About
Introduction
Cora M. Holicki (1992) obtained her PhD 2020 at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany, where her research focused on detecting susceptible vectors and avian hosts for the newly-emerging zoonotic viruses West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV).
Her subsequent work involved understanding co-infections with WNV and USUV in vectors and birds in addition to implementing innovative molecular and serological diagnostic tools for the surveillance of zoonotic viruses.
At the EMC she is currently working on developing and implementing serological assays to understand the epidemiology and spread of viruses in human and animal populations.
Her subsequent work involved understanding co-infections with WNV and USUV in vectors and birds in addition to implementing innovative molecular and serological diagnostic tools for the surveillance of zoonotic viruses.
At the EMC she is currently working on developing and implementing serological assays to understand the epidemiology and spread of viruses in human and animal populations.
Field(s) of expertise
1. Implementation of molecular and serological assays in a One Health approach to monitor arboviruses
2. Application of in vitro and in vivo assays to understand viral pathogenesis in susceptible vectors and hosts
Education and career
2016: State examination in veterinary medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany
2020: Graduated summa cum laude, Doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
2020 – 2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Isle of Riems, Germany
2023 – present: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2020: Graduated summa cum laude, Doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
2020 – 2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Isle of Riems, Germany
2023 – present: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Publications
Link to Cora’s list of publications
A selection:
- Cellular co-infections of West Nile virus and Usutu virus influence virus growth kinetics
https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-023-02206-9 - Reconstruction of the molecular evolution of Usutu virus in Germany: Insights into virus emersion and circulation
https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011203 - A Prior Usutu Virus Infection Can Protect Geese from Severe West Nile Disease
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/7/959 - Simultaneous Coinfections with West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus in Culex pipiens and Aedes vexans Mosquitoes
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tbed/2023/6305484/ - SARS-CoV-2 and West Nile Virus Prevalence Studies in Raccoons and Raccoon Dogs from Germany
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/11/2559 - Expedited retrieval of high-quality Usutu virus genomes via Nanopore sequencing with and without target enrichment
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1044316/full - Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus Lineage 2 in Domestic Geese after Experimental Infection
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/6/1319 - German Culex pipiens biotype molestus and Culex torrentium are vector-competent for Usutu virus
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-04532-1 - Pathogenicity of West Nile Virus Lineage 1 to German Poultry
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/507 - West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Vector Competence of Indigenous Culex and Aedes Mosquitoes from Germany at Temperate Climate Conditions
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/5/561 - West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany
https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/5/493
Teaching activities
Supervision of students in addition to technicians.
Organization of summer courses for students.
Scholarships, grants, and awards
Award for an outstanding doctoral thesis from the Society of Friends of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
