Advances in Virus Research
- 1st Edition, Volume 110 - August 3, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Thomas Mettenleiter, Margaret Kielian, Marilyn J. Roossinck
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 6 0 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 0 9 0 - 2
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Virus Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
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Researchers, students, and academics in the field of virus research
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: A great ape perspective on the origins and evolution of human viruses
- Abstract
- 1: A theoretical basis for comparative hominine molecular virology
- 2: An AGA perspective on the four hypotheses of the Paleolithic baseline
- 3: Conclusion
- Chapter Two: A holistic perspective on herpes simplex virus (HSV) ecology and evolution
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Mechanisms for generating viral diversity at the molecular level
- 3: Clinical sampling and experimental design considerations
- 4: Integrating the whole body: Chronic infection, shedding patterns, and tissue compartmentalization
- 5: Extending beyond individual hosts, strains, and species
- 6: Summary and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Three: SARS-CoV-2 in animals: From potential hosts to animal models
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Reservoir and intermediate hosts
- 3: Pet animals and their non-domesticated counterparts
- 4: Livestock animals
- 5: Animal models in SARS-CoV-2 research
- 6: Concluding remarks
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 110
- Published: August 3, 2021
- No. of pages (Hardback): 110
- No. of pages (eBook): 110
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128246047
- eBook ISBN: 9780323850902
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Thomas Mettenleiter
Born: March 18, 1957 in Goeppingen, Germany
Nationality: German
1963-1967: Elementary School
1967-1976: High School (Gymnasium)
1976: Diploma (Abitur)
1976-1977: Compulsory Military Service
1977-1982: Study of biology at Tuebingen University, Germany
1982-1985: Ph.D. work at Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals,
Tuebingen, Germany
1985: Ph.D. in Genetics
1986-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Department of Microbiology
1988-today: Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals
1990: Habilitation (prerequisite for professorship)
since 1994: Director of the Institute of Molecular Biology at the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Insel Riems, Germany
since 1996: President of the Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals (renamed in 2004 'Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut')
since 1997: Professor of Virology at University of Greifswald
Scientific Work:
More than 300 peer-reviewed publications in international journals (listed in PubMed) on different aspects of infectious animal diseases.
Affiliations and expertise
Institute of Molecular Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald, GermanyMK
Margaret Kielian
Professor Margaret Kielian works at the Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USAMR
Marilyn J. Roossinck
Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USARead Advances in Virus Research on ScienceDirect