Projects per year
Organization profile
Organisation Profile
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.
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Profiles
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Kirsi Aaltonen
- Department of Virology - Doctoral Student
- Veterinary Biosciences - Phd student
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Microbiology and Epidemiology
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, UH
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Hussein Abas Thamer Alburkat, Doctroal student
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Department of Virology - Doctoral Student
- Doctoral Programme in Microbiology and Biotechnology
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff
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Ravi Kant
- Department of Virology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Tarja Sironen
- 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
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Jenni Maaret Elina Virtanen
- Department of Virology - Doctoral Student
- Viral Zoonosis Research Unit
- Emerging Infections Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Clinical Veterinary Medicine
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, UH
Projects
- 1 Active
Publications
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Aleutian mink disease: Spatio-temporal variation of prevalence and influence on the feral American mink
Zalewski, A., Virtanen, J. M. E., Brzezinski, M., Kolodziej-Sobocinska, M., Jankow, W. & Sironen, T., 20 Dec 2020, In : Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparison of Streptococcus halichoeri isolates from canine and fur animal infections: biochemical patterns, molecular characteristics and genetic relatedness
Eklund, M., Aaltonen, K., Sironen, T., Raunio-Saarnisto, M., Grönthal, T., Nordgren, H., Pitkälä, A., Vapalahti, O. & Rantala, M., 3 Jun 2020, In : Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. 62, 1, 11 p., 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Comparison of Zaire ebolavirus realtime RT-PCRs targeting the nucleoprotein gene
Jääskeläinen, A. J., Sironen, T., Kaloinen, M., Kakkola, L., Julkunen, I., Hewson, R., Weidmann, M. W., Mirazimi, A., Watson, R. & Vapalahti, O., Oct 2020, In : Journal of Virological Methods. 284, 4 p., 113941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Detection and molecular characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 in farmed mink (Neovision vision) in Poland
Rabalski, L., Kosinski, M., Smura, T., Aaltonen, K., Kant, R., Sironen, T., Szewczyk, B. & Grzybek, M., 24 Dec 2020, (Submitted) In : bioRxiv.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Development and validation of nucleic acid tests to diagnose Aleutian mink disease virus
Virtanen, J., Aaltonen, K., Vapalahti, O. & Sironen, T., May 2020, In : Journal of Virological Methods. 279, 6 p., 113776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Miksi loiset ja muut ihmisen seuralaiset ovat yhä merkittäviä?
Tuomas Aivelo (Speaker), Tarja Anita Sironen (Speaker) & Jenni Maria Sofia Lehtimäki (Speaker)
31 Jan 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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11th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria
Ravi Kant (Poster Presentation)
31 Aug 2014 → 4 Sep 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Tutkimusohjelmayksikkö (External organisation)
Tarja Sironen (Member)
1 Jan 2010 → 12 Dec 2012Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
Press / Media
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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
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COVID-19 seminars
Ravi Kant, Tarja Sironen & Olli Vapalahti
07/09/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Funding for the research of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis
Tarja Sironen, Ravi Kant & Fathiah Zakham
18/06/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Open sesame coronavirus – researchers map the SARS-CoV-2 virus genome
08/04/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media