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Team Rümenapf

The research group of professor Till Rümenapf is focusing on basic research in virology. We are primarily investigating viruses related to diseases in livestock, especially in pigs and cattle.  Our aim is to elucidate molecular mechanisms of viruses that cause disease and can spread in the animal and its population: particularly mechanisms of infection, replication, virus morphogenesis and evasion of immunological barrier.

Key Areas of Research include: 

  • - Classical Swine Fever virus (CSFV),
  • - Porcine Respiratory and Reproducting Syndrome virus (PRRSV),
  • - Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus (BVDV), 

 

PRRSV is currently considered one of the most significant viral diseases of swine worldwide. The economic damage caused by PRRSV is enormous in Austria. In particular, the development of persistent infections in sows complicates the rehabilitation of pig herds. We want to elucidate the strategies and pathogenesis of PRRSV molecularly.

Bee research is also part of the research work of our group. High losses of bee colonies last winter underline the importance of research into the molecular mechanisms of bee viruses.

Staff

Univ.Prof. Dr.med.vet. Till Rümenapf
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Dipl.-Ing. Hann-Wei Chen
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MSc in Food and Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria in January 2010. After graduation he worked in a pharmaceutical company as a technical assistant in vaccine research for 4 years. Since May 2014 he is an assisting technician part of Prof. Ruemnapf’s team.

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.rer.nat. Marianne Zaruba
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Mag.rer.nat. Kati Szakmary-Brändle
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She graduated in microbiology and genetics from the University of Vienna in 1993. In her final thesis in collaboration with the Vienna University of Technology and the Seibersdorf Research Center, she investigated the regulation of cellulases of the wood-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei. She then worked for many years on medical-scientific projects and also carried out clinical-diagnostic activities. Since 2009, she has been working as an employee at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna. During her time at the Institute of Food Hygiene (2009-2019), she carried out bacteriological and epidemiological investigations. Since 2019 she has been a technical assistant at the Institute of Virology in the Rümenapf working group.

Svenja Irina Hartenberger, MSc.
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Aroosa Dawood, MSc.
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Alexandra Simone Obrist-Wilde, BSc.
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