Research topics

The Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IQB3) brings together researchers from a range of backgrounds to tackle fundamental questions in biology and to develop biology-based solutions to real-world problems. Our research approaches encompass the structural and functional analysis of individual macromolecules, quantitative modelling of cellular pathways and processes, and the manipulation of biological systems for practical applications.

We also carry out studies of the processes underlying microbial physiology and pathogenesis.

Principal Investigators listed by research topic

Research in Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology falls into eight topics as indicated below

Chromosome structure and the cell cycle

DNA repair and genome stability

Drug Discovery

Douglas Houston

Epigenetic control of gene expression

Macromolecular structure and interaction

Microbial physiology and pathogenesis

RNA Biology

Systems and Synthetic Biology