Scientists across the country are today being invited to join two new multidisciplinary networks, to carry out research and share knowledge in chemical biology.
by Simon Levey - 8 June 2011 Scientists across the country are today being invited to join two new multidisciplinary networks to carry out research and share knowledge in chemical biology, led by the Institute of Chemical Biology at Imperial College London. Chemical biology is defined as the use of chemistry and chemical tools to understand and solve biological problems. It is considered by many scientists to be an area of great economic value, as it is an essential component of innovative research in areas such as drug discovery and agricultural chemicals, but its experimental techniques are often underused in research that spans different scientific disciplines. The new Protein-Protein Interactions Network (PPI-Net) , led jointly by Imperial and the University of Leeds, will focus on the development of new medicines. The new Agri-Science Chemical Biology Network (AGRI-Net) will focus on agricultural science and sustainability. The two new networks at Imperial are amongst 7 new networks established this year with £1.2 million from Research Councils UK in order to accelerate scientific discovery. The aim is to bring together scientists with common research interests and formulate a nationwide picture of what is currently understood as well as outlining discoveries that should be possible using the range of individual research strengths in the networks.
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