Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
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| Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine | |
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| Location | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
| Host | University of Luxembourg University of Luxembourg thumb|Campus LimpertsbergThe University of Luxembourg is the only university in Luxembourg, founded on 13 August 2003. Prior to that, there were several higher educational institutions such as the cour universitaire or the IST that offered one or two years of academic studies... |
| Field of Research | Systems Biology Systems biology Systems biology is a term used to describe a number of trends in bioscience research, and a movement which draws on those trends. Proponents describe systems biology as a biology-based inter-disciplinary study field that focuses on complex interactions in biological systems, claiming that it uses... , Systems Biomedicine Systems biomedicine Systems Biomedicine is the application of Systems Biology to the understanding and modulation of developmental and pathological processes in humans, and in animal and cellular models... |
| Director | Prof. Dr. Rudi Balling Rudi Balling Rudi Balling is a German geneticist. He is director of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine at the University of Luxembourg.- Biography :... |
| Website | http://wwwen.uni.lu/lcsb |
The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is one of two interdisciplinary research centres at the University of Luxembourg
University of Luxembourg
thumb|Campus LimpertsbergThe University of Luxembourg is the only university in Luxembourg, founded on 13 August 2003. Prior to that, there were several higher educational institutions such as the cour universitaire or the IST that offered one or two years of academic studies...
. The LCSB is now based at its brand-new, purpose-built facility in Esch-Belval
Belval, Luxembourg
Belval is a quarter and neighbourhood in the west of Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg. Belval is the site of the large steelworks that dominate the city. Due to the dominance of the steelworks, Belval has suffered from the abandonment of steel production in Luxembourg, and is...
which was officially opened in September 2011.
Research
LCSB research involves the fields of Experimental NeurobiologyNeuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
, Computational Biology
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
and Metabolomics
Metabolomics
Metabolomics is the scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites. Specifically, metabolomics is the "systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind", the study of their small-molecule metabolite profiles...
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Neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson’s disease, metabolomics
Metabolomics
Metabolomics is the scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites. Specifically, metabolomics is the "systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind", the study of their small-molecule metabolite profiles...
and disease network analysis are a primary focus.
Partners
The LCSB is a research partner of the Institute for Systems BiologyInstitute for Systems Biology
The Institute for Systems Biology is a non-profit research institution, located in Seattle, Washington, United States. Leroy Hood co-founded the Institute with Alan Aderem and Ruedi Aebersold in 2000....
in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
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External links
- LCSB web site
- University of Luxembourg – official website
- Institute for Systems Biology – official website