Research Groups
At the present stage, 17 research groups of Faculty of Sciences (FEW) and Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences (FALW) have agreed to join AIMMS. In addition, multiple co-operation links exist between the FEW and FALW research groups and research groups within the VU Medical Centre. It should be mentioned that collaboration between AIMMS, other Life Sciences and VUmc groups is yet to be evaluated and, if appropriate, formalised.
The research is divided in the following research themes:
- Theoretical organic chemistry and biocatalysis - Bio-Computational Chemistry
- Develop and application innovative analytical methodologies for the discovery, structural characterization and trace level quantitation of biologically active molecules - Biomolecular Analysis
- Laser molecular spectroscopic techniques for the detection and identification of small bioactive molecules and characterization of their interaction with biopolymeric systems - Biomolecular Spectroscopy
- Smart design and development of highly efficient, asymmetric synthetic methodologies and their application to the synthesis of diverse, biologically relevant compounds - Bio-Organic Chemistry
- Gene regulation and development - Genetics
- Theory, modelling and quantitative experimentation to understand how and why biomolecules interact to perform biological functions at the systems level - Integrative-Bioinformatics
- From protein structure to the computational design & synthesis of bioactive molecules - Medicinal Chemistry
- Development and implementation of Systems Biology in the context of microbiology, medical biology and biotechnology - Molecular Cell Physiology
- Protein trafficking in pathogenic bacteria: mechanisms and applications - Molecular Microbiology
- Target finding in the CNS - Molecular Neurobiology
- Molecular and computational toxicology: from structures to effects - Molecular Toxicology
- Imaging and control in chemistry - Physical Chemistry
- From ligand-receptor interaction and protein function to network biochemistry - Target and Systems Biochemistry
- Dynamics of protein interactions in cellular regulation and transport processes - Structural Biology
- Synthesis of complex molecules - Synthetic Chemistry
- Understanding the design principles of biomolecular networks - Systems Bioinformatics
- Density Functional Theory, quantum chemistry and multiscale modeling - Theoretical Chemistry
