On March 14, 2025, Lari Pyöriä, our dedicated doctoral researcher, successfully defended his thesis with Professor Louis Kroes from Leiden University as the Opponent. He demonstrated his strong expertise through a thoughtful and engaging discussion.
The thesis is based on 4 original articles:
- Pyöriä et al, Extinct type of human parvovirus B19 persists in tonsillar B cells. Nature Communications, 8, 14930.
- Pyöriä et al., HERQ-9 Is a New Multiplex PCR for Differentiation and Quantification of All Nine Human Herpesviruses. mSphere, 5(3), e00265-20.
- Pyöriä et al, Unmasking the tissue-resident eukaryotic DNA virome in humans. Nucleic Acids Research, 51(7), 3223–3239.
- Pyöriä et al., Intra-host genomic diversity and integration landscape of human tissue-resident DNA virome. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(21), 13073-13093