Varsani Lab

Molecular Virology Lab

Varsani Lab @ The Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA; arvind.varsani[at]asu.edu

Varsani Lab - the viral kind

We are a wild 'viral' molecular virology research group that works across ecosystems studying viral dynamics.

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Our broader objectives are to

  1. Study viral dynamics in Ross Sea (Antarctica) ecosystem which is recognised as anthropogenically the least-altered marine system on the planet with no evidence indicating introduction or range expansion of any species thus far, despite its changing physical environment.
  2. Unravel the viral evolutionary dynamics as a consequence of climate change.
  3. Study viral ecological interaction networks within a microbiome to unravel the dynamics of pathogen emergence.

Arvind Varsani

I am a molecular virologist who works across ecosystems from plants to animals and from the tropics to the Antarctic. My research uses a combination of traditional virology, microscopy (including transmission electron microscopy), molecular and cellular biology techniques in conjunction with modern sequencing techniques, synthetic biology and bioinformatics to characterise viruses and understand their dynamics.

Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

07/2016 - Current: Associate Professor at the Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

02/2009 - 07/2016: Senior lecturer / researcher in School of Biological Sciences

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

07/2003 - 09/2008: Lecturer in the Structural Biology Research Unit

University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

1998 - 2003: PhD in Molecular and cell biology

Loughborough University, Loughborough, England

1993 - 1997: BSc, DIS in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

ASU Now - Arvind Varsani portrait - Tempe campus - Biodesign - January 23rd, 2020  Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics associate professor and associate faculty in the Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution Arvind Varsani poses for a portrait at Biodesign on the Tempe campus Thursday evening on January 23rd, 2020. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU Now
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Publications

Characterization of Cucurbit Aphid-Borne Yellows Virus (CABYV) from Passion Fruit in Brazil: Evidence of a Complex of Species within CABYV Isolates

March 23, 2023

Characterization of Cucurbit Aphid-Borne Yellows Virus (CABYV) from Passion Fruit in Brazil: Evidence of a Complex of Species within CABYV IsolatesVidal, A. H., Lacorte, C., Sanches, M. M., Alves-Freitas, D. M. T., Abreu, E. F. M., Pinheiro-Lima, B., Rosa, R. C. C., Jesus, O. N., Campos, M. A., Felix, G. P., Abreu, A. C. R., … Read more

Diverse DNA virus genomes identified in fecal samples of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) captured in Chiricahua Mountains of southeast Arizona (USA)

March 16, 2023

Diverse DNA virus genomes identified in fecal samples of Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) captured in Chiricahua Mountains of southeast Arizona (USA) Harding, C., Larsen, B. B., Otto, H. W., Potticary, A. L., Kraberger, S., Custer, J. M., Suazo, C., Upham, N. S., Worobey, M., Van Doorslaer, K. & Varsani, A., Mar 2023, In: Virology. … Read more

Diverse Microvirus Genomes Identified in the Stomach of a Sharp-Spined Notothen (Trematomus pennellii) from the Ross Sea (East Antarctica)

March 8, 2023

Diverse Microvirus Genomes Identified in the Stomach of a Sharp-Spined Notothen (Trematomus pennellii) from the Ross Sea (East Antarctica) Lopez, J. K. M., Austin, C., Farkas, K., Kraberger, S., Davison, W. & Varsani, A., Feb 2023, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12, 2 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names

February 23, 2023

Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names Postler, T. S., Rubino, L., Adriaenssens, E. M., Dutilh, B. E., Harrach, B., Junglen, S., Kropinski, A. M., Krupovic, M., Wada, J., Crane, A., Kuhn, J. H., Mushegian, A., Rūmnieks, J., Sabanadzovic, S., Simmonds, P., Varsani, A., Zerbini, F. M., Callanan, J., Draper, L. … Read more

Genome Sequences of Anelloviruses, a Genomovirus, Microviruses, Polyomaviruses, and an Unclassified Caudovirus Identified in Vaginal Secretions from South African Adolescents

February 16, 2023

Genome Sequences of Anelloviruses, a Genomovirus, Microviruses, Polyomaviruses, and an Unclassified Caudovirus Identified in Vaginal Secretions from South African Adolescents Jimoh, A. O., Balle, C., Brown, B., Feng, C., Havyarimana, E., Konstantinus, I. N., Gill, K., Bekker, L. G., Passmore, J. A. S., Jaspan, H. B., Varsani, A. & Happel, A. U., Jan 2023, In: … Read more

Novel polyomaviruses identified in fecal samples from four carnivore species

January 18, 2023

Novel polyomaviruses identified in fecal samples from four carnivore species Kraberger, S., Serieys, L. E. K., Riley, S. P. D., Schmidlin, K., Newkirk, E. S., Squires, J. R., Buck, C. B. & Varsani, A., Jan 2023, In: Archives of virology. 168, 1, 18. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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