Our Mission

The DFG-funded Research Unit FOR5200 DEEP-DV unites experts in molecular biology, virology, and bioinformatics to uncover how nuclear DNA viruses disrupt, evade or exploit host gene expression networks to pave the way for lytic, abortive, or persistent infection. Using state-of-the-art experimental and bioinformatic approaches, we compare virus–host interactions across major DNA virus families, including herpesviruses, adenoviruses, and polyomaviruses.