Geometry: A New Weapon in the Fight Against Viruses

The Joint London Mathematical Society/Gresham College Annual Lecture

Viruses like the common cold look like tiny footballs and mathematics can therefore help to understand how they form and evolve. Our highly interdisciplinary approach in understanding and combating viruses, in which mathematics plays a key role, provides surprising new avenues in our fight against viral disease.

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Professor Reidun Twarock

Reidun is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of York. Her specific interests are in Mathematical Biology and Mathematical Physics.

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