Host-pathogen interactions - virus infection mechanisms and antiviral development

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking
Research areas
Nanobiology
Nanoscience Center
Health and well-being (NSC)
Faculty
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department
Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Research group description

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

Publication
2020

Early entry events in Echovirus 30 infection

Journal of Virology.
Vandesande, Helena
Laajala, Mira
Kantoluoto, Tino
Ruokolainen, Visa
Lindberg, A. Michael
Marjomäki, Varpu
Publication
2020

Structural Insight into CVB3-VLP Non-Adjuvanted Vaccine

Microorganisms.
Hankaniemi, Minna M.
Baikoghli, Mo A.
Stone, Virginia M.
Xing, Li
Väätäinen, Outi
Soppela, Saana
Sioofy-Khojine, Amirbabak
Saarinen, Niila V. V.
Ou, Tingwei
Anson, Brandon
Hyöty, Heikki
Marjomäki, Varpu
Flodström-Tullberg, Malin
Cheng, R. H.
Hytönen, Vesa P.
Laitinen, Olli H.

Research group

Group leaders

Varpu Marjomäki

Varpu Marjomäki

Professor, Vice Head of Department

Members

Mira Laajala

Postdoctoral Researcher

Kati Karvonen

Coordinator

Marjo Haapakoski

Doctoral Researcher

Jun Liu

Doctoral Researcher

Laura Myllymäki

Doctoral Researcher