Cécile Deelman-Driessen

I am a molecular research technician.

Background

I started working in the Virus Ecology and Evolution group in November 2021. Before that, I have been a molecular research technician at the University of Groningen and the UMCG since 1995.

My role within the Virus Ecology and Evolution (VEE) group is quite diverse. Recently I’ve set up a ML2 laboratory for cell culture (for arthropod-derived and vertebrate-derived cell lines) and flavivirus-related experiments. My main tasks will be running the lab, and to support researchers and students. In the near future I also will be focusing on cell lines as a model to explore evolutionary constraints on specific flaviviruses.

Publications

• Manfredonia I, Chioso L, Mateescu I, Konu M, Brons JK, Deelman-Driessen C, Viljakainen L, Wertheim B, Lequime S (2026) Prevalence and distribution of two polycipiviruses in wild black garden ants (Lasius niger L.) in the Netherlands. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 108611