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Hanna Vauhkonen

Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;ORCID 0000-0002-5708-6680Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Olli P. VapalahtiiD· 3 shared Teemu SmuraiD· 3 shared Tarja A. SironeniD· 2 shared Aleksandr IanevskiiD· 1 shared Alois Wambua· 1 shared Anne J. Johanna JaaskelaineniD· 1 shared Denis E. KainoviD· 1 shared Eda AltaniD· 1 shared

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EMtrace: offline nanopore metagenomics on a laptop for rapid viral diagnostics, genome recovery and 16S profiling

Ilya Weinstein, Teemu Smura, Onnia Leppanen, Martyna Krupińska, Hanna Vauhkonen, Tarja Sironen, Maciej Grzybek, Olli Vapalahti, Ravi Kant

bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Rat hepatitis E virus and novel paramyxoviruses in synanthropic rodents and shrews in Kenya

Griphin Ochieng Ochola, Emilia Pulkkinen, Joseph Ganda Ogola, Henna Makela, Moses Masika, Hanna Vauhkonen, Teemu Smura, Anne J. Johanna Jaaskelainen, Omu Anzala, Olli P. Vapalahti, Alois Wambua, Kristian M. Forbes, Johanna Frida Lindahl, Juha Laakkonen, Joni Uusitalo, , Tarja A. Sironen

This study identifies zoonotic viruses in Kenyan rodents and shrews, including rat hepatitis E virus and novel paramyxoviruses, highlighting the need for genomic surveillance.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

JAK inhibitors remove innate immune barriers facilitating viral propagation

Erlend Ravlo, Aleksandr Ianevski, Marius Nårstad Skipperstøen, Hilde Lysvand, Jørn-Ove Schjølberg, Ole Skeidsvoll Solheim, Wei Wang, Miroslava Kiššová, Marthe Vestvik, Olli P. Vapalahti, Teemu Smura, Hanna Vauhkonen, Valentyn Oksenych, Friedemann Weber, Mårten Strand, , Denis E. Kainov

This study shows JAK inhibitors like baricitinib suppress IFN-stimulated genes, aiding viral propagation by reducing antiviral defenses.

NAR Molecular Medicine · Mar 29, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology