Reidun Twarock

Research

Overview

My research focuses on the structure and assembly of viruses. Viruses have a protein shell that encapsulates and hence provides protection for the viral genome. We study the symmetries of viruses and their implications on virus architecture, including the tertiary structures of the capsid proteins and the organisation of the nucleic acid within the capsids. Moreover, we discover the putative pathways of virus assembly and study virus assembly via an energy landscape approach. 

Research group(s)

Mathematical Biology and Chemistry Research Group

Supervision

Sam Hill - srh532@york.ac.uk