Oxford Particle Imaging Centre (OPIC) is located in the Henry Wellcome Building for Particle Imaging and forms part of the Division of Structural Biology (STRUBI) within the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine.
The biosafety containment facility allows scientists to study pathogenic human and animal viruses, using a range of imaging, structural biology and biophysical techniques.
Liljeroos et al. (2011) Electron cryotomography of measles virus reveals how matrix protein coats the ribonucleocapsid within intact virions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(44):18085-90.
Ziółkowska et al. (2011) Eisosome-driven plasma membrane organization is mediated by BAR domains. Nat Struct Mol Biol 18(7):854-6.
Avinoam et al. (2011) Conserved eukaryotic fusogens can fuse viral envelopes to cells. Science 332(6029):589-92.
01.09.2010 Dr. Kay Grunewald has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship.
01.01.2010 Dr. Juha T. Huiskonen has joined Division of Structural Biology as a new group leader. This five-year research fellowship is funded by the Academy of Finland.
Division of Structural Biology
Oxford Protein Production Facility UK
