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Mission statementThe mission of Department of Computational Biology (CB) is to be at the forefront of mathematical modelling and analysis of biological data, to develop algorithms and software for such models, and to be actively engaged in joint projects with experimental biologists producing such data. The main research areas of CB are Computational Neuroscience (memory, motor control, olfactory system, cell-cell signalling in insulin production) Neuroinformatics, Biological Physics/Systems Biology (mechanisms of gene regulation, non-coding RNA, complex networks) and Bioinformatics (comparative genomics, modelling evolution, gene regulation, modelling cancer progression, mRNA editing). On the national and international level, CB is engaged in the Stockholm Brain Institute, the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, the KTH ACCESS Linnaeus Centre, and the Stockholm Bioinformatics Centre. PhD level educationThe Department supervises PhD thesis in three academic subjects: Computer Science (at KTH), Biological Physics (at KTH) and Neuroscience (at Karolinska Institute). PhD student positions are typically associated to and funded by the research groups (see Groups).
Erasmus Mundus PhD programme in NeuroinformaticsThe Department coordinates the this new Erasmus Mundus PhD Programme in Neuroinformatics, in collaboration with National Centre for Biological sciences - Bangalore, India, University of Edinburgh - UK and Albert Ludwig University - Freiburg, Germany. Very generous financial support is available to outstanding students, from anywhere around the world.MSc level education
Master's Program in Computational and Systems BiologyThe Department gives the major part of the courses in a
two-year Master's program (Bologna model).
Application deadline for the academic year 2010-2011: January 15, 2010. Erasmus Mundus Master's Course on Systems BiologyThe Department will also give the major part of the courses offered by KTH in the new 2-year European Master's course on Systems Biology. Very generous financial support is available to outstanding students, from anywhere in the world. Deadline for applications to the academic year 2010-2011: November 29, 2009. Students having a bachelor degree from KTH have to apply to the Erasmus Mundus Master's Course as other applicants. In addition, upon acceptance to the course, KTH students may also (in some cases) chose it as a specialization in a MScE degree from KTH. For more information, contact your study advisor, program director and / or Prof Erik Aurell. Students having a Bachelor degree from KTH must if they enroll in the Erasmus Mundus Master's Course on Systems Biology study the first year at TKK Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, and may in the second year study either at KTH or at IST Higher Technical Institute, Portugal. Students having a Bachelor degree from KTH will if they enroll in the Erasmus Mundus Master's Course on Systems Biology be given a tuition fee waiver (no tuition fees). Director: Administrator:
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