Varpu Marjomäki

Varpu Marjomäki

Professor, Vice Head of Department
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Biological and Environmental Science
Room number
YNC 110
Mobile
+358405634422
Postal address
Survontie 9
Fields of science
1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology

Biography

The research interest of Marjomäki group is to elucidate the host factors that affect virus stability, or promote viral uncoating and genome release from endosomes. Marjomäki group has a long-established experience on studying the cell biology of human enteroviruses. Recent major focus in the laboratory is to study the mechanistic basis of potential antiviral molecules that have recently been found for enteroviruses and coronaviruses from several molecular and drug screens.

Research interests

The research interest of Marjomäki group is to elucidate the host factors that affect virus stability, or promote viral uncoating and genome release from endosomes. Marjomäki group has a long-established experience on studying the cell biology of human enteroviruses. Recent major focus in the laboratory is to study the mechanistic basis of potential antiviral molecules that have recently been found for enteroviruses and coronaviruses from several molecular and drug screens.

Publications