Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
2016- Professor of Microbiology
2013- Research Director, Institute of Biotechnology
2013- Board member of the Integrative Life Sciences Graduate Programme, University of Helsinki
2013- Board member of the National Graduate Programme in Informational and Structural Biology
2008-2013 Professor of Structural Biology
2007- 2013 Education co-ordinator Institute of Biotechnology
2001-2003 Board member of the National Graduate School in Informational and Structural Biology
2001- current PhD supervisor, Helsinki University
1999 - current PhD progress assessor, Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki University
Curriculum vitae
Home page: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/butcher/introduction/
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
1985.09-1989.06 University of Bath, Bath, UK. BSc Applied Biology
1991.12-1995.12 Birkbeck College, London, UK. PhD
2001.11-2003.12 Docent in Structural Biology, Faculty of Science, Helsinki University2004.01 Docent in Structural Biology, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Science, Helsinki University
SCIENTIFIC POSITIONS OF TRUST AND ADMINISTRATION2010.8- Editorial board of the Journal of Structural Biology
2010-2013 Research development committee of the Faculty of Biosciences
2010-2013 Elected staff member of the board of the Institute of Biotechnology
MAJOR COMPETITIVE FUNDING1.2011- 12.2014 Academy of Finland program grant
1.2010-12.2016 Biocenter Finland
6.2008-5.2011 Sigrid Juselius Foundation
6.2007-12.2013 Biocentrum Helsinki
1.2006-12.2011 Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence
1.2006-12.2008 European Science Foundation, EUROCORES
8.2001-5.2007 Academy of Finland Researcher
1.2000-12.2005 Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence (PI Dennis Bamford)
7.1999-6.2001 European Community Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
1.1999-6.1999 European Molecular Biology Organisation Postdoctoral Fellow
Fields of Science
- 1182 Biochemistry, cell and molecular biology
- Structural Biology
- electron microscopy
- image processing
- X-ray crystallography
- nanotechnology
- cryo-electron microscopy
- 11832 Microbiology and virology
- picornavirus
- coronavirus
- flavivirus
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Insights into assembly from structural analysis of bacteriophage PRD1
Abrescia, N. G. A., Cockburn, J. J. B., Grimes, J. M., Sutton, G. C., Diprose, J. M., Butcher, S. J., Fuller, S. D., Martin, C. S., Burnett, R. M., Stuart, D. I., Bamford, D. H. & Bamford, J. K. H., 2004, In: Nature. 432, p. 68-74 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Insights into virus evolution and membrane biogenesis from the structure of the marine lipid-containing Bacteriophage PM2
Abrescia, N. G. A., Grimes, J. M., Kivelä, H. M., Assenberg, R., Sutton, G. C., Butcher, S. J., Bamford, J., Bamford, D. H. & Stuart, D. I., 2008, In: Molecular Cell. 31, 5, p. 749-761 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A mechanism for initiating RNA-dependent RNA polymerization
Butcher, S. J., Grimes, J. M., Makeyev, E. V., Bamford, D. H. & Stuart, D. L., 2001, In: Nature. 410, p. 235-240 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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LOW PH INDUCES SWIVELING OF THE GLYCOPROTEIN HETERODIMERS IN THE SEMLIKI-FOREST VIRUS SPIKE COMPLEX
FULLER, S. D., BERRIMAN, J. A., BUTCHER, S. J. & GOWEN, B. E., 1995, In: Cell. 81, 5, p. 715-725 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Familial Relationships in Hyperthermo- and Acidophilic Archaeal Viruses
Happonen, L. J., Redder, P., Peng, X., Reigstad, L. J., Prangishvili, D. & Butcher, S. J., 2010, In: Journal of Virology. 84, 9, p. 4747-4754 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure-European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Instruct-ERIC) / Consortium FINStruct and Instruct-ERIC
Butcher, S., Poranen, M., Varjosalo, M., Kajander, T., Oksanen, H. M., Eskelin , K., Lehtiö, L., Salminen, T. A. & Papageorgiou, A. C.
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2026
Project: Academy of Finland: Research infrastructure
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Structural Biology Finland (FINStruct) & Instruct-ERIC Centre FI / Research Infrastructure Roadmap 2021-2024
Butcher, S., Poranen, M., Kajander, T., Iwai, H., Varjosalo, M., Lehtiö, L., Rouvinen, J., Salminen, T. A., Papageorgiou, A. C., Oksanen, H. M. & Eskelin , K.
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Academy of Finland: Research infrastructure
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Instruct-HiLIFE: Integrated structural cell biology research infrastructure platform, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki
Poranen, M., Butcher, S., Iwai, H., Kajander, T., Oksanen, H. M. & Eskelin , K.
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Other project
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Integrated Structural Biology Infrastructure / Consortium: Instruct-Suomi
Butcher, S., Kajander, T., Lehtiö, L., Määttä, J. A. E., Papageorgiou, A., Rouvinen, J., Salminen, T., Iwai, H., Poranen, M., Eskelin , K. & Oksanen, H. M.
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Other project
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Center of Excellence in Virus Research (CoE_VIRRES)
Bamford, D. H., Bamford, J., Butcher, S., Oksanen, H. M., Poranen, M., Roine, E., Kainov, D., Tuma, R., Ravantti, J., Huiskonen, J., Jäälinoja, H., Ora, A., Hattula, K., Ziedaite, G., Romanovskaya, A., Lisal, J., Buivydas, A., Redder, P., Domanska, A., Vilen, S., Manole, V., Happonen, L., Seitsonen, J., Liljeroos, L., Suchanova, B., Falck, S., Daugelavicius, R., Golubtsov, A., Yuan, P., Anastasina, M., Karhu, N. J., Koivunen, M., Laurinavicius, S., Wallin, A., Aalto, A. P., Sarin, P., Atanasova, N., Sun, X., Pietilä, M., Krupovic, M., Cvirkaite-Krupovic, V., Kukkaro, P. & Pirttimaa, M.
25/02/2011 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research Evaluation 2011
Prizes
Activities
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Journal of Structural Biology (Journal)
Sarah Butcher (Member of editorial board)
2010 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Biocenter Finland Structural Biology Board (External organisation)
Sarah Butcher (Board member)
2008 → 2016Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Biocentrum Helsinki (External organisation)
Sarah Butcher (Board member)
2011 → 2016Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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Science, Engineering and Technology Routes for Women in Science (External organisation)
Sarah Butcher (Member)
2007 → 2009Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in public Finnish or international organization
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Examination of doctoral dissertation of Dominika Elmlund
Sarah Butcher (Opponent)
14 Jan 2011Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Press/Media
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Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers to resign as Beijing moves to quash opposition
11/11/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Structure of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase published
15/04/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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-UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: A new research infrastructure, Instruct Centre Finland, part of Instruct-ERIC, opens to scientists
Sarah Butcher & Hanna M Oksanen
24/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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A new research infrastructure, Instruct Centre Finland, part of Instruct-ERIC, opens to scientists
Sarah Butcher & Hanna M Oksanen
21/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Scientists make major breakthrough that could pave the way for cure to common cold
18/12/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Equipment
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Instruct-ERIC Centre Finland
Sarah Butcher (Manager), Hanna M Oksanen (Other), Minna Poranen (Other), Katri Eskelin (Other), Perttu Permi (Other), Markku Varjosalo (Other), Lari Lehtiö (Other) & Juha Rouvinen (Other)
Faculty of Biological and Environmental SciencesFacility/equipment: Core Facility
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Instruct-HiLIFE CryoEM core facility
Sarah Butcher (Manager), Ausra Domanska (Operator), Pasi Laurinmäki (Operator) & Behnam Lak (Operator)
Institute of BiotechnologyFacility/equipment: Core Facility
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Structural Biology Finland (FINStruct)
Sarah Butcher (Manager), Hanna M Oksanen (Other), Minna Poranen (Other), Katri Eskelin (Other), Tommi Kajander (Other), Perttu Permi (Other), Lari Lehtiö (Other), Juha Rouvinen (Other), Tiina A Salminen (Other) & Anastassios Papageorgiou (Other)
Faculty of Biological and Environmental SciencesFacility/equipment: Core Facility