RTG VISION

(VISualization and imaging of virus infectION)

1. AG Bosse (MHH/CSSB Hamburg*): Spatiotemporal orchestration of alphaherpesvirus capsid assembly, genome packaging and nuclear egress
2. AG Kosinski (EMBL/CSSB Hamburg*): Protein-protein interactions determining influenza A virus (IAV) shape and assembly
3. AG Peters/Behrendt (UzL*/MHH): Probing interactions of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) capsid proteins with attachment factors and neutralizing antibodies using NMR spectroscopy
4. AG Uetrecht/Topf (Uni Siegen/CSSB Hamburg*): From deciphering to blocking assembly of human norovirus (hNoV) particles
5. AG Grünewald (UHH/ CSSB Hamburg*): High-resolution structure and conformational flexibility of Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) fusion protein gB
6. AG Krey/Vieyres (UzL*): Structural and functional characterization of the scavenger receptor B1 - a cellular receptor for Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
7. AG Redecke/Schulz/Brinkmann (UzL*/MHH/TUB): Structural and functional features of a conserved DNA-binding protein domain in herpesviral proteins as a basis for innovative targeted therapies
8. AG Fischer/Pearson (UKE*/UHH): Characterization of the structural and molecular mechanism how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) Large T-Antigen tumor hallmark mutations occur
9. AG Tautz/Pearson (UzL*/UHH): Structural and functional characterization of the NS2-NS3 polyprotein region of HCV and pestiviruses
10. AG Bigalke (UzL*): Role of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) E3 SUMO ligase pUL69 in virus reactivation
11. AG Rosenthal/Topf (BNITM*/CSSB Hamburg): Mimicking the Z-induced switch from genome replication to genome packaging as a novel antiviral strategy against Lassa virus (LASV) infection

* - Location of PhD