Research Areas

Research in molecular bioengineering within the institute rests on three main pillars, in cell- and developmental biology, biophysics and bioinformatics. The research concepts and interactions of these groups are briefly summarized below, and in more detail on the individual group pages.

Cell- and developmental biology

The cell- and developmental biology groups aim to understand biological processes and their genetic control on a more molecular or cellular level, employing stem cells and genetic engineering, but often employing also single molecule or bioinformatics methods in collaboration with other BIOTEC groups.

Biophysics

The biophysics groups are concerned with the physical properties that drive all processes in life and build the basic language of all biological processes. These groups develop and apply biophysical tools that allow imaging the molecular machinery of the cell and quantifying their interactions from the sub-molecular to the cellular and even tissue scale.

Bioinformatics

The bioinformatics groups employ algorithms and databases to interpret the massive amounts of data generated in biomedical research as well developing and applying computational methodology to establish new approaches.