Advances in Virus Research Advances in Virus Research Series

Advances in Virus Research, Volume 103, the latest in the Advances in Virus Research series, contains new, informative updates on the topic. First published in 1953, this series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. Updates to this release include a Review on phage genes that affect bacterial phenotypes, Phage lysis: new perspectives on the bacterial cell envelope, CRISPRs as the adaptive immune system of archaea and bacteria, CRESS viruses, Tupanviruses, and Giant virus evolution, amongst other topics.

1. Review on phage genes that affect bacterial phenotypes Karen Maxwell 2. Phage lysis: new perspectives on the bacterial cell envelope Ryland Young 3. CRISPRs as the adaptive immune system of archaea and bacteria Rodolphe Barrangou 4. CRESS viruses Siobain Duffy 5. Tupanviruses Jonatas Abrahao 6. Giant virus evolution Eugene Koonin

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.
Professor Margaret Kielian works at the Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA.
Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field of virology
• Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field