The Latest Biology News And Medical NewsBiology News 2Health News 2Biology News 3Health News 3
HOME >> BIOLOGY >> NEWS
Stanford researchers establish center for physics-based simulations of biological structures

The National Institutes of Health have awarded $19.9 million over five years to Russ Altman, associate professor of genetics, and Scott Delp, associate professor and chair of bioengineering, to establish and lead the National Center for Physics-Based Simulation of Biological Structures (SimBioS). The new center is charged with developing a simulation toolkit to enable scientists worldwide to model biological systems ranging from molecules to whole organisms.

SimBioS is one of four new national centers endeavoring to build the biomedical computing infrastructure urgently needed to speed progress in biomedical research. The centers will create innovative software programs and other tools allowing the biomedical community to integrate, analyze, model, simulate and share data on human health and disease. Establishment of the four centers this month was an important step in the National Institutes of Health Roadmap, a series of far-reaching initiatives designed to transform the nation's medical research capabilities and speed the transfer of research discoveries from the benchtop to the bedside.

"There has been over the last couple of decades a lot of progress in simulating biological structures in order to understand how they work and how they function," said Altman, a practicing physician and bioinformatics expert who holds departmental appointments in Genetics, Medicine and Bioengineering, as well as a courtesy appointment in Computer Science. "We would like to bring this capability to all biologists in a routine way."

The grant, which holds the possibility for renewal for another five years, aims to build an easy-to-use software package allowing high-quality physical modeling. Altman's vision? "A biologist working on a problem at the molecular, cellular or organismal level may have questions about how the physics of their system affects its function. Using our software, they will, without having to establish new collaborations or going back
'"/>

Contact: Dawn Levy
dawnlevy@stanford.edu
650-725-1944
Stanford University
4-Oct-2004


Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Stanford researchers find stem cells in colorectal tumors
2. Sleepless for science: Flies show link between sleep, immune system in Stanford study
3. 5 Stanford professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
4. Stanford scientists make major breakthrough in regenerative medicine
5. Junk DNA now looks like powerful regulator, Stanford researcher finds
6. Pioneering approach to wastewater treatment earns Stanford engineer the 2007 Stockholm Water Prize
7. Stanford professor to discuss the ups and downs of team science
8. Stanford-led study closes in on genes that may predispose some people to severe depression
9. Stanford discovery may help predict when toxoplasma can be deadly
10. InHealth awards two research grants to Stanford University
11. Mapping system tells skin cells whether to become scalp, palm tissues, Stanford study finds

Post Your Comments:
(Date:11/20/2009)...acterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft U...d three improvements in bioethanol production from...acetate and elimination of the major by-product gl...he scientific journal Applied and Environmental M...e by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae from sugar...
(Date:11/20/2009)... of flax shives, and generated from Brassica cari...ich engulf fields in spring, can be used to produc...es carried out by Spanish and Dutch researchers an...ble Energy Reviews . , "These studies evaluate, f... of bioethanol from two, as yet unexploited source...
(Date:11/20/2009)...searchers report that a class of heart medications...ul, effect on the heart, depending on their molecu...journal Circulation Research , found that beta-bl...ors on the heart muscle offer the most benefit to ... beta-receptors can actually undermine the structu...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Delft breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste 2Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol 2Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers 2CVS Caremark Announces Results of 2009 Health IQ Study 54438 1CVS Caremark Announces Results of 2009 Health IQ Study 54438 2CVS Caremark Announces Results of 2009 Health IQ Study 54438 3AVMA Unveils Improved Online Press Room to Help Journalists 54435 1AVMA Unveils Improved Online Press Room to Help Journalists 54435 2AVMA Unveils Improved Online Press Room to Help Journalists 54435 3Perrigo Company Announces Quarterly Dividend 54432 1
(Date:11/20/2009)..., ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -...hat it has priced an underwritten public offering ... to the public of $3.30 per share. The approximat...he underwriting discounts and commissions, will be...of our VLP-based vaccines, internal research and d...
(Date:11/19/2009)...ople would like to be able to charge their cell ph...t too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Die...upercapacitors that could do just this. , In re...rs , Prabhakar Bandaru, a professor in the UCSD De...along with graduate student Mark Hoefer, have foun...
(Date:11/19/2009)...NEW YORK, Nov. 19 NeoSte...t has sent the following letter to its shareholder...r 30, 2009, of China Biopharmaceuticals Holdings, ...any based in the People,s Republic of China. The m...Suzhou Eyre Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., CHBP,s primar...
(Date:11/19/2009)... Top LASIK surgeons and recognized r...rusted LASIK Surgeons made brought their fellow su...sion correction surgery, cataract surgery, and oph...erican Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeti...trom, Dr. Shachar Tauber, Dr. David Huang, MD, Dr....
Breaking Biology Technology:Novavax Prices Public Offering of Common Stock 2Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems 2NeoStem Outlines to Shareholders Near-term and Long-term Business Strategies Following Acquisition of Chinese Pharmaceutical Company 2NeoStem Outlines to Shareholders Near-term and Long-term Business Strategies Following Acquisition of Chinese Pharmaceutical Company 3Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 2Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 3Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 4Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 5Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 6Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 7Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 8Experts Listed at Trusted LASIK Surgeons Bring Peers Up to Date on Vision Correction and Cataract Surgery at Annual AAO Meeting 9
Other News:
... monkeys were asked to manipulate computer cursors...ain's "executive" center plans behaviors not by sp... rather the events that will result from those act...e researchers, because it yields new basic insight...
...sh healthy? To answer this, Sea Grant biologists a...parasitic worms. Their claim: the more parasites, ...ypothesis may conflict with conventional ideas abo...or example, is caused by a parasite), the worms th...
HOUSTON -- (May 19, 2006) In the 1990s, the notion of "six degrees of separation" emphasized human linkages that connected people around the world. ......Now, the same concept provides clues to unrav
... Jimmy Fox isn't typical of a person with the gene...ta (OI). He lifts weights almost daily, participat...joys hunting in rough backcountry.......Still, Fox...op in Cloverdale, Ore., is eager to participate in...
The brain's executive is an 'event planner' 2How healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites 2How healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites 3Protein connections: A network to understand disease 2Protein connections: A network to understand disease 3OHSU studying drug for bone-deforming disorder 2OHSU studying drug for bone-deforming disorder 3
...ain how marine organisms use spines for more than ... 7 during the annual meeting of the Geological Soc...son Jones, a doctoral candidate in the UC geology ...ida Keys looking at how spines and other shell dec...
...orbed all of the carbon...released by deforestatio...l fuel burning during the 1990s, but we can't rely...rming in the future, according...to a new study pu...dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse gas enteri...
If you want the health benefits of antioxidants but hate broccoli, then pucker up: A new study shows that cranberries may be better for you. ......An antioxidant comparison of some of the most common
...al Nature provides a new global view of terrestria...sinks cannot be counted on to mop up carbon dioxid...tential implications for the Kyoto Protocol negoti...ack of scientific knowledge about the strength and...
Geologists find spines make comfy home for some marine organisms 2Ecosystems slowed 1990s greenhouse gas buildup 2Ecosystems slowed 1990s greenhouse gas buildup 3Holiday fruit ranks number one in antioxidants 2Holiday fruit ranks number one in antioxidants 3Land wont soak up carbon indefinitely say top scientists 2Land wont soak up carbon indefinitely say top scientists 3