Professor Phoebe Lostroh earned a B.A. from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University. She is a molecular microbiologist whose research has focused on bacterial “sex.” She has recruited a diverse team of undergraduate researchers at Colorado College where she has won multiple awards, such as the Theodore Roosevelt Collins Outstanding Faculty award for teaching, mentoring, and advising students of color and first-generation students. Her research has been supported by the NSF (2009–2018), NIH (1994–2003), and the Keck foundation (2001–2003). She served as a Program Officer at the NSF (2019-2021). She is a volunteer comedienne with Science Riot, which brings science to the public through stand-up routines.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthor Bio1. The Fundamentals of Molecular and Cellular Virology2. The Virus Replication Cycle3. Attachment, Penetration, and Uncoating4. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in Model Bacteriophages5. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Positive-Strand RNA Viruses6. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Negative-Strand RNA Viruses7. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded RNA Viruses8. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded DNA Viruses9. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Single-Stranded DNA Viruses10. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Retroviruses and Hepadnaviruses11. Assembly, Release, and Maturation12. Virus–Host Interactions during Lytic Growth13. Persistent Viral Infections14. Viral Evasion of Innate Host Defenses15. Viral Evasion of Adaptive Host Defenses16. Medical Applications of Molecular and Cellular Virology17. Viral Diversity, Origins, and EvolutionGlossaryAnswersIndexSupplementary online chapter: Viruses and Public Health

Professor Phoebe Lostroh earned a B.A. from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University. She is a molecular microbiologist whose research has focused on bacterial “sex.” She has recruited a diverse team of undergraduate researchers at Colorado College where she has won multiple awards, such as the Theodore Roosevelt Collins Outstanding Faculty award for teaching, mentoring, and advising students of color and first-generation students. Her research has been supported by the NSF (2009–2018), NIH (1994–2003), and the Keck foundation (2001–2003). She served as a Program Officer at the NSF (2019-2021). She is a volunteer comedienne with Science Riot, which brings science to the public through stand-up routines.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthor Bio1. The Fundamentals of Molecular and Cellular Virology2. The Virus Replication Cycle3. Attachment, Penetration, and Uncoating4. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in Model Bacteriophages5. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Positive-Strand RNA Viruses6. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Negative-Strand RNA Viruses7. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded RNA Viruses8. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded DNA Viruses9. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Single-Stranded DNA Viruses10. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Retroviruses and Hepadnaviruses11. Assembly, Release, and Maturation12. Virus–Host Interactions during Lytic Growth13. Persistent Viral Infections14. Viral Evasion of Innate Host Defenses15. Viral Evasion of Adaptive Host Defenses16. Medical Applications of Molecular and Cellular Virology17. Viral Diversity, Origins, and EvolutionGlossaryAnswersIndexSupplementary online chapter: Viruses and Public Health

Professor Phoebe Lostroh earned a B.A. from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard University. She is a molecular microbiologist whose research has focused on bacterial “sex.” She has recruited a diverse team of undergraduate researchers at Colorado College where she has won multiple awards, such as the Theodore Roosevelt Collins Outstanding Faculty award for teaching, mentoring, and advising students of color and first-generation students. Her research has been supported by the NSF (2009–2018), NIH (1994–2003), and the Keck foundation (2001–2003). She served as a Program Officer at the NSF (2019-2021). She is a volunteer comedienne with Science Riot, which brings science to the public through stand-up routines.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthor Bio1. The Fundamentals of Molecular and Cellular Virology2. The Virus Replication Cycle3. Attachment, Penetration, and Uncoating4. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in Model Bacteriophages5. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Positive-Strand RNA Viruses6. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Negative-Strand RNA Viruses7. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded RNA Viruses8. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Double-Stranded DNA Viruses9. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Single-Stranded DNA Viruses10. Gene Expression and Genome Replication in the Retroviruses and Hepadnaviruses11. Assembly, Release, and Maturation12. Virus–Host Interactions during Lytic Growth13. Persistent Viral Infections14. Viral Evasion of Innate Host Defenses15. Viral Evasion of Adaptive Host Defenses16. Medical Applications of Molecular and Cellular Virology17. Viral Diversity, Origins, and EvolutionGlossaryAnswersIndexSupplementary online chapter: Viruses and Public Health