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Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Viral Infection

Prof. Dr. Petr Chlanda

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Petr Chlanda studied Biochemistry at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He earned his PhD at Heidelberg University, focusing on the assembly of poxviruses using electron microscopy (EM) methods. During his postdoctoral research at EMBL Heidelberg and the NIH in Bethesda, he investigated the structural mechanisms of influenza A virus membrane fusion and assembly. In 2017, he became a Chica and Heinz Schaller group leader at the Department of Infectious Diseases – Virology at Heidelberg University and BioQuant. Since 2025, he has held the position of W3-Heisenberg Professor for Cryo-EM of Viral Infection at the Department of Infectious Diseases-Virology, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University. He is a founding member of the Heidelberg University Cryo-EM Network (HDcryoNet).

 

 
Team photo, BioQuant, May 2025.
 
Team photo - May 2025