular bioscience and experimental research into medical insights, papers published in Clinical Science cover a range of topics, including the cardiovascular system and vascular biology, genomic medicine, inflammation, nephrology, hepatology, cancer biology, and the respiratory system.

09 Oct

Event - Webinar

Online

Exploring the role of microglia and astrocytes in neurological disorders

Part of our Early Career Researcher (ECR) webinar series, our latest webinar will delve into groundbreaking research revealing the crucial role of astrocytes in synaptic dysfunction during Alzheimer's disease as well as the potential mechanisms for microglial reprogramming and their role in neurological disorders.