Computational and Systems Biology
Under the umbrella of Computational and Systems Biology, many research groups within CBE are pioneering research in areas such as:
- Protein conformational studies
- Biological network fragility
- Synthetic biology
Much of the research conducted in these areas has direct applications in:
- Identifying targets for pharmaceutical and therapeutic development for cancer and cardiovascular diseases
- Stem cell differentiation and programming
- Modeling synthetic pathways for bottom up design of novel biological function
The Role of Chemical Engineers
Typical Projects
- Construction of statistical mechanical models for the analysis of folding and adsorption phenomena of proteins and DNA interacting with surfaces
- Modeling the differentiation program of the stem cell HL-60 to develop new therapies using more complicated stem cells.
- Cancer and cardiovascular network analysis
- Pharmacokinetic modeling
- Modeling gene expression networks and biophysical models of RNA folding.
Research Area Faculty
| Name | Department | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Clancy, Paulette
Samuel W. and M. Diane Bodman Professor in Chemical Engineering |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
362 Olin Hall 607 255-7713 |
|
Escobedo, Fernando A.
Marjorie L. Hart Professor of Engineering |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
120 Olin Hall 607 255-8243 |
|
Lucks, Julius B.
James C. and Rebecca Q. Morgan Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
214 Olin Hall 607 255-3601 |
|
Varner, Jeffrey D.
Associate Professor |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
244 Olin Hall 607 255-4258 |
