Saranga Sumathipala
Free, open-access learning resources and interactive tools in virology, antiviral therapeutics, molecular diagnostics, oncology and stem cell transplantation, for clinicians and laboratory trainees.
Books and manuals
Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation for the Virologist
Haematology, cancer therapy, CAR-T and the full stem cell transplant journey — conditioning, engraftment, GVHD, immune reconstitution and viral infections — written as clinical notes for virologists.
Molecular Diagnostics in Infection and Immunology
A self-paced resource on molecular biology and molecular diagnostics for trainees in infectious diseases, microbiology, virology, mycology, parasitology and immunology — with case studies and a free reading list.
Antiviral Therapeutics
An encyclopaedic reference across the human virome — molecular mechanism, clinical virology and bedside decision-making — with every recommendation evidence-graded, a chapter on resistance testing from plaque reduction to long-read sequencing, and an appendix on the viruses for which nothing works.
Interactive apps
ART Navigator UK
HIV antiretroviral decision support and teaching tool for UK clinicians, with clinical statements referenced to the UK SmPC or BHIVA guideline they cite.
Virus Atlas
A browser for the complete ICTV virus taxonomy (17,554 species) with serogroups, human-pathogenicity evidence, virion schematics, receptor and biosafety data, referenced antiviral therapy, and travel- and syndrome-led differential views.
Cancer Pathway Atlas
An interactive pan-cancer atlas of molecular driver pathways: a composite network, 17 pathway tutorials, alteration frequencies and targeted therapies.
All books and manuals are free under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence unless otherwise stated; each app is covered by the terms in its own repository. The books were prepared with the assistance of an AI tool (Claude, Anthropic); the author directed the work and is responsible for it. For education only — check current guidelines and local protocols before clinical use.