ULB Research ⤶ |
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Faculty of Sciences | Chemistry
Interfaculty institutes | IB²: Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics of Brussels
(Code: ULB494)
Person in charges of the unit : DUPONT Geneviève, GONZE Didier, LELOUP Jean-Christophe. |
In the Unit of Theoretical Chronobiology, we investigate by means of theoretical models the molecular bases of biological rhythms and threshold phenomena at the cellular level. Our modeling approach primarily pertains to the oscillations and waves of cytosolic calcium, the circadian clock, the cell cycle, and cellular differentiation. We also focus on physiological implications of these processes and on their associated pathological disorders. In this context, we study the origin of calcium deregulations leading to infertility or Alzheimer's disease, as well as sleep phase disorders linked to dysfunction of the circadian clock, but also the influence of circadian rhythms on cell proliferation and cancer.
Campus : | Campus de la Plaine |
Location : | Campus Plaine, bâtiment NO, niveau 5, local 2.O5.105 / 2.O5.114 |
Address : | CP231 |
Phone number : | +32-2-650.57.94 / +32-2-650.57 |
Fax : | +32-2-650.57.67 |
E-mail : | gdupont@ulb.be, jleloup@ulb.be |
Web site : | http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/utc/ |
• Biophysics
• Cell biology
• Soil biology - disinfection (plant biochemistry)
• Theoretical biology
• Theoretical chemistry