Related investments
NISB partners also directly invest in systems biology research within their own organisation, which strengthens NISB. Such matching investments (with their starting dates) are listed below.20080101 @ UvA: extra-ordinary chair in systems biology
The ‘Genootschap ter Bevordering van Natuur-, Genees- en Heelkunde’ (Chamber/Society for enhancing natural and medical sciences) of the University of Amsterdam made an extra-ordinary chair in Systems Biology available at the Faculty of Science (FNWI) / Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) for the period 2008-2013.Prof. Dr Jörg Stelling, from the Institute for Computational Science at the ETH in Zürich, has been appointed as professor to this chair. Professor Stelling is a leading researcher in the field of systems biology, especially in the analysis of dynamic behaviour of complex biological networks. He has an excellent track-record in bridging the gap between mathematical modelling and analysing biological systems.
The tasks of the chair are focussed on research participation, lecture courses and master classes/summer schools (MSc and PhD students), grant acquisition, and strategy development in systems biology (NISB).
20080801 @ CWI: two additional group leaders in biology-related mathematics
CWI further invests in systems biology through two new groups in biology-related mathematics.Dr Gunnar Klau has been appointed in 2008 as the first group leader; Alexander Schoenhuth has been appointed as the second group leader in 2010.
20080901 @ VU: chair in systems bioinformatics
The VU University Amsterdam paralleled the initial NISB investment (see www.sysbio.nl/node/88) by establishing a new chair in Systems Bioinformatics to serve as one of the nuclei of NISB.Prof. Dr Bas Teusink was appointed to this chair as per 2008 September 01, who will play a key role in bio-modelling that drives ‘wet’ experimentation in NISB.
