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Advances in Virus Research
Author(s): Thomas Mettenleiter (Editor), Margaret Kielian (Editor), Marilyn J. Roossinck (Editor)
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: January 23, 2019
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 210 pages
- ISBN-10: 0128177225
- ISBN-13: 9780128177228
Book Description
Advances in Virus Research, Volume 103, the latest in the Advances in Virus Research series, contains new, informative updates on the topic. First published in 1953, this series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. Updates to this release include a Review on phage genes that affect bacterial phenotypes, Phage lysis: new perspectives on the bacterial cell envelope, CRISPRs as the adaptive immune system of archaea and bacteria, CRESS viruses, Tupanviruses, and Giant virus evolution, amongst other topics.
- Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field of virology
- Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field
Editorial Reviews
Review
Comprehensive series covering a diverse range of in-depth reviews that provide a valuable overview on the current field of virology
About the Author
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.
Professor Margaret Kielian works at the Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA.
