ViroiDoc

Advanced Research on Viroid Pathogenesis and Control for Agricultural Sustainability

ViroiDoc is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network dedicated to understanding how viroids cause disease and to developing novel methods for their early detection and control. By combining expertise from molecular biology, bioinformatics, plant pathology, and biotechnology, ViroiDoc aims to protect crops, secure food production, and train a new generation of plant health innovators.

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ViroiDoc's first year: highlights from 2025

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

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16/12/2025 - ViroiDoc project team 0 Comments

RNA structure and viroid-plant protein interactions

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.

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NGS-enabled transcriptomic insights into plant–viroid interactions

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.

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Find answers to common questions about our work, technologies, and solutions. Whether you're curious about viroid diagnostics, resistance breeding, or RNA-based biopesticides, our FAQ section provides clear and concise information to help you understand our mission and impact.

What are viroids?

Viroids are small single-stranded, circular RNAs that are infectious pathogens. Viroids are considered remnants of a primitive RNA world and some members of the Avsunviroidae family contain ribozymes. Viroids cause crop losses in the millions of euros every year and affect crop yields and quality worldwide.
What is ViroiDoc?

ViroiDoc is an international, multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral PhD network with aim to thoroughly understand and tackle viroids for sustainable crop production and food security. 10 doctoral students will build their career in molecular biology, bioinformatics, research, product and service development in European agriculture and innovation development. ViroiDoc is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Networks.
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BF UL recipient of the MSCA Doctoral Network Project (11. 4. 2024)

ViroiDoc @5th EUTOPIA workshop in Ljubljana (16. 1. 2025)