Advances in Virus Research Advances in Virus Research Series

First published in 1953, the Advances in Virus Research series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

1. Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus Michael D Baron, Adama Diallo, Renaud Lancelot and Geneviève Libeau 2. Cell-to-Cell Spread of HIV And Viral Pathogenesis Kenneth M. Law, Namita Satija, Anthony M. Esposito and Benjamin K. Chen 3. Future Scenarios for Plant Virus Pathogens as Climate Change Progresses Roger A.C. Jones 4. Autophagy and Mammalian Viruses: Roles in Immune Response, Viral Replication, and Beyond Petra Paul and Christian Münz 5. Historical Perspective: What Constitutes Discovery (of a New Virus)? Frederick A. Murphy

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.

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