Professor Alain Kohl

Biography

Alain Kohl is Professor of Virology and Emerging Infectious Diseases. He joined Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in 2023 from the Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, where he was Professor of Arbovirology and Medical Research Council Programme Leader.

He completed his doctoral studies in Microbiology at the Institut Pasteu and a Diploma in Biology at Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster.

Research interests

Alain’s key interests in the lab are centred on arboviruses. Recently he has expanded interests into viruses of parasites and how they interact with these pathogenic organisms. He uses a range of approaches to study molecular virology and virus-cell interactions such as small ribonucleic acid responses and protein interactions.

Selected research publications

Attenuated viral strains of priority pathogens for potential use in controlled human infection model studies: A scoping review – Journal: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases – Published: 2nd January 2026

Sand fly saliva reprograms skin fibroblasts to enhance arbovirus infection – Journal: iScience – Published: 21st November 2025

Bacteria-mediated dsRNA delivery for mosquito-borne virus control – Journal: Trends In Parasitology – Published: 1st October 2025

Uukuniemi virus infection causes a pervasive remodelling of the RNA-binding proteome in tick cells – Journal: PLoS Pathogens – Published: 4th August 2025

Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors – Journal: Nature Communications – Published: 21st May 2025

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