Adriana Tubb
Postgraduate Research Student
BSc, MSc (MRes)
Academic and research departments
Section of Virology, School of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.About
My research project
Dissecting the role of RNA structure and non-canonical eIF3-dependent translation initiation in Dengue virus innate immune escapeStudying two prominent viruses in the orthoflavivirus family, Dengue and Zika, to characterise how the structure of their RNA genome interacts with host translational machinery. This also includes understanding how they are able to evade the innate immune system and continue to translate, even when host translation is shut down.
Joint studentship between the Broadbent lab (University of Surrey), Viral Gene Expression group (The Pirbright Institute) and Viral Stress Response group (The Pirbright Institute).
Supervisors
Studying two prominent viruses in the orthoflavivirus family, Dengue and Zika, to characterise how the structure of their RNA genome interacts with host translational machinery. This also includes understanding how they are able to evade the innate immune system and continue to translate, even when host translation is shut down.
Joint studentship between the Broadbent lab (University of Surrey), Viral Gene Expression group (The Pirbright Institute) and Viral Stress Response group (The Pirbright Institute).
My qualifications
2022
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
Royal Holloway, University of London
2023
MSc (MRes) Biological Sciences
Royal Holloway, University of London
Affiliations and memberships
Microbiology Society
Postgraduate Member
Biochemical Society
Postgraduate Member