Jonathan Ball (virologist)
Jonathan Kelvin Ball is professor of molecular virology at the University of Nottingham. His research relates to emerging viruses, viral vaccines and treatments, and blood-borne infections.[1][2] He is also director of the Centre for Global Virus Research at the University of Nottingham.
Jonathan Ball | |
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| Alma mater | Bristol Polytechnic University of Warwick |
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| Institutions | Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Porton Down University of Nottingham |
| Thesis | Molecular and biological characterisation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (1994) |
| Website | Prof Jonathan Ball |
He graduated from Bristol Polytechnic with a BSc in Applied Biological Sciences in 1987 and completed his PhD in virology at the University of Warwick in 1994, he competed on the 2019 University Challenge Christmas series for the latter institution,[3] and was the subject of the BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific, which was first broadcast on 30 July 2019.[4]
References
- "Professor Jonathan Ball - the University of Nottingham".
- https://www.stop-hcv.ox.ac.uk/university-of-nottingham
- "University Challenge: Warwick v Imperial". bbc.co.uk. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- Virologist Jonathan Ball talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his quest to disarm killer viruses by targeting the chinks in their armour
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