My main research interests focus on the genetic diversity and epidemiology of infectious disease

L.Weinert, D.Depledge, S. Kundu, A.Gershon, R.Nichols, F.Balloux, J.Welch, J.Breuer (2015). Rates of vaccine evolution show strong effects of latency: implications for Varicella Zoster Virus epidemiology. Molecular Biology and Evolution 32: pp 1020-1028. P.Norberg, D.Depledge, S.Kundu, et al. (2015). Recombination of globally circulating Varicella Zoster Virus. Journal of Virology 89: pp 7133-7146. D.Depledge, E.Gray, S.Kundu, S.Cooray, A.Poulsen, P.Aaby, J.Breuer (2014). Evolution of co-circulating Varicella-Zoster virus genotypes during a chickenpox outbreak in Guinea-Bissau. Journal of Virology 88: pp 13936-13946. M.Christiansen, A.Brown, S.Kundu, H.Tutill, R.Williams, J.Brown, J.Holdstock, M.Holland, S.Stevenson, J.Dave, W.Tong, K.Einer-Jensen, D.Depledge, J.Breuer (2014). Whole-genome enrichment and sequencing of Chlamydia Trachomatis directly from clinical samples. BMC Infectious Diseases 14: pp 591. D.Depledge, S.Kundu, N.Jensen, E.Gray, M.Jones, S.Steinberg, A.Gershon, P.Kinchington, D.Schmid, F.Balloux, R.Nichols, J.Breuer (2014). Deep Sequencing of viral genomes provides insight into the evolution and pathogenesis of Varicella Zoster Virus and its vaccine in humans. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31: pp 397-409. S.Kundu, J.Lockwood, D. Depledge, Y. Chaudhry, A. Aston, K.Rao,J.Hartley, I.Goodfellow, J.Breuer (2013). Next-generation whole genome sequencing identifies direction of Norovirus transmission in linked patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 57: pp 407-414. S.Kundu, C.Faulkes, A.Greenwood, C.Jones, P.Kaiser, O.Lyne, S.Black, A.Chowrimootoo, J.Groombridge (2012). Tracking viral evolution during a disease outbreak: the rapid and complete selective sweep of a Circovirus in the endangered Echo parakeet. Journal of Virology 86: pp 5221-5229. C.Raisin, A.Frantz, S.Kundu, A.Greenwood, C.Jones, N.Zuel, J.Groombridge (2012). Genetic consequences of intensive conservation management for the Mauritius parakeet. Conservation Genetics 13: pp 707-715. M.Taylor, N.Bunbury, L.Chong-Seng, N.Doak, S.Kundu, R.Griffiths, J.Groombridge (2012). Evidence for evolutionary distinctiveness of a newly discovered population of sooglossid frogs on Praslin island, Seychelles. Conservation Genetics 13: pp 557-566. S.Kundu, C.Jones, R.Prys-Jones, J.Groombridge (2012). The evolution of the Indian ocean parrots (Psittaciformes): extinction, adaptive radiation and eustacy. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 62: pp 296-305.