Vision
The UB 2020 Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics strategic strength is designed to promote interdisciplinary research teams to address some of the most difficult problems facing biology and medicine including:
How do organisms develop from a fertilized egg to an adult; how can we design and use small molecules to control cells during disease and development; how do cells replicate their genetic material and what role does mutation play in cancer, aging and neurodegeneration; and how can we best use knowledge of the structures of proteins and small molecules to control disease and promote health. These and other questions are being addressed by the MRBSB strength.
Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics focuses on the interactions between three major academic disciplines: Structural Biology, Chemical Biology, and Pharmacology, and how they intersect in the analysis of the biological systems that we are studying. These three disciplines, in concert with powerful genetic, biochemical, biophysical and bioinformatic analysis of molecular signaling pathways, are being used to address questions of major scientific and medical interest. These disciplines are themselves connected and an integrated interdisciplinary approach is key to answering these important questions.
