Advances in Virus Research

Advances in Virus Research, Volume 102, the latest release in this esteemed series, contains new, informative updates on the topic. First published in 1953, this series covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews, providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. Updates to this release includes sections on the

Development of model systems for plant rhabdovirus research, Dichorhaviruses and their mite vectors, Molecular modelling for better understanding Cucumovirus pathology, Modification of host-insect reactions by viruses, Gene Gangs of the Chloroviruses: Conserved Co-linear Monocistronic Gene Sets, Virus disease control by transgenic approach and attenuated virus, Virus effectors, Tobamovirus evolution, and more.

1. In Memoriam: The Career, Achievements, and Legacy of Milton Zaitlin Peter Palukaitis and Marilyn J. Roossinck 2. Development of Model Systems for Plant Rhabdovirus Research Andrew O. Jackson, Ralf G. Dietzgen, Michael M. Goodin and Zhenghe Li 3. Molecular Modeling for Better Understanding of Cucumovirus Pathology Katalin Salánki, Ákos Gellért, Katalin Nemes, Zoltán Divéki and Ervin Balázs 4. Tobamoviruses as Models for the Study of Virus Evolution Aurora Fraile and Fernando García-Arenal 5. Dichorhaviruses in their Host Plants and Mite Vectors Ralf G. Dietzgen, Juliana Freitas-Astúa, Camila Chabi-Jesus, Pedro L. Ramos-Gonzalez, Michael M. Goodin, Hideki Kondo, Aline D. Tassi and Elliot W. Kitajima 6. TMV Particles: The Journey from Fundamental Studies to Bionanotechnology Applications George P. Lomonossoff and Christina Wege 7. Viral Manipulation of Plant Stress Responses and Host Interactions with Insects John P. Carr, Ruairí Donnelly, Trisna Tungadi, Alex M. Murphy, Sanjie Jiang, Ana Bravo-Cazar, Ju-Yeon Yoon, Nik J. Cunniffe, Beverley J. Glover and Christopher A. Gilligan 8. Integration of Omics Approaches toward Understanding Whitefly Transmission of Viruses. William M. Wintermantel

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.
Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A

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