Dr. Nelson Acosta Rivero

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsVirology,Biochemistry
Keywordsnonsense-mediated mRNA decay, hepatitis C virus, liver diseases, hepatitis B virus, alternative splicing
Honours and awards

2022: Annual Award of Cuban Health

2021: Award of the Cuban Academy of Sciences in 2021

2020: Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

2019: Award of the Cuban Academy of Sciences in 2019

Current contact address

CountryCuba
CityPlaza de la Revolucion
InstitutionUniversidad de la Habana
InstituteCentro de Estudios de Proteinas

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Ralf BartenschlagerAbteilung Molekulare Virologie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Volker LohmannUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Zentrum für Infektiologie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2021

Programme(s)

2020Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers

Publications (partial selection)

2025Teng-Feng L, Rothhaar P, Lang A, Grünvogel O, Colasanti O, Olivera Ugarte S.M, Traut J, Piras A, Acosta-Rivero N, Gonçalves Magalhães V, Springer E, Betz A, Huang H-E, Park J, Qiu R, Gnouamozi G.E, Mehnert A-K, Dao Thi V.L, Urban S, Muckenthaler M, Schlesner M, Wohlleber D, Binder M, Bartenschlager R, Pichlmair A and Lohmann V: RBM39 shapes innate immunity by controlling expression of key factors of the interferon response. In: Front. Immunol, 16, 2025,
2023Prasad V, Cerikan B, Stahl Y, Kopp K, Magg V, Acosta-Rivero N, Kim H, Klein K, Funaya C, Haselmann U, Cortese M, Heigwer F, Bageritz J, Bitto D, Jargalsaikhan S, Neufeldt C, Pahmeier F, Boutros M, Yamauchi Y, Ruggieri A, Bartenschlager R: Enhanced SARS-CoV-2 entry via UPR-dependent AMPK-related kinase NUAK2. In: Mol Cell, 83, 2023, 2559-2577.e8