Welcome to the website of the Department of Molecular Virology at the Institute of Virology Münster (IVM). The department for Clinical Virology of the institute can be found here https://www.ukm.de/index.php?id=virologie.

Research at the institute focuses on the question of how respiratory viral pathogens such as influenza viruses or SARS coronaviruses interact with the host cell and the immune system for efficient viral replication. The institute is organized in different subgroups, addressing different questions about the importance of intracellular signal transduction processes or the role of post-translational modifications of viral and cellular proteins, up to projects on the oncolytic activity of influenza viruses and general molecular aspects of acute and chronic inflammatory responses.
The aim of the work is to learn more about viral replication strategies through knowledge of the cellular processes that control virus replication, and possibly to find new points of attack, both for antiviral or tumor therapy.

We are seeking highly motivated students to perform their Master thesis in our laboratory. Please send your application to the e-mail address below.

Institute of Virology (IVM)
Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig
ZMBE
Von-Esmarch-Straße 56
D-48149 Münster
phone +49 251 83 -57791fax +49 251 83 -57793e-mail: ludwigs at uni-muenster.de