General Overview

The Deptartment of Bioinformatics at the School of Biology and Pharmacy is devoted to a fruitful synergism between research and teaching. Topics cover a relatively wide range in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology. The main research topics are:

While algorithmic and basic issues are dealt with, the main focus is on applied research, mainly in view of medical and biotechnoligical applications. This includes age research, liver physiology, nutritional sciences, microbial biosyntheses, microbial communication and many others. The Dept. of Bioinformatics is involved in a number of third-party funded networks such as the JenAge centre (BMBF), Jena School of Microbial Communication (DFG), IMPRS Jena (Max Planck Society), and Virtual Liver Network (BMBF). The Department maintains numerous cooperations worldwide, e.g. with groups in Israel, the U.K., France, Slovenia, and the U.S.A.