Ryhmämme on yhdistelmä nuoria tutkijoita; tohtoritutkijoita, väitöskirjaopiskelijoita, ja teknistä henkilökuntaa - ryhmästä tarkemmin täällä.
MD, PhD, Professor of zoonotic virology (since 2003)
I work both at medical and veterinary faculties of University of Helsinki, Finland. I have supervised 12 finalized PhD projects and have 277 PubMed publications (July 2018) mainly on arboviruses and zoonoses. I am also a specialist in clinical microbiology with clincial diagnostic responsibilites at Helsinki University Hospital laboratories with a unit for viral zoonoses. I am member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters, and member of EVD-LabNet (Emerging Viral diseases Laboratory Network).
PhD, Docent in virology, university researcher
I am a senior researcher in the group and guiding a team working on mosquito-borne viruses. We are studying MOBO viruses such as flavi, alpha and orthobunyaviruses from patient samples and mosquitoes collected in Finland, Kenya and Italy. The research interests include MOBO virus detection, variety, vector associations, distribution and molecular epidemiology.