Systems Biology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infectious Diseases, Braunschweig

Overview:

The Helmholtz Centre for Infectious Diseases (HZI) carries out several projects in the area of Systems Biology. In the near future it will further extend its expertise by installing a dedicated department for Systems Biology based on HZI internal funding.  The HZI takes part in all activities of the Helmholtz Alliance on Systems Biology.

Systems Biology Projects at the HZI Braunschweig:

• Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a key opportunistic microbial pathogen

  Contact Persons: Prof. Dr. Dietmar Schomburg, TU Braunschweig and Dr. Susanne Häußler, HZI

• Regulatory T cell networks of the immune system

  Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Burkhart Schraven, University of Magdeburg

• Research Group Synthetic and Systems Biology: Biotechnological projects in Microbial Systems Biology

  Contact Person: Dr. Vitor Pirez Martins dos Santos, HZI