Speaker
Description
Systems biology aims to describe biological processes and phenomena in the context of the whole biological system. Rapid development of sequencing techniques allowed breakthrough progress in genomics and transcriptomics and has already revolutionized our understanding of living systems. Further extending systems biology from genes and transcripts towards proteins, metabolites and metabolic processes requires different techniques, heavily relying on advancements in bioanalytical chemistry, especially mass spectrometry.
In my talk I will provide a short introduction to systems biology from a chemist’s perspective and show some examples of how analytical chemistry can help answering biological questions such us growth regulation in bacteria to diagnosis of metabolic disorders in the clinical practice. I will discuss current challenges and novel approaches at the crossroads of chemistry, biology and medicine.
