23 Jan 50 years Bioinformatics: Biology of the future?
Bioinformatics is now a mature and thriving research field, indispensable in addressing life science research challenges....
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11 Dec ERC Consolidator Grants for Ruben van Boxtel and Bas Dutilh
The European Research Council has awarded the latest ERC Consolidator Grants; two of them will go to research related to Utrecht Bioinformatics Center. An ERC Consolidator Grant is worth two million euros and will enable a research group to do five years of research. [caption id="attachment_534"...
08 Nov Million euros for research on disease-resistant spinach
Utrecht plant scientists and bioinformaticians will receive almost 1 million euros for a research project on downy mildew, the most important pathogen of spinach. They are awarded by the Top Sector Horticulture & Starting Materials for a public-private partnership. The Top Consortium for Knowledge and...
18 Jun PNAS publication UBC members: System that controls cell division resembles a mosaic
The protein complex that the cells of animals, plants, and fungi use to control cell division was created long ago from at least 40 different proteins. This could explain the overwhelming success of all cells with a cell nucleus, according to researchers at Utrecht University...
15 Apr BioSB2019 conference and YoungCB PhD retreat
With three renowned keynote speakers, Mustafa Kammash, Michal Linial and Eran Segal talking about control theory, evolution of translational control and personalized treatment using microbiome data, the BioSB conference provided a glimpse on international developments in bioinformatics and systems biology. With over twenty posters, eight...