Virus Genomics

The Virus Genomics research group, headed by Prof. Dr Adam Grundhoff, investigates genetic, epigenetic and post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of tumourigenic herpes and polyomaviruses. Experimental infection and latency models are used in conjunction with systems biology analysis methods.

Group photo of the Virus Genomics research groupGrundhoff group 2023 © Gisela Köhler

The aim of the research is to derive general principles of viral persistence and pathogenesis with the help of comparative studies, which can then be used to develop new intervention strategies. In addition, the group uses its analytical expertise together with the associated high-throughput sequencing technology platform to investigate viral pathogens in clinical samples, for example to clarify outbreak events or to identify unknown pathogens.

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Christine Block

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Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)
Martinistraße 52 (N63)
20251 Hamburg

Team members

Team Assistance
Patrick Blümke
Head of the technology platform Next Generation Sequencing
Senior Scientist (Guest)
Portrait von Adam Grundhoff
Head of Research Group
Thomas Günther
Postdoctoral Fellow
Portrait Gyuli Kim
Graduate Student
Portrait Jan Knickmann
Graduate Student
Portrait Isabell Korth
Graduate Student
Technician
Portrait Kerstin Reumann
Technician
Portrait Alexis Robitaille
Bioinformatician
Portrait Romina Vargas Ayala
Graduate Student
Bioinformatician
Portrait Marie-Sophie Vollmost
Student (guest)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Portrait Marion Ziegler
Technician

Contact


Christine Block

Team Assistance

Phone: +49 (0)40 48051-233

Email: Please enable JavaScript to render this link!

Address

Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)
Martinistraße 52 (N63)
20251 Hamburg