Systems Biology

Rice University has over twenty Systems Biology Research Groups, which are working to understand the emergence of functional properties in complex biological systems that are not presented by the individual components, i.e., the individual genes, transcripts, proteins, and metabolites. These groups are interested in how biological networks give rise to emergent properties across a range of length scales. Many of these efforts are focused on human health, and numerous groups consider evolution of biological systems. A common theme among this research is the development of computational models and algorithms to understand and predict system properties.

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