Ari Helenius (ca. 2010)

Ari Helenius (born 3 September 1944) is a Finnish emeritus professor of biochemistry who is known for his research in virology.

Personal life

Helenius was born 3 September 1944 in Oulu, Finland.[1]

Career

He did his PhD with Kai Simons at the University of Helsinki in 1973. From 1975 until 1981 he worked as a staff scientist at the newly-created European Molecular Biology Laboratory. From 1981 to 1997, he was a professor at Yale University, where he was chair of the department of cell biology from 1992 to 1997.[1][2] In 1997, he joined the ETH Zurich as a founding member of the Institute of Biochemistry.[3]

His research has earned him awards for the characterization of how viruses enter cells, and methods of protein folding and assembly.[2] In 1999, he was appointed a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Prof. Dr. Ari Helenius". www.bc.biol.ethz.ch. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mitgliederverzeichnis". www.leopoldina.org (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. "Ari Helenius, PhD | The Vallee Foundation". www.thevalleefoundation.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. "Mitgliederverzeichnis: Ari Helenius". Academia Europaea. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "Ari Helenius Awarded Benoist Prize | 26 November 2007 Issue – Vol. 85 Issue 48 | Chemical & Engineering News". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. "Van Deenen Medal". Biomembranes.nl. Institute of Biomembranes. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  7. „Elected new members 2009“
  8. "Ari Helenius". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. "Bijvoet Medal". Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. "Einzelansicht". Leibniz-LIV (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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