Research Articles
From Ebola to COVID-19: How a Virology Symposium Saw the Future and Warned the World
A look back at the prescient discussions at the Archives of Virology's 80th anniversary symposium and how they prepared us for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Great Immune Disappearance: Unraveling the Mystery of Lymphopenia in COVID-19
Exploring the mechanisms behind lymphopenia in COVID-19 patients, including cytokine storms, direct infection theories, and metabolic changes that cause lymphocyte depletion.
Engineering Hope: How Tissue Models Are Revolutionizing the Fight Against COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
Discover how tissue engineering is creating sophisticated 3D human tissue models that accelerate our understanding of viral diseases and reshape pandemic preparedness.
The Casino That Saved Lives: How Computer Gambling Optimized COVID-19 Drug Dosing
Discover how Monte Carlo simulations helped optimize hydroxychloroquine dosing for COVID-19 treatment through computational modeling and virtual clinical trials.
Autophagy and Coronavirus: The Cellular Civil War
Exploring how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks cellular autophagy mechanisms for viral replication and potential therapeutic interventions.
Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: The Dramatic Journey from Pandemic Hope to Scientific Disappointment
Explore the scientific journey of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 treatment, from initial hope to definitive clinical trial results.
A Century of Battling Pandemics: The Remarkable 100-Year Journey of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Explore the 100-year journey of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, its response to COVID-19, and future challenges in tropical medicine.
Shots Instead of Drips: The Simple Jab That Fights COVID-19
Discover how intramuscular sotrovimab is transforming COVID-19 treatment through simplified administration while maintaining efficacy against variants.
The Great Science Take-Back: How Virology's Retraction Crisis Reveals Research on Steroids
Investigating virology's retraction crisis during the pandemic, exploring why flawed papers persist, and how science can improve error correction.
The Meta-Analysis Crisis: How COVID-19 Research Became Drowned in Data but Starved for Quality
An analysis of COVID-19 meta-analyses revealing quality issues in pandemic research and solutions for future crises.