Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Cell and Molecular Biology, PhD, An Ancient Virus Type from Extreme Environments, University of Jyväskylä
Oct 2010 → May 2014
Award Date: 21 May 2014
External positions
Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
16 Jun 2014 → 31 Aug 2017
Fields of Science
- 1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology
- Macromolecular crystallography
- Virology
- virus entry
- zoonoses
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
- 20 Article
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Nanobody engineering for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization and detection
Hannula, L., Kuivanen, S., Lasham, J., Kant, R., Kareinen, L., Bogacheva, M., Strandin, T., Sironen, T., Hepojoki, J., Sharma, V., Saviranta, P., Kipar, A., Vapalahti, O., Huiskonen, J. T. & Rissanen, I., Feb 2024, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 12, 4, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Structural insight into rabies virus neutralization revealed by an engineered antibody scaffold
Kedari, A., Iheozor-Ejiofor, R., Salminen, P., Uğurlu, H., Mäkelä, A. R., Levanov, L., Vapalahti, O., Hytönen, V. P., Saksela, K. & Rissanen, I., 2024, In: Structure. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Crystal structure and solution state of the C-terminal head region of the narmovirus receptor binding protein
Stelfox, A. J., Oguntuyo, K. Y., Rissanen, I., Harlos, K., Rambo, R., Lee, B. & Bowden, T. A., Oct 2023, In: mBio. 14, 5, 20 p., e0139123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Intranasal trimeric sherpabody inhibits SARS-CoV-2 including recent immunoevasive Omicron subvariants
Mäkelä, A. R., Ugurlu, H., Hannula, L., Kant, R., Salminen, P., Fagerlund, R., Mäki, S., Haveri, A., Strandin, T., Kareinen, L., Hepojoki, J., Kuivanen, S., Levanov, L., Pasternack, A., Naves, R. A., Ritvos, O., Österlund, P., Sironen, T., Vapalahti, O. & Kipar, A. & 3 others, , 24 Mar 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 12 p., 1637.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Validation of an antigenic site targeted by monoclonal antibodies against Puumala virus
Plyusnin, A., Kedari, A., Rissanen, I., Iheozor-Ejiofor, R. P., Lundkvist, Å., Vapalahti, O. & Levanov, L., 2023, In: Journal of General Virology. 104, 10, 5 p., 001901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Rhabdoviruses: structural basis for emergence and pathogenesis
Rissanen, I. (Project manager)
01/05/2024 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow's research expenses
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Rhabdoviruses: structural basis for emergence and pathogenesis
Rissanen, I. (Project manager)
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research project
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iCoin: Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Huiskonen, J. (Project manager), Castro, B. (Participant), Hannula, L. (Participant), Kant, R. (Participant), Kumpula, E.-P. T. (Participant) & Rissanen, I. (Participant)
SUOMEN AKATEMIA Vähäkylä Leena
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
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Molecular architecture of rabies infection
Rissanen, I. (Project manager) & Kedari, A. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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Molecular mechanisms underlying virus-host interaction of pathogenic hantaviruses
Rissanen, I. (Project manager)
01/09/2017 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research project
Prizes
Activities
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Virus Club seminar series, 2022
Domanska, A. (Member of organizing committee) & Rissanen, I. (Member of organizing committee)
10 Feb 2022 → 15 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Virus Club seminar series 2021 autumn
Domanska, A. (Member of organizing committee), Rissanen, I. (Member of organizing committee) & Levanova, A. (Member of organizing committee)
23 Sept 2021 → 9 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Virus Club seminar series
Domanska, A. (Member of organizing committee), Levanova, A. (Member of organizing committee) & Rissanen, I. (Member of organizing committee)
11 Feb 2021 → 6 May 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Virus Club seminar series
Domanska, A. (Member of organizing committee), Levanova, A. (Member of organizing committee) & Rissanen, I. (Member of organizing committee)
3 Sept 2020 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Antigenic arrangement of the dynamic hantaviral surface
Rissanen, I. (Speaker)
18 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Scientists reveal how the immune system helps fight hantaviruses
22/12/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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-UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: Young Virologist of the Year award granted to Ilona Rissanen, a researcher fo-cused on Hant-avir-uses
12/03/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media