Laura Kakkola | Docent, PhD
I am an adjunct professor of virology at the University of Turku, Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, and I am also affiliated with Clinical microbiology laboratory in Turku University Hospital. My research focuses on virus-host interactions, how viruses interfere with immune responses, and could these events be utilized in vaccine, antiviral drug or diagnostic test development. I have extensive experience in research with (re)emerging zoonotic viruses.
My research interests are:
- Adaptive immunology in TBE virus infections and vaccinations
- TBE virus and innate immune responses
- Development novel laboratory diagnostic tools