Advances in Virus Research: Volume 97

ISBN-13: 9780128118016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 258 str.

Margaret Kielian; Thomas Mettenleiter; Marilyn Roossinck

Opis

Advances in Virus Research volume 97, the latest in the series first published in 1953, covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

• Contains contributions from leading authorities
• Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of virology

Spis treści

1. Biomedical and Catalytic Opportunities of Virus-like Particles in Nanotechnology B. Schwarz, M. Uchida and T. Douglas 2. A Renaissance in Nepovirus Research Provides New Insights into their Molecular Interface with Hosts and Vectors M. Fuchs, C. Schmitt-Keichinger and H. Sanfaçon 3. Have NEC Coat, will Travel: Structural Basis of Membrane Budding During Nuclear Egress in Herpesviruses J.M. Bigalke and E.E. Heldwein 4. Non-Segmented Negative-Sense RNA Viruses - Structural Data Bring New Insights into Nucleocapsid Assembly M. Jamin and F. Yabukarski 5. Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) - History, Value in Basic Research and Current Perspectives for Vaccine Development A. Volz and G. Sutter

O autorze

Professor Margaret Kielian works at the Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA. Born: March 18, 1957 in Goeppingen, Germany

Nationality: German

1963-1967: Elementary School

1967-1976: High School (Gymnasium)

1976: Diploma (Abitur)

1976-1977: Compulsory Military Service

1977-1982: Study of biology at Tuebingen University, Germany

1982-1985: Ph.D. work at Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals,

Tuebingen, Germany

1985: Ph.D. in Genetics

1986-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Department of Microbiology

1988-today: Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals

1990: Habilitation (prerequisite for professorship)

since 1994: Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Insel Riems, Germany

since 1996: President of the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals (renamed in 2004 'Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut')

since 1997: Professor of Virology at University of Greifswald

Scientific Work:

More than 300 peer-reviewed publications in international journals (listed in PubMed) on different aspects of infectious animal diseases.

Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA.