Prof. Åke Lundkvist is, together with Prof. Björn Olsen, the founder and head of the Zoonosis Science Center (ZSC) at
the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Sweden. His research group is focused
on viral zoonoses, with a specifc interest in hanta-, favi- and avian infuenza viruses. His research has included basic virology, immunology, genetics, molecular epidemiology, animal models, virus evolution, antivirals
and diagnostics.