• M.Sc. Fabian Pirzer

www.researchgate.net/profile/Victor_Corman

We are interested in the diagnostics, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of MERS-CoV infections in humans and potential animal reservoirs.

Selected References:

Corman VM, Albarrak AM, Omrani AS, Albarrak MM, Farah ME, Almasri M, Muth D, Sieberg A, Meyer B, Assiri AM, Binger T, Steinhagen K, Lattwein E, Al-Tawfiq J, Muller MA, Drosten C, Memish ZA. Viral Shedding and Antibody Response in 37 Patients With Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2016;62(4):477-83.

Liljander A, Meyer B, Jores J, Muller MA, Lattwein E, Njeru I, Bett B, Drosten C, Corman VM. MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013-2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016;22(6):1086-9.

Saqib M, Sieberg A, Hussain MH, Mansoor MK, Zohaib A, Lattwein E, Müller MA, Drosten C, Corman VM. Serologic Evidence for MERS-CoV Infection in Dromedary Camels, Punjab, Pakistan, 2012-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Mar;23(3):550-551.

Here, we mainly work on RNA viruses, causing diseases in humans and their relatives in other animals. Currently, we focus on the evolutionary origin of human Coronaviruses and a novel zoonotic Hepatitis E genotype found in dromedary camels (HEV genotype 7).

Selected References:

Corman VM, Ithete NL, Richards LR, Schoeman MC, Preiser W, Drosten C, Drexler JF. Rooting the phylogenetic tree of middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus by characterization of a conspecific virus from an African bat. J Virol. 2014;88(19):11297-303

Corman VM, Eckerle I, Memish ZA, Liljander AM, Dijkman R, Jonsdottir H, Juma Ngeiywa KJ, Kamau E, Younan M, Al Masri M, Assiri A, Gluecks I, Musa BE, Meyer B, Muller MA, Hilali M, Bornstein S, Wernery U, Thiel V, Jores J, Drexler JF, Drosten C. Link of a ubiquitous human coronavirus to dromedary camels. PNAS. 2016;113(35):9864-9.

Rasche A, Saqib M, Liljander AM, Bornstein S, Zohaib A, Renneker S, Steinhagen K, Wernery R, Younan M, Gluecks I, Hilali M, Musa BE, Jores J, Wernery U, Drexer JF, Drosten C, Corman VM. Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016;22(7):1249-52.

We develop and evaluate novel tools for the diagnostic of emerging viruses.

Selected References:

Corman VM, Eckerle I, Bleicker T, Zaki A, Landt O, Eschbach-Bludau M, van Boheemen S, Gopal R, Ballhause M, Bestebroer TM, Muth D, Muller MA, Drexler JF, Zambon M, Osterhaus AD, Fouchier RM, Drosten C. Detection of a novel human coronavirus by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(39).

Corman VM*, Muller MA*, Costabel U, Timm J, Binger T, Meyer B, Kreher P, Lattwein E, Eschbach-Bludau M, Nitsche A, Bleicker T, Landt O, Schweiger B, Drexler JF, Osterhaus AD, Haagmans BL, Dittmer U, Bonin F, Wolff T, Drosten C. Assays for laboratory confirmation of novel human coronavirus (hCoV-EMC) infections. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(49).

Corman VM, Rasche A, Baronti C, Aldabbagh S, Cadar D, Reusken CB, Pas SD, Goorhuis A, Schinkel J, Molenkamp R, Kummerer BM, Bleicker T, Brunink S, Eschbach-Bludau M, Eis-Hubinger AM, Koopmans MP, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Grobusch MP, de Lamballerie X, Drosten C, Drexler JF. Assay optimization for molecular detection of Zika virus. Bull World Health Organ. 2016;94(12):880-92.

• Dr. Anne Liljander, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
• Prof. Jörg Jores, Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Switzerland
• Dr. Sally Baylis, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
• Prof. Simone Sommer, Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, University of Ulm, Germany
• Prof. Steve Goodman, The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Prof. Ulrich Wernery, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Prof. Muhammad Saqib, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Dr. Dennis Rubbenstroth, Institute for Virology, University of Freiburg, Germany.