Integrative Biology

Integrative Biology

http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/ib/Index.asp

Publisher: RSC Publishing

Integrative Biology publishes novel biological research, based on innovative
experimental and theoretical methodologies, that enhances our capability to
gain new insight into important biological questions.

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions that contribute to
quantitative understanding of how component properties at one level in the
dimensional scale (nano to macro) determine biosystem behaviour at a higher
level of complexity. Such research is typically multi- or
inter-disciplinary, calling upon expertise and technologies from the
physical sciences, engineering, computation and mathematics. It can also
extend to synthetic systems, whether used to elucidate fundamental
principles of biological function or in applications.

Topics include:

* Biochemical gradients to study migration and chemotaxis
* Devices/systems that recapitulate in-vivo structure/function
* Engineered/synthetic micro and nanoenvironments to understand cell-matrix
signalling 
* Micro and nanofluidics to study mammalian cells
* Nanofluidics to study polymer properties (protein structure/function, DNA
replication repair)
* Integrative modelling of molecular, cellular or tissue processes
* Devices and technologies for screening, diagnosing, and monitoring disease
* Cell sub-type identification/measurement
* Nanotechnologies, devices and systems for exploring and elucidating
biological systems 
* Synthetic biology
* Design and re-engineering of biological systems
* Prediction of dynamic behaviour and effectiveness of drugs
* Systems to monitor and optimise therapeutics in vivo
* High-throughput approaches for systems biology
* New miniaturised platforms for elucidating biological events and processes
* Biomimetic systems
* Quantitative models of cell/cell communication
* Quantification of extracellular analytes related to cellular processes
* Biological phenomena and processes at the   nanoscale
* Validation of novel technologies against current "standards/tradition"
* Single cells - metabolic systems and mechanisms
* Metabolism of cells, proteins, amines, tissues, antibodies etc.

Online ISSN 1757-9708
Print ISSN 1757-9694

Manuscript submission via online system.

After registration Integrative Biology is available free of charge as an
Open Access journal on the Internet.

Abstracts available online. Articles available in HTML and PDF format.
 
Current Issue: Volume 1 Issue 4 2009

Date: 29 April 2009