Professor Alexander A Khromykh

Biography

Professor Alexander Khromykh has almost 30 years experience in molecular virology. He has focused primarily on determining mechanisms of replication of encephalitic flaviviruses, particularly West Nile virus (WNV), studying WNV-host interactions and developing novel vaccine approaches. He is the main inventor of the WNV replicon-based vectors for vaccine and cancer therapy applications. Khromykh is currently a Professor of Virology at the University of Queensland, an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, and a Deputy Director of the Australian Infectious Disease Research Centre. PhD, Institute of Molecular Biology at the State Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Koltsovo, Russia.

Research Interest

Molecular Biology, Virology and Biotechnology,