Advances in Virus Research

Advances in Virus Research, Volume 106, the latest in the 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.

Author Biography: Born: March 18, 1957 in Goeppingen, GermanyNationality: German1963-1967: Elementary School1967-1976: High School (Gymnasium)1976: Diploma (Abitur)1976-1977: Compulsory Military Service1977-1982: Study of biology at Tuebingen University, Germany1982-1985: Ph.D. work at Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals, Tuebingen, Germany1985: Ph.D. in Genetics1986-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Department of Microbiology1988-today: Federal Research Centre for Virus Diseases of Animals1990: 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, Germanysince 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. Professor Margaret Kielian works at the Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA. Prof. Marilyn J. Roossinck works at the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A

1. Influenza A virus uncoating Yohei Yamauchi 2. Structural and cellular biology of adeno-associated virus attachment and entry James Zengel and Jan E. Carette 3. From foes to friends: Viral infections expand the limits of host phenotypic plasticity Ruben Gonzalez, Anamarija Butkovic and Santiago F. Elena 4. Exploration of the interactions between mycoviruses and Fusarium graminearum Jisuk Yu and Kook-Hyung Kim 5. Implications of mixed viral infections on plant disease ecology and evolution Cristina Alcaide, M. Pilar Rabadan, Manuel G. Moreno-Perez and Pedro Gomez