Prof David Robertson BSc, PhD
Honorary Professor

Research interests
Computational Biology and Molecular Evolution
We focus on understanding the genetics and organisation of the human molecular system with a view to advancing knowledge of disease be it due to infection (particularly by viruses) or genome mutations. Evolution is what explains life and its many forms, and so its study is of central importance to understanding molecular systems and how they coevolve, e.g., molecular interactions, viruses with either their bacterial or eukaryote hosts, single-celled versus multi-cellular life etc. Examples of projects include: viral diversity & evolution, viral-host interaction networks, metagenomics & the virome, human disease & mutation, viral analysis workflows and digital signal processing for NGS data.
Projects
Research and projects
No current projects are available for public display