Integrative Biology — New Journal Available
A new journal of quantitative biosciences from nano to macro
Scope
Launching in January 2009, Integrative Biology will provide a unique venue for elucidating biological processes, mechanisms and phenomena through quantitative enabling technologies at the convergence of biology with physics, chemistry, engineering, imaging and informatics.
Topics include:
- Biochemical gradients to study migration and chemotaxis
- Devices/systems that recapitulate in-vivo structure/function
- Engineered/synthetic micro and nanoenvironments to understand cell-matrix signalling
- Micro and nanofluidics to study mammalian cells
- Nanofluidics to study polymer properties (protein structure/function, DNA replication repair)
- Integrative modelling of molecular, cellular or tissue processes
- Devices and technologies for screening, diagnosing, and monitoring disease
- Cell sub-type identification/measurement
- Nanotechnologies, devices and systems for exploring and elucidating biological systems
- Synthetic biology
- Design and re-engineering of biological systems
- Prediction of dynamic behaviour and effectiveness of drugs
- Systems to monitor and optimise therapeutics in vivo
- High-throughput approaches for systems biology
- New miniaturised platforms for elucidating biological events and processes
- Biomimetic systems
- Quantitative models of cell/cell communication
- Quantification of extracellular analytes related to cellular processes
- Biological phenomena and processes at the nanoscale
- Validation of novel technologies against current “standards/tradition”
- Single cells — metabolic systems and mechanisms
- Metabolism of cells, proteins, amines, tissues, antibodies etc.
Readership
The journal will appeal to biologists, physicists, engineers, computational & imaging scientists and chemists working on the biological aspects of macro-, micro- and nanoscience, and who have interests in biology, physics, engineering, structural biology, biomacromolecular science, chemistry, chemical biology, protein engineering, biophysics, biotechnology, medicine, nanotechnology.
Article Types
The journal will publish a mix of research articles including Full papers, Reviews (Tutorial & Critical), and Perspectives.
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