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The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has established a new Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (CBCB). The new center is designed to support research and training in areas that combine biology with computer sciences, engineering, mathematics and physics. In addition, the center will coordinate the Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium (BISTIC), a committee made up of senior representatives from each of the NIH institutes and centers as well as representatives from other federal agencies that have interest in the field.
The key research goals of CBCB will be to encourage biomedical scientists and so-called quantitative (mathematically based) researchers to work together to:
- generate mathematical models of biological networks,
- develop modeling and simulation tools,
- conduct basic theoretical studies related to the organization of biological networks, and
- develop bioinformatics tools for analyzing and storing data.
CBCB will fund training and fellowship grants and sponsor workshops, courses and meetings.
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