Host-pathogen interactions - virus infection mechanisms and antiviral development

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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
2013

Ion-induced fluorescence imaging of endosomes

International Conference on Microprobe Technology and Applications. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. Elsevier.
Norarat, Rattanaporn
Marjomäki, Varpu
Chen, X.
Zhaohong, M.
Minqin, R.
Chen, C.-B.
Bettiol, A.A.
Whitlow, Harry
Watt, F.
Publication
2012

Development of the Jyväskylä microbeam facility

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms.
Norarat, Rattanaporn
Sajavaara, Timo
Laitinen, Mikko
Heikkinen, Pauli
Ranttila, Kimmo
Ylikorkala, Kari
Hänninen, Väinö
Rossi, Mikko
Jones, Pete
Marjomäki, Varpu
Gilbert, Leona
Whitlow, Harry

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