Beate Sodeik

Beate Sodeik is a German cell biologist who is Professor of Medical Sciences at the Hannover Medical School. Her research considers the biology of viral infections, with a particular focus on Herpes simplex virus.

Early life and education Sodeik was an undergraduate student in the University of Bonn, where she studied biology. She earned a Diploma in Cell Biology, where she analysed autophagy in Amoeba proteus. After earning her doctorate, Sodeik returned to the United States, where she joined Ari Helenius at Yale University. At Yale, Sodeik studied the early phases of Herpes simplex virus. She was eventually promoted to Professor. Since starting her postdoctoral research, Sodeik has explored the cell biology of Herpes simplex virus. She is interested in virus-host interactions, virus assembly and viral replication.

Selected publications