virologist
Studies infectious particles
A virologist is a scientist who studies viruses—their structure, behavior, and effects on living organisms.
Virologists work in research, public health, and medicine, often focusing on how viruses spread and how to prevent or treat viral infections: The virologist identified a new strain of influenza.
Immune system specialist
- microbiologistScientist studying microscopic organisms
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- PhDHighest academic credential
Fauci · Gallo · postdoc · public health · CDC · WHO · NIH · peer review
Sudden eruption of trouble
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- transmissionSending of information
quarantine · contact tracing · patient zero · super spreader · herd immunity · case fatality rate · incubation period · zoonosis
Disease-causing microorganism
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
Zika · dengue · hepatitis · rabies · polio · herpes · retrovirus · bacteriophage
Determining element order
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- pathogenesisHow disease develops
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
replication · cell culture · gain-of-function · viral load · isolation · characterization · serology · vaccinology
Protection from biological hazards
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- specimenIndividual for examination
biohazard · incubator · fume hood · autoclave · agar · sterile technique · assay · electron microscopy
immunologist
Immune system specialist
- microbiologistScientist studying microscopic organisms
- researcherOne who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
PhD · Fauci · Gallo · postdoc · public health · CDC · WHO · NIH · peer review · publication
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- contagionDisease spread by contact
transmission · quarantine · contact tracing · patient zero · super spreader · herd immunity · case fatality rate · incubation period · zoonosis · spillover
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
Ebola · Zika · dengue · hepatitis · rabies · polio · herpes · retrovirus · bacteriophage · prion
sequencing
Determining element order
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- pathogenesisHow disease develops
mutation · replication · cell culture · gain-of-function · viral load · isolation · characterization · serology · vaccinology · diagnostics
biosafety
Protection from biological hazards
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
specimen · biohazard · incubator · fume hood · autoclave · agar · sterile technique · assay · electron microscopy · PCR
- biologistsbiologist, geneticist, molecular biologist, microbiologist, biochemist
- Biologistmarine biologist, zoologist, botanist, ecologist, microbiologist
- Disease Scientistsmicrobiologist, bacteriologist, immunologist, parasitologist
- Lab Scientistsbiochemist, microbiologist, molecular biologist, immunologist, geneticist
- life scientistsbiologist, biochemist, microbiologist, geneticist, ecologist
- doctorsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, MD
virologistbacteriologist
Scientist studying microscopic life forms
mycologist · parasitologist · zoologist · botanist · ecologist