Virology

Biography

Shubhada Bopegamage is a Virologist, an associate professor. Currently she heads the Enterovirus Laboratory and the National Reference Center for Identification of Enteroviruses of the Medical Faculty of the Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovakia. Her work is focussed on the pathogenesis and diagnosis of enteroviruses. She received her BSc. Microbiology degree from Pune, MSc. Microbiology degree from Mumbai, India and PhD in Biological Sciences from the Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.  She is known in the Enterovirus research since 2005 for her work on the mouse model and oral route of infection of coxsackievirus. She is involved in research and teaching and has guided several MSc. and PhD students.  She has co-ordinated and has lead as a principal or co-investigator several national and international projects.

Abstract

Abstract : Are Peyer’s Patches the primary site of Coxsackievirus B infection?