Our Mission
- The Yin group develops research tools
- both experimental and
theoretical - aiming to advance an integrated understanding of biological
systems that ultimately benefits humankind.
Our Focus
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We use methods of chemical engineering, molecular and cell biology, and
systems science to study how viruses grow and evolve. Viruses are useful
as model genomic systems because their intracellular developmental
processes are relatively simple, their molecular functions have been well
characterized, and they can be readily cultured in the laboratory.
Moreover, viruses are important because they can cause a variety of
diseases such as AIDS, cancer and the common cold.
Our Vision
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Computer simulations that link molecular- and cellular-level processes to
higher-level traits of living organisms will yield significant advances as
biology develops into a quantitative and predictive science.
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