Computational Biology: Impact
Protein function tool helps accelerate diagnosis and drug discovery
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº researchers have developed a new online tool to predict the structure and function of proteins, which can help in medical diagnosis and drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry.
Accelerating antibody-based medicine development
Research at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº has led to creation of web-based computational tools to help pharmaceutical companies develop antibody-based drugs more efficiently, resulting in over 200 patent applications.
Biodiversity indicators to inform international conservation policyÂ
The IUCN Red List, which is based on criteria developed by researchers at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and IoZ, has become a key information source for monitoring the status of global biodiversity.
Understanding disease spill-over from wildlife to improve public health
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and Institute of Zoology researchers have identified what drives transfer of diseases from wildlife to people, predicting emerging disease hotspots and informing disease management globally.