With his research group, Dr Chlanda implemented a workflow for cryro-electron microscopy, with which it is possible to examine the structure of numerous viruses at the level of single molecules. In so doing, Petr Chlanda and his team were among the first scientists to have succeeded in rendering visible molecular details of the structure and replication of SARS-CoV-2 directly inside the infected cells - here specifically with the aid of high-resolution electron tomography, with which it is possible to ’look inside’ a cell and examine large complexes in the cellular context. In his current studies, the virologist also concentrates on the structures and mechanisms of influenza A viruses and Ebola viruses. ...
