How does bioinformatics make a difference in your life?
Creating New Possibilities
Imagine solving the mysteries of the human body. Having the keys to unlock the puzzles to diseases and illnesses like diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and even cancer. Curing ailments before they can cause serious suffering or harm.
Pioneering a new approach to medical and biological discoveries, UB is bringing together scientists and researchers across disciplines to work as part of a team, focused on molecular recognition in biological systems and bioinformatics.
As part of the academic plan for the UB 2020 framework, Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics is redefining our role as a major public research university for the twenty-first century. Reshaping the way we think about who we are and what we do, the University at Buffalo has created a multi-year plan for strategic growth to recruit and cultivate the top researchers in the world through a free-flowing information exchange, access to state-of-the-art facilities and a supportive administrative infrastructure.
Integrating Disciplines
Molecular Recognition in Biological Systems and Bioinformatics is the integration of three major academic disciplines, structural biology, chemical biology, and pharmacology, and how they intersect in the analysis of the biological systems studied.
The interdisciplinary team of researchers and scientists was designed to address some of the most difficult problems facing biology, focusing on questions that may lead to medical and biological breakthroughs 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 do mutations play in cancer, aging and neurodegeneration?
- How can we design better drugs that reach the areas where they’re needed and maintain a good therapeutic dose?
- How can we best use knowledge of the structures of proteins and small molecules to control disease and promote health?
