Prof. Frederick G. Hayden University of Virginia School of Medicine, USA

Frederick Hayden is Stuart S. Richardson Professor of Clinical Virology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Dr Hayden received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1973 and completed his clinical training in internal medicine and infectious... read morediseases at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York before joining the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1978. His principle research interests have been on respiratory viral infections with a particular focus on the development and application of antiviral agents for influenza and rhinovirus infections. During 2006-2008 he served as a medical officer in the Global Influenza Programme at the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland and since September 2008 has been working also as influenza research coordinator at the Wellcome Trust, London.