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Ronald Dijkman is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with particular expertise in Infectious Diseases. Their work extends to related subfields including Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover an extensive range of viral infection studies, particularly concentrated on respiratory viruses and SARS-CoV-2. Main topics of their research include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Their recent notable publications illustrate a focus on the biology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses. These include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G change enhances replication and transmission," 2021, published in Nature
  • "Rapid reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 using a synthetic genomics platform," 2020, published in Nature
  • "Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols," 2020, published in Emerging infectious diseases
  • "LY6E impairs coronavirus fusion and confers immune control of viral disease," 2020, published in Nature Microbiology
  • "Disparate temperature-dependent virus-host dynamics for SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV in the human respiratory epithelium," 2021, published in PLoS Biology

Dijkman has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, indicating sustained research partnerships with:

  • Volker Thiel
  • Nadine Ebert
  • Philip V'kovski
  • Mitra Gultom
  • Melle Holwerda

Publication venues where Dijkman's research is most frequently disseminated include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is a functional receptor for the emerging human coronavirus-EMC

    V. Stalin Raj;Huihui Mou;Saskia L. Smits;Dick H. W. Dekkers

  • Rapid reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 using a synthetic genomics platform.

    Tran Thi Nhu Thao;Fabien Labroussaa;Nadine Ebert;Philip V’kovski

  • SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G change enhances replication and transmission.

    Bin Zhou;Tran Thi Nhu Thao;Donata Hoffmann;Adriano Taddeo

  • TMPRSS2 Activates the Human Coronavirus 229E for Cathepsin-Independent Host Cell Entry and Is Expressed in Viral Target Cells in the Respiratory Epithelium

    Stephanie Bertram;Stephanie Bertram;Ronald Dijkman;Matthias Habjan;Adeline Heurich

  • Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols.

    Annika Kratzel;Daniel Todt;Philip V'kovski;Silvio Steiner

  • Attenuation of replication by a 29 nucleotide deletion in SARS-coronavirus acquired during the early stages of human-to-human transmission.

    Doreen Muth;Doreen Muth;Victor Max Corman;Victor Max Corman;Hanna Roth;Tabea Binger

  • Human Bocavirus Can Be Cultured in Differentiated Human Airway Epithelial Cells

    Ronald Dijkman;Sylvie M. Koekkoek;Richard Molenkamp;Oliver Schildgen

  • Interferon lambda 4 signals via the IFNλ receptor to regulate antiviral activity against HCV and coronaviruses

    Ole J Hamming;Ewa Terczyńska-Dyla;Gabrielle Vieyres;Ronald Dijkman

  • Virucidal Activity of World Health Organization-Recommended Formulations Against Enveloped Viruses, Including Zika, Ebola, and Emerging Coronaviruses.

    Anindya Siddharta;Stephanie Pfaender;Stephanie Pfaender;Nathalie Jane Vielle;Nathalie Jane Vielle;Ronald Dijkman;Ronald Dijkman

  • Efficient Replication of the Novel Human Betacoronavirus EMC on Primary Human Epithelium Highlights Its Zoonotic Potential

    Eveline Kindler;Hulda R. Jónsdóttir;Doreen Muth;Ole J. Hamming

  • LY6E impairs coronavirus fusion and confers immune control of viral disease

    Stephanie Pfaender;Katrina B. Mar;Eleftherios Michailidis;Annika Kratzel

  • Human Coronavirus NL63 and 229E Seroconversion in Children

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Nawal Bahia El Idrissi;Krzysztof Pyrc

  • Mosaic structure of human coronavirus NL63, one thousand years of evolution.

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Ronald Dijkman;Lea Deng;Maarten F. Jebbink

  • The dominance of human coronavirus OC43 and NL63 infections in infants

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Eleanor Gaunt;John W.A. Rossen;John W.A. Rossen

  • Determination of host proteins composing the microenvironment of coronavirus replicase complexes by proximity-labeling

    Philip V'kovski;Markus Gerber;Jenna Kelly;Jenna Kelly;Stephanie Pfaender

  • Isolation and Characterization of Current Human Coronavirus Strains in Primary Human Epithelial Cell Cultures Reveal Differences in Target Cell Tropism

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Sylvie M. Koekkoek;Martin Deijs

  • Link of a ubiquitous human coronavirus to dromedary camels

    Victor M. Corman;Isabella Eckerle;Ziad A. Memish;Anne M. Liljander

  • Targeting membrane-bound viral RNA synthesis reveals potent inhibition of diverse coronaviruses including the middle East respiratory syndrome virus.

    Anna Lundin;Ronald Dijkman;Tomas Bergström;Nina Kann

  • Culturing the unculturable: human coronavirus HKU1 infects, replicates, and produces progeny virions in human ciliated airway epithelial cell cultures.

    Krzysztof Pyrc;Amy C. Sims;Ronald Dijkman;Maarten Jebbink

  • Replication-dependent downregulation of cellular angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protein expression by human coronavirus NL63

    Ronald Dijkman;Maarten F. Jebbink;Martin Deijs;Aleksandra Milewska

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Thiel
Volker Thiel University of Bern
Lia van der Hoek
Lia van der Hoek University of Amsterdam
Christian Drosten
Christian Drosten Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Marcel A. Müller
Marcel A. Müller Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Krzysztof Pyrc
Krzysztof Pyrc Jagiellonian University
Victor M. Corman
Victor M. Corman Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Rune Hartmann
Rune Hartmann Aarhus University
Stefan Pöhlmann
Stefan Pöhlmann German Primate Center
Ben Berkhout
Ben Berkhout University of Amsterdam
Eike Steinmann
Eike Steinmann Ruhr University Bochum

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