Emerging Infections Research Group

Websitehttps://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/emerging-infections-research-group

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Department of Virology, Medicum, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), University of Helsinki
00014 Helsinki
Finland

The newly established Emerging Infections Research Unit at University of Helsinki is led by Associate Professor Tarja Sironen. Our research focuses on emerging infectious diseases in human and animals.

Kirsi Aaltonen
- kirsi.aaltonenhelsinkifi
- Department of Virology - Doctoral Researcher
- Veterinary Biosciences - Phd student
- Veterinary Microbiology and Epidemiology
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher, UH
20142022
Hussein Abas Thamer Alburkat, Doctroal student
- hussein.alburkathelsinkifi
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Department of Virology - Doctoral Researcher
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
20192022
Ravi Kant
- ravi.kanthelsinkifi
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Medicine) - Title of Docent
- Department of Virology - University Researcher
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
20052022
Tarja Sironen, Associate Professor
- tarja.sironenhelsinkifi
- Department of Virology - Associate professor
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Food Chain and Health - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
20022022
Jenni Maaret Elina Virtanen
- jenni.me.virtanenhelsinkifi
- Department of Virology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, U2 Teaching and research staff, UH
20152022

1 Finished
1 Not started

Equine papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma
Kareskoski, M., Virtanen, J. M. E., Kegler, K., Sukura, A., Sironen, T. & Tuomisto, L. M.
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Arbovirusuhkat ja -tautiassosiaatiot
Huhtamo, E. & Sironen, T.
01/08/2017 → 31/12/2020
Project: Research project

145 Article
13 Commissioned report
8 Review Article
3 Editorial
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Clinical and Serological Findings of COVID-19 Participants in the Region of Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Alzahrani, O. R., Alanazi, A. D., Kareinen, L., Hawsawi, Y. M., Alhadrami, H. A., Khogeer, A. A., Alatwi, H. E., Alharbi, A. A., Sironen, T., Vapalahti, O., Hepojoki, J. & Zakham, F., Jul 2022, In: Diagnostics. 12, 7, 11 p., 1725.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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ClusTRace, a bioinformatic pipeline for analyzing clusters in virus phylogenies
Pljusnin, I., Truong, P., Sironen, T., Vapalahti, O., Smura, T. & Kant, R., 28 May 2022, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 23, 1, 16 p., 196.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Combining Phi6 as a surrogate virus and computational large-eddy simulations to study airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a restaurant
Oksanen, L., Auvinen, M., Kuula, J., Malmgren, R., Romantschuk, M., Hyvärinen, A., Laitinen, S., Maunula, L., Sanmark, E., Geneid, A., Sofieva, S., Salokas, J., Veskiväli, H., Sironen, T., Grönholm, T., Hellsten, A. & Atanasova, N., Nov 2022, In: Indoor Air. 32, 11, 25 p., 13165.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
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Comparative analysis of COVID-19 vaccine responses and third booster dose-induced neutralizing antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants
Belik, M., Jalkanen, P., Lundberg, R., Reinholm, A., Laine, L., Väisänen, E., Skön, M., Tahtinen, P. A., Ivaska, L., Pakkanen, S. H., Häkkinen, H. K., Ortamo, E., Pasternack, A., Ritvos, M. A., Naves, R. A., Miettinen, S., Sironen, T., Vapalahti, O., Ritvos, O., Österlund, P., & 5 othersKantele, A., Lempainen, J., Kakkola, L., Kolehmainen, P. & Julkunen, I., 5 May 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 10 p., 2476.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
File
Editorial: From genomics to antibiotic resistance in emerging pathogens
Kant, R., Heikinheimo, A. & Sironen, T., 26 Jul 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 2 p., 984301.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific

Open Access
File

1 Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
1 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
1 Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
1 Invited talk
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- 1 Oral presentation

Epidemiology and pathogenicity of Aleutian mink disease virus
Tarja Sironen (Supervisor), Olli Vapalahti (Supervisor) & Ravi Kant (Supervisor)
2022
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Prospects of whole-genome analysis in understanding the ecology and evolution of foodborne pathogens
Ravi Kant (Member of thesis committee / follow-up group)
2022
Activity: Examination types › Member of doctoral thesis committee / follow-up group
Genomic and Structural Characterization of Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus isolate from Kirklareli Province, Turkey
Mert Erdin (Speaker), Ceylan Polat (Speaker), Teemu Smura (Speaker), Sercan Irmak (Speaker), Ortac Cetintas (Speaker), Muhsin Cogal (Speaker), Mustafa Sozen (Speaker), Ferhat Matur (Speaker), Tarja Sironen (Speaker) & Ibrahim Mehmet Ali Oktem (Speaker)
16 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

File
Miksi loiset ja muut ihmisen seuralaiset ovat yhä merkittäviä?
Tuomas Aivelo (Speaker), Tarja Anita Sironen (Speaker) & Jenni Maria Sofia Lehtimäki (Speaker)
31 Jan 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Tutkimusohjelmayksikkö (External organisation)
Tarja Sironen (Member)
1 Jan 2010 → 12 Dec 2012
Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board

The coronavirus epidemic of 2020 in Finland began with five virus lineages
Ravi Kant, Teemu Smura, Tarja Sironen, Phuoc Truong & Olli Vapalahti
14/06/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Supercomputer Puhti vs. the Coronavirus: Review of CSC COVID-19 Fast Track Outcome
Ravi Kant & Teemu Smura
10/05/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Sequencing adapted from research use to monitoring the coronavirus pandemic
Olli Vapalahti, Teemu Smura, Ravi Kant & Tarja Sironen
27/01/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
University of Helsinki researchers developed a sequence analysis pipeline for virus discovery
Ilja Pljusnin, Ravi Kant, Teemu Smura, Tarja Sironen & Olli Vapalahti
03/12/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
COVID-19 seminars
Ravi Kant, Tarja Sironen & Olli Vapalahti
07/09/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media

Emerging Infections Research Group

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Kirsi Aaltonen

Hussein Abas Thamer Alburkat, Doctroal student

Ravi Kant

Tarja Sironen, Associate Professor

Jenni Maaret Elina Virtanen

Equine papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma

Arbovirusuhkat ja -tautiassosiaatiot

Clinical and Serological Findings of COVID-19 Participants in the Region of Makkah, Saudi Arabia

ClusTRace, a bioinformatic pipeline for analyzing clusters in virus phylogenies

Combining Phi6 as a surrogate virus and computational large-eddy simulations to study airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a restaurant

Comparative analysis of COVID-19 vaccine responses and third booster dose-induced neutralizing antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants

Editorial: From genomics to antibiotic resistance in emerging pathogens

Epidemiology and pathogenicity of Aleutian mink disease virus

Prospects of whole-genome analysis in understanding the ecology and evolution of foodborne pathogens

Genomic and Structural Characterization of Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus isolate from Kirklareli Province, Turkey

Miksi loiset ja muut ihmisen seuralaiset ovat yhä merkittäviä?

Tutkimusohjelmayksikkö (External organisation)

The coronavirus epidemic of 2020 in Finland began with five virus lineages

Supercomputer Puhti vs. the Coronavirus: Review of CSC COVID-19 Fast Track Outcome

Sequencing adapted from research use to monitoring the coronavirus pandemic

University of Helsinki researchers developed a sequence analysis pipeline for virus discovery

COVID-19 seminars

Emerging Infections Research Group

Organization profile

International and National Collaboration

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Press / Media