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Ari Helenius

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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

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

Career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Ari Helenius". www.bc.biol.ethz.ch. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "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.[permanent dead link]
  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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