Computational Biology
Definition of Computational Biology as it relates to Science, Computer Science, Data Structures
Computational biology at its core involves the application of computational and statistical methods to tackle complex problems in biology. It's about using algorithms, data structures, and machine learning techniques to analyze and interpret large-scale biological datasets. This could range from genome sequencing and protein structure prediction to systems biology and evolutionary genomics. In the context of 'Science', computational biology represents a cutting-edge interdisciplinary field that combines principles from computer science, mathematics, and statistics to deepen our understanding of biological systems. As part of 'Computer Science', it leverages advanced data structures and algorithms to handle and process the vast amounts of data generated in modern molecular biology research. This makes it a crucial component of 'Data Structures', where it contributes to the development of efficient methods for managing, retrieving, and analyzing biological data.
External Links |
|
|---|---|
| [iscb.org] | ISCB - International Society for Computational Biology |
| [cbbj.org] | Journal Home:: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics:: Science Publishing Group |
| [20n.com] | 20n: Computational synthetic biology |
| [cbb.yale.edu] | Welcome | Yale Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics |
| [snf2.com] | The Barton Group | Bioinformatics Research | Division of Computational Biology | School of Life Sciences | University of Dundee |
| [geoffbarton.org] | Geoff Barton's blog – Computational biology and more… |
| [biologyinhighered.com] | Biology In Higher Ed is the #1 place to find jobs and careers at universities and colleges in biology Biology in Higher Education |
| [Biology.com] | Miller Levine Biology Program | Interact With Biology Phenomena |
| [SystematicBiology.org] | Guide On How to Handle Biology Assignments Easily | systematicbiology.org |
| [electrobionics.org] | Electrobionics - Electronics in Biology; Biology in Electronics |
| [ascb.org] | The American Society for Cell Biology | A Global Cell Biology Community | ASCB |
| [MarineBiology.org] | Marine Biology Learning Center | Odyssey Expeditions Tropical Marine Biology Voyages |
| [biology-online.org] | Learn Biology Online - Biology Articles, Tutorials Dictionary Online |
| [userinterfaces.aalto.fi] | Computational Behavior Lab – We study computational models of human behavior and their applications in computing systems. |
| [integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com] | Integrative and Comparative Biology – A blog affiliated with the Journal Integrative and Comparative Biology |
| [bscb.org] | British Society for Cell Biology | Dedicated to the advancement of research in all branches of cell biology. |
| [opensourcebiology.eu] | Open Source Biology Genetics Interest Group – Open source scripts, reports, and preprints for in vitro biology, genetics, bioinformatics, crispr, and other biotech applications. |
| [eseb2025.com] | ESEB 2025. Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Barcelona. Spain – ESEB 2025. Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Barcelona. Spain |
| [Chronobiological.com] | Chronobiology - History, Findings and Advancements of Chronobiology |
| [bdbo.org] | Bangladesh Biology Olympiad |
| [jcde.org] | Journal of Computational Design and Engineering | Oxford Academic |
| [biologyhomeworkhelper.com] | Biology Homework Help |
| [smbe.org] | The Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution > HOME |
| [ComputationalThinking.org] | Computational Thinking: Be Empowered for the AI Age |
| [LanguageChange.org] | Towards Computational Lexical Semantic Change Detection |
| [nabt.org] | National Association of Biology Teachers |
| [RootBiology.com] | Home - Root Biology |
| [ccni.hrl.com] | HRL Laboratories | Center for Computational Network Intelligence (CCNI) |
| [bernstein-network.de] | Home – Bernstein Netzwerk Computational Neuroscience |
| [computationinitiative.org] | Computational Thinking Initiatives |
| [qbri.org] | Quantum Biology Research Institute |
| [ranjit.com] | Prof. Ranjit Vijayan, FHEA - Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University |
| [embl.fr] | EMBL Grenoble is specialized in Structural Biology research and services | EMBL.org |
| [ComputationalCreativity.net] | Association for Computational Creativity |
| [avbs.org] | Australian Vascular Biology Society |
| [law.mit.edu] | MIT Computational Law Report |
| [ebrc.org] | EBRC | An inclusive community of researchers committed to advancing engineering biology to address national and global needs |
| [rbej.biomedcentral.com] | Home page | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology |
| [mgms.org] | Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society – Bringing computational molecular scientists together since 1981 |
| [WildlifeBiology.com] | Wildlife Biology | A journal for Wildlife Research, Management and Conservation |
| [wolframblockchainlabs.com] | Wolfram Blockchain Labs: Computational Intelligence for Your DLT |
| [entomology.ces.ncsu.edu] | Entomology Insect Biology and Management | NC State Extension |
| [oden.utexas.edu] | The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences |
| [hlon.org] | Hlon – Himalayan Computational Linguistic Olympiad |
| [igb.illinois.edu] | Home | Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology |
| [csme.ucsd.edu] | Computational Science, Mathematics and Engineering (CSME) |
| [embl.org] | European Molecular Biology Laboratory | EMBL.org |
| [nrnb.org] | National Resource for Network Biology |
| [waterconf.org] | Water Conference | on the Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water |
| [genomebiology.biomedcentral.com] | Home page | Genome Biology |
| [AvianBiology.org] | Journal of Avian Biology | Empirical and theoretical research in ornithology |
| [sicb.org] | The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | SICB |
| [neu.aom.org] | Home - Organizational Neuroscience and Biology |
| [wolframsolutions.com] | Wolfram Consulting Group: Computational Data, Knowledge and Intelligence |
| [cfxd.com] | CFxD – Computational Fluid x-Dynamics | Engineering software |
| [r4ks.com] | R for Korean Studies: A Gentle Introduction to Computational Social Science |
| [biologyfieldwork.com] | Biology Fieldwork | Barcelona Field Studies Centre |
| [nationalzoo.si.edu] | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute |
| [research.pasteur.fr] | Research | Institut Pasteur Paris Biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines - Institut Pasteur |
| [arsuaga-vazquez-lab.faculty.ucdavis.edu] | ARSUAGA VAZQUEZ LAB - Molecular Biology Lab, UCDavis |
| [eccomas.org] | ECCOMAS – European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences |
| [ccb.stanford.edu] | Center for Conservation Biology |
| [LearningTheory.org] | Association for Computational Learning (ACL) |
| [computational-sports.com] | COMPUTATIONAL SPORTS - |
| [evbo.org] | European Vascular Biology Organisation - Advancing human health by understanding the function and pathology of blood and lymphatic vessels |
| [Didacts.org] | Data-Intensive Discovery Accelerated by Computational Techniques for Science (DIDACTS) | DIDACTS |
| [BiologicalPhysics.org] | Computational Biological Physics Lab |
| [rutchem.rutgers.edu] | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
| [biology.ox.ac.uk] | Home | Department of Biology |
| [see.isbscience.org] | Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) | Seattle, WA |
| [probiusdx.com] | Bioanalytical Solutions To Bridge Biology AI | Probius |
| [sigbovik.org] | The Association for Computational Heresy |
| [dbbs.wustl.edu] | DBBS Home - Division of Biology Biomedical Sciences |
| [embc.embo.org] | EMBC European Molecular Biology Conference |
| [coling2020.org] | COLING2020 | The 28th International Conference on Computational Linguistics in Barcelona (COLING2020) |
| [ajpb.org] | Journal Home:: American Journal of Plant Biology:: Science Publishing Group |
| [dance.rice.edu] | October 28th 29th, 2019. DANCE: Dark-matter And Neutrino Computation Explored. | A workshop on the computational aspects (analysis tools, machine learning, distributed computing, data acquisition) of current direct-detection dark matter experiments and medium-sized neutrino experiments. |
| [sibbm.org] | Non-profit organization for research in Molecular Biology and Biophysics | SIBBM |
| [nextflow.io] | A DSL for parallel and scalable computational pipelines | Nextflow |
| [siu.com] | Jacqueline HY Siu – Computational Biologist, Immunologist |
| [rbmb.net] | Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| [sciencejobs.org] | Science Jobs.Org - Science careers in biology, life sciences, chemistry, engineering and other scientific areas. |
| [HeatTransfer.org] | Applied Computational Heat Transfer (CHT) |
| [ConservationBiology.org] | Society for Conservation Biology | Home |
| [Humdrum.org] | The Humdrum Toolkit for Computational Music Analysis | Humdrum |
| [computationalhealth.berkeley.edu] | Home - Computational Precision Health |
| [btvb.org] | Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology |
| [dmes.univie.ac.at] | CeMESS | Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science |
| [n8b.co] | Number8Bio | Decarbonising the planet with synthetic biology |