Centre for Systems Biology

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

 
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Systems Biology is the application of computational approaches to the understanding of the normal and dysfunctional behaviour of cellular systems.

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Biology is at the point where enormous amounts of information derived from genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolonomics are available. Soon, all molecules of complete living systems will be identified and an understanding of the ways in which these molecules interact to produce organisms will be required. This rapidly changing environment has major implications for the way in which society considers living systems, medicine and disease. Applying a systems approach to this information heralds a new age for Biology, one that is based on what emerges from interactions of molecules and subsequently provides novel insights into living systems.

 

Staff of Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have been engaged in aspects of Systems Biology for over 30 years. Research has now reached the stage where a critical mass of researchers have coalesced to form the Centre for Systems Biology.

Systems Biology in TCD integrates experimental, computational and theoretical research activities. It merges research from experts in the areas of bioinformatics, metabolism, molecular biology, proteomics and computational biology.

 

 

 

 

 

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Last updated: March 14, 2006