VIRUS CLUB, SPRING 2012

Pia Jokela (Haartman Institute)
Molecular detection of human respiratory viruses

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Anders Hafrén (Department of Food and Environmental Sciences)
A ribosomal protein regulates Potato virus A infection

Lotta Happonen (Institute of Biotechnology)
Characterization of the ATPase of the hyper-thermophilic, archaeal virus STIV2

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Heli Mönttinen (Inst. of Biotechnology and Dept. of Biosciences)
A conserved non-catalytic ion binding site in the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases

Mikko Airavaara (Institute of Biotechnology)
Gene therapy approach for ischemic brain injury

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Xiaoyu Sun (Inst. of Biotechnology and Dept. of Biosciences)
Stoichiometry of protein components in the procapsid of bacteriophage phi6

Laura Kakkola (Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland) 
Improving diagnostics and treatment of influenza A virus infections

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Yanping Tian (Department of Agricultural Sciences)
Helper component proteinase of Potato virus Y as a virulence determinant in plants

Katri Kallio (Institute of Biotechnology)   
RNA requirements in the formation of alphavirus replication spherules

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Maija Pietilä (Inst. of Biotechnology and Dept. of Biosciences)  
Viruses with simple virion architecture: polymorphic viruses from extreme environments