INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 43: 971, 2013 Cover legend: Adrian Whitehouse; a member of The Editorial Academy of The International Journal of Oncology Molecular Virology in 2010. His research focuses on investi gating the virus-host cell interactions which regulate oncogenic virus replication and transformation in Kaposi's sarcomaassociated herpesvirus and Merkel cell polyomavirus. In addition, he has an interest in developing novel herpesvirusbased vectors for cancer gene therapy applications. His research is currently funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Professor Adrian Whitehouse obtained his BSc in Microbiology Sciences from the University of Sheffield in 1991 and D. Phil in Molecular Association of International Cancer Research, Wellcome Trust Virology from the University of Oxford in 1994. Following and Yorkshire Cancer Research. He has published over 70 postdoctoral work at the Molecular Medicine Unit, St James's research articles, which have led to prestigious awards including Hospital in Leeds, under the supervision of Professor Sir Alex the Society of General Microbiology Fleming Award, and Markham, he was awarded a Medical Research Council Non- young researcher awards from the European Society of Clinical clinical Fellowship in 1998. He then joined the School of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and European Association Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, as a for Cancer Research. Lecturer in 2002, appointed to Reader in 2005, and Professor of Research Council, British Skin Foundation,