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Andrei Fokine

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2001Rising activity
Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtein Structure and Dynamics

Publications

67

Citations

2,923

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Andrei Fokine studies the molecular structure of bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, with a particular focus on bacteriophage T4 and related 'jumbo' phages. Using techniques like cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), the work examines how these viruses assemble their protective shells (capsids), package their genetic material, and retain it before infecting a host cell. This research contributes basic knowledge about virus structure and assembly that is relevant to microbiology and virology.

Bacteriophage structure and assemblyCryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) of virusesViral genome packaging mechanismsCapsid and portal protein complexesJumbo phage biology

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with no clear upward or downward trend, though recent years (2023-2026) show a modest uptick in activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 4 publications17182019: 5 publications5192020: 1 publication202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 4 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nature Communications×6
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences×3
  • Viruses×3
  • Structure×2
  • PLoS Pathogens×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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