Center for Complex Biological Systems
University of California, Irvine
The UCI Center for Complex Biological Systems (CCBS) serves to promote research and education in the area of systems biology broadly defined, which includes aspects of synthetic biology, genomics and functional genomics, computational biology, mathematical biology, biophysics, bioengineering, molecular biology, etc. The goal is to develop a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of complex biological systems and their behaviors. The basic approach is to facilitate the formation of multidisciplinary research teams to address the most critical questions.
CCBS members possess diverse academic backgrounds and departmental affiliations and work on a variety of research questions. A motto of CCBS is “Multidisciplinary research through multidisciplinary collaboration."
Research Topics Currently Explored at the CCBS
- Spatial Dynamics
- Single Cell Imaging
- Cancer cell development
- Differential equation-based models
- Differentiation and development
- Regulatory Networks
- Signal transduction
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Administrative Offices:
Center for Complex Biological Systems (CCBS)
2620 Biological Sciences III,
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-2280
E-mail: ccbs@uci.edu
Karen Martin, Administrator
Tel: 949-824-3377
Aracely Dean, Asst. Administrator
Tel: 949-824-4120
Ann Detsch, Administrative Assistant
Tel: 949-824-7927
Felix Grun, Academic Coordinator
Tel. 949-824-3377
Visiting Scholars and Funding Opportunities at the CCSB:
The University of California, Irvine has initiated a Visiting Scholars/Researchers Program in Systems Biology made possible by funding support from an NIH- NIGMS P50 National Center for Systems Biology award. The principle research focus for this Center initiative is to understand how biological systems in model organisms process spatial information during development, intracellular signaling, and cell proliferation. Other efforts within the Center include the development of computational and optical tools needed for measuring and modeling spatially dynamic systems.
Several Fellowships will be awarded for up to $2,500 for travel expenses; $2,500/month for room and board; and $2,000 for lab supplies and materials per attendee. The term of awarded Fellowships typically may run two weeks to two months.
The successful applicant is expected to explore opportunities for collaborative research and/or contribute to the teaching of undergraduate and graduate students in systems biology. At UCI, particular strengths exist in Developmental and Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Chemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Anatomy and Neurobiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, and Statistics.
Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, bibliography, three letters of reference, and statements of research and teaching interests to the Center Administrator electronically as PDF or Word files. Letters of recommendation should be sent separately by the writers. For additional information regarding this program and other CCBS activities, please contact the Center Administrator, Karen Martin.
Relevant quantitative and systems biology degree programs:
UCI offers graduate training in systems biology through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-funded initiative in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology (MCSB) and the affiliated Mathematical and Computational Gateway Program (MCB). See http://mcsb.bio.uci.edu for more information.