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  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Erling Norrby is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their main fields of study include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of study cover Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Modeling and Simulation, and Reproductive Medicine.

Their research work spans several key topics, including:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
  • Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Science, Research, and Medicine

Erling Norrby has published papers in venues such as Molecular Frontiers Journal and Metascience. Recent papers include:

  • From Poliomyelitis to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Reflections by a Virologist, 2020, Molecular Frontiers Journal
  • Nobel Prizes and cancer, 2022, Metascience

In addition to journal articles, Norrby has contributed to book publications with World Scientific, with two editions of a book titled Nobel Prizes published in 2022 and 2025.

Erling Norrby was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Two distinct subtypes of human respiratory syncytial virus.

    Maurice A. Mufson;Claes Örvell;Björg Rafnar;Erling Norrby

  • Hemagglutination by measles virus. 4. A simple procedure for production of high potency antigen for hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) tests.

    Erling Norrby

  • Prevention of HIV-2 and SIVsm infection by passive immunization in cynomolgus monkeys.

    Per Putkonen;Rigmor Thorstensson;Lili Ghavamzadeh;Jan Albert

  • Oligoclonal measles virus-specific IgG antibodies isolated from cerebrospinal fluids, brain extracts, and sera from patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and multiple sclerosis.

    B. Vandvik;E. Norrby;H. J. Nordal;M. Decré

  • Comparison of Antibodies Against Different Viruses in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Samples from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

    Erling Norrby;Erling Norrby;Hans Link;Hans Link;Jan-Edvin Olsson;Jan-Edvin Olsson;Martin Panelius;Martin Panelius

  • Oligoclonal IgG antibody response in the central nervous system to different measles virus antigens in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

    Bodvar Vandvik;Erling Norrby

  • Differences in the Appearance of Antibodies to Structural Components of Measles Virus after Immunization with Inactivated and Live Virus

    Erling Norrby;Gisela Enders-Ruckle;Volker ter Meulen

  • The Structural and Functional Diversity of Adenovirus Capsid Components

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  • Structural Polypeptides of Measles Virus

    David L. J. Tyrrell;Erling Norrby

  • Measles virus phosphoprotein retains the nucleocapsid protein in the cytoplasm.

    Marion Huber;Roberto Cattaneo;Pius Spielhofer;Claes Örvell

  • A new human retrovirus isolate of West African origin (SBL-6669) and its relationship to HTLV-IV, LAV-II, and HTLV-IIIB.

    Jan Albert;Ulla Bredberg;Francesca Chiodi;Blenda Böttiger

  • Subgroup characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus strains recovered from children with two consecutive infections.

    M A Mufson;R B Belshe;C Orvell;E Norrby

  • Respiratory syncytial virus epidemics: variable dominance of subgroups A and B strains among children, 1981-1986.

    Maurice A. Mufson;Robert B. Belshe;Claes Örvell;Erling Norrby

  • Appearance and Persistence of Antibodies Against Different Virus Components After Regular Measles Infections

    Erling Norrby;Ylva Gollmar

  • The relationship between the soluble antigens and the virion of adenovirus type 3: I. Morphological characteristics☆

    Erling Norrby

  • Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies directed against five structural components of human respiratory syncytial virus subgroup B.

    Claes Örvell;Erling Norrby;Maurice A. Mufson

  • RAPID TEA-BAG PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS USING 9-FLUORENYLMETHOXYCARBONYL (FMOC) PROTECTED AMINO ACIDS APPLIED FOR ANTIGENIC MAPPING OF VIRAL PROTEINS

    Matti Sällberg;Ulla Rudén;Lars O. Magnius;Erling Norrby

  • Monoclonal antibodies against five structural components of measles virus I. Characterization of antigenic determinants on nine strains of measles virus

    Hooshmand Sheshberadaran;Shou-Ni Chen;Erling Norrby

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Six Genes, Determination of Gene Order and Intergenic Sequences and Leader Sequence of Mumps Virus

    Narayanasamy Elango;Tamas M. Varsanyi;Jan Kövamees;Erling Norrby

  • Measles Virus Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of Antibody Titers in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum

    Erling Norrby;Hans Link;Jan-Ervin Olsson

  • Identification of Different Measles Virus-Specific Antibodies in the Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis and Multiple Sclerosis

    Aimo A. Salmi;Aimo A. Salmi;Erling Norrby;Erling Norrby;Martin Panelius;Martin Panelius

Frequent Co-Authors

Claes Örvell
Claes Örvell Karolinska University Hospital
Krister Kristensson
Krister Kristensson Karolinska Institute
Francesca Chiodi
Francesca Chiodi Karolinska Institute
Gunnel Biberfeld
Gunnel Biberfeld Karolinska Institute
Jan Albert
Jan Albert Karolinska Institute
Hans Link
Hans Link Karolinska Institute
Richard A. Lerner
Richard A. Lerner Scripps Research Institute
Göran Wadell
Göran Wadell Umeå University
Maurice A. Mufson
Maurice A. Mufson Marshall University
Britta Wahren
Britta Wahren Karolinska Institute

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