Virtual Biophysics Lab (VBL-RAD)

Data inizio
1 gennaio 2009
Durata (mesi) 
36
Dipartimenti
Biotecnologie
Responsabili (o referenti locali)
Chignola Roberto
URL
http://vbl.ts.infn.it

The speed and the versatility of today's computers open up new opportunities to model and analyze complex biological systems. VBL-RAD is a computer program that simulates the growth of large populations of dispersed tumor cells (e.g. leukemia cells) and of three-dimensional avascular tumors starting from the behavior of single cells. The program incorporates a functional model of cell metabolism, control of the cell cycle and cell death, and death may occur because of limited nutrient availability, of the intracellular accretion of waste molecules and of radiation. VBL-RAD is a true in silico laboratory that allows one to carry out quantitative experiments at will.
Aims of the project are:

• investigate the microscopic interactions among tumor cells and between cells and their surrounding microenvironment
• understand the response of tumors to therapy and in particular to radiotherapy
• understand the origin of tumor variability
• investigate the dynamics of complex biological systems at multiple scale levels

The project is fully financed by the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Gruppo V

Enti finanziatori:

INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Finanziamento: assegnato e gestito da un ente esterno all'ateneo
Programma: ENTI.RIC - Finanziamento da enti vari per la ricerca

Partecipanti al progetto

Roberto Chignola
Professore associato

Collaboratori esterni

Edoardo Milotti
Universita' di Trieste Fisica Professore Associato

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