Project News

A new project led by IHPS, in collaboration with BF UL and IJS, which aims to improve the impact on plant health.

The transferable skills online training on 2 April 2026 by Sophien Kamoun. This event is open to the public free of charge. Registration has limited places.

ViroiDoc MSCA Fellow Lara Palatinus is aiming to understand how viroids interact with their host plants at a molecular level.

MSCA Fellow Judith López on her first ViroiDoc secondment in Greece at the University of Crete (IMBB).

Save the date: The transferable skills online training on 2 April 2026 by Sophien Kamoun. This event is open to the public free of charge. Registration will open soon.

To mark the anniversary, ViroiDoc invites its doctoral candidates to share their mobility experiences in a blog series on the project website in 2026.

ViroiDoc MSCA Fellow Vjeko Hrabar aims to expand knowledge of the diversity of viroid-like RNAs in fungi. What if the key to protecting our food crops from destructive fungi lies not in chemicals, but in the fungi’s own viruses? 

Celebrating Women and Girls in science on 11 February. ViroiDoc is raising awareness through a promotional video campaign to be available on YouTube.

Effective visualizations improve understanding. Resources like Data to Viz, Exploratory, and Visual Vocabulary support better chart choices and visual communication.

With the first year of implementation now behind us, ViroiDoc has successfully laid the foundations for a vibrant international doctoral network.

Visit the ViroiDoc YouTube channel to watch a featured video lecture by Prof. Ying Wang, University of Florida, on fundamentals of RNA nucleotides, the RNA base-pair catalog, and examine the fascinating structures of viroid RNA.

Visit the ViroiDoc YouTube channel to watch a featured video lecture on how NGS-enabled transcriptomic insights into plant–viroid interactions and discovery of viroid and viroid-like species by Prof. Jernej Jakše from the Biotechnical Faculty UL.

ViroiDoc MSCA Fellow Lara Palatinus reports on the opportunity to learn more about viroid research in hop plants during her study visit in October 2025 to the University of Hohenheim.

10 new MSCA Doctoral Fellows will join the international effort to unravel how viroids - the smallest known infectious agents - cause diseases in plants and threaten agricultural production worldwide.

Visit the ViroiDoc YouTube channel to watch a featured video lecture on how plants defend themselves against pathogens and pests by Professor Purificación Lisón from the Valencia Polytechnic University.

Visit the ViroiDoc YouTube channel to watch a featured video lecture by Professor Kriton Kalantidis from the University of Crete.

The names of selected MSCA fellows for PhD positions in the participating countries will be announced soon.

The event not only advanced the MSCA fellows’ scientific training but also laid the groundwork for sustained collaboration and engagement across the project network.

ViroiDoc is currently in the final stage of evaluating all applications. The evaluation will be completed in October.

The project partners are due to meet in Italy for a project activity in September 2025. Events.

Applicants to be notified regarding the outcome of their submissions by the end of October 2025 at the latest.

Visit the ViroiDoc YouTube channel to watch a featured video lecture by senior researcher Beatriz Navarro Ramirez.

Visit the ViroiDoc YouTube channel to watch a featured video lecture by Professor José-Antonio Daròs.

Deadline for applications: 5 September 2025.

ViroidDoc is a consortium of leading EU research laboratories and academic partners from Argentina and the USA. 

Call for two positions in Italy to be open this summer.

ViroiDoc selected DCs for positions in France, Germany, Greece, Slovenia and Spain. Call for two positions in Italy to be open this summer.

International conference in Bari, Italy, from 22 to 24 September 2025 about most updated knowledge on viroids and viroid-like RNAs. Events.

ViroiDoc is currently in the final stage of evaluating all applications. When positions in Italy become available you will be invited to apply.

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ViroiDoc is currently in the process of evaluating all applications. The first applicants for positions DC2, DC5, DC6 and DC9 have been informed of the results. When positions in Italy become available you will be invited to apply.

Applicants to be notified regarding the outcome of their submissions by the end of May 2025 at the latest. When positions in Italy become available you will be invited to apply.

Join the ViroiDoc Project Community for an engaging online event dedicated to exploring the fascinating world of viroids and viroid-like RNAs. Registration open.

In Bari, Italy, from 22 to 24 September 2025 about most updated knowledge on viroids and viroid-like RNAs. Events.

ViroiDoc Network is seeking for 10 Doctoral Candidates to join research laboratories in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain. Application deadline: 25 April 2025.

The ViroiDoc Doctoral Network is looking for 10 highly motivated Doctoral Candidates (DCs) to join research laboratories in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain. 

On 8 April 2025, the University of Hohenheim (DE) invites you to an online workshop to exchange knowledge and explore strategies to mitigate viroid risks in hop production. In English, free of charge.

In Bari (Italy) from 22 to 24 September 2025 about most updated knowledge on viroids and viroid-like RNAs. Events.

About obelisks that have colonized and gone unnoticed in human and global microbiomes. Recommended reading.

About the smallest infectious pathogens discovered to date. Recommended reading.