Our aim

 

Molecular medicine has progressed to the point where the majority of human genes and proteins have been characterized and computational methods are necessary for further understanding of structure, mechanism and function. Our aim is to develop a Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Technologies in Bioinformatics (LITBIO) applied to Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics. This infrastructure will be capable of providing international research and development programs with the new analysis strategies of biomedical and biotechnological data. The aim of the project is to establish cooperation between private and public organizations and to stimulate the growth of new enterprises in the sector of Bioinformatics. This platform will help the interdisciplinary development of new job opportunities in bioinformatics, biotechnology and medicine.

The Laboratory is funded by Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR - Italy) through a FIRB 2003 grant for a period 2005 - 2010.