He obtained his Ph.D. in general microbiology in 2010 at the University of Helsinki. His research interests include the origin and evolution of viruses, virus-host interactions in bacteria and archaea, and relationships between viruses and non-viral mobile genetic elements. He is currently serving the ICTV as an elected member of the Executive Committee, Chair of the ICTV Plasmaviridae and Bidnaviridae Study Groups, and a member of the Amalgaviridae Study Group. Dr. Krupovic also serves as a Viral Genome Advisor for the NCBI and an Editor/Editorial Board Member for 5 journals, including Virus Evolution (Oxford University Press) and Virology (Elsevier). He has co-authored over 100 journal articles and book chapters (https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/mart-krupovic/).