Peter recently spoke with the publication Scientific American about the challenges of working with Rhinovirus, the primary causative agent of the common cold, and the potential for a cure to be developed. In the article by writer Angus Chen, entitled…

A new invited review article has been published entitled “Antiviral therapeutic approaches for human rhinovirus infections” in the journal Future Virology.  The review, authored by Dr Victor Casanova, Filipa Henderson Sousa, Dr Craig Stevens and Dr Peter Barlow, highlights the…

A new study from Imperial College London has been published in the journal Nature Chemistry investigating the anti-rhinovirus activity of a novel compound.  The paper, entitled ’Fragment-derived inhibitors of human N-myristoyltransferase block capsid assembly and replication of the common cold virus’ attracted…

Work conducted by members of Peter’s group, including Filipa Henderson Sousa and Dr Victor Casanova, was profiled as part of BBC Countryfile Winter Diaries, broadcast on BBC 1 on 9th February 2018.  The segment, with presenter Paul Martin, highlighted experimental work…

On December 12, Dr Peter Barlow gave media interviews to The Guardian and on BBC Radio Ulster in regarding the existence of “Man Flu”.  The interviews were in response to a tongue in cheek article published in the Christmas edition…

Work from the laboratory group of Dr Peter Barlow has been published today in the Journal of Immunology.  The new paper, entitled “Carbon Nanoparticles Inhibit the Antimicrobial Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 through Structural Alteration” was authored by Dr…

A new study using mathematical modelling suggests that minimising the use of antibiotics in animals used in the human food chain would have little effect on levels of antimicrobial resistance in human pathogens.  Dr Peter Barlow was asked to give…

In January 2017, Peter was  elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, following a recent meeting of the Society.  The RSB is a learned society that is involved in influencing science policy, together with advancing education and professional development.  It has…

A new study, published today in the journal Nature, has shown that a mouse adapted strain of Zika virus can have adverse effects on the testes in a mouse model, namely reduced testes size and weight, and also causing damage…

A new study, published in Science, has demonstrated that three different vaccine approaches can offer complete protection against Zika virus infection in monkeys, representing an important step forward towards a human vaccine for Zika.  Peter was asked to offer comment…