Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary science at the interface of biology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, and computer science. Its goal is developing and applying computational approaches to studies of life processes and improvement of human health. In the postgenomic era, Bioinformatics is of primary importance to basic, clinical and applied science in academia, industry, and many other segments of society. Current research interests in our group include simulations of molecular recognition, protein dynamics, and macromolecular assemblies in biological networks.
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Interactions between neurons and their environment during development
Molecular Mechanisms of Chlamydia Pathogenesis
Modeling of protein structure, dynamics and interactions.
Developmental neurobiology, genetics, and genomics.
Genetics of complex traits, Genome biology, Drosophila quantitative genetics.
Biomolecular modeling, cellular signaling, and computer-aided drug design
Critical points, fitness, and evolution in natural and synthetic biological networks.
Exploring membrane protein folding through protein design, bioinformatics, and molecular biology.
The evolutionary consequences of conflict within and between genomes
Molecular modeling in the context of structural genomics and bioinformatics.
