Bioinformatics research is about developing and applying algorithms and computer programs to solve problems in biology and biomedicine. Most of the research in our bioinformatics group is carried out in close collaboration with biologists, to ensure that our competence in informatics becomes useful in practical applications.
Research group
Björn Olsson, Associate Professor
Zelmina Lubovac, Assistant Professor
Angelica Lindlöf, Assistant Professor
Jessica Carlsson, PhD student
Benjamin Ulfenborg, PhD student
Sanja Jurcevic, PhD student
Example projects (current and recent)
Identifying microRNA markers for diagnosis and prognosis of endometrial cancer
Researchers: Benjamin Ulfenborg, Sanja Jurvcevic, Björn Olsson
Funding: KK-stiftelsen
Industry collaboration: TATAA Biocenter AB, MultiD AB
Academic collaboration: Örebro University Hospital
Internal collaboration: The Tumor Biology Research group
Identifying microRNA markers for diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer
Researchers: Jessica Carlsson, Björn Olsson
Funding: FMB Research Programme in Medical Bioinformatics
Academic collaboration: Örebro University Hospital
Internal collaboration: The Tumor Biology Research group
Bioinformatic analysis of gene expression in differentiating stem cells
Researchers: Jane Synnergren, Björn Olsson
Funding: KK-stiftelsen
Industry collaboration: Cellartis AB
Academic collaboration: Sahlgrenska University hospital
Computational prediction of cold tolerance genes in oat (Avena sativa)
Researchers: Angelica Lindlöf, Björn Olsson
Funding: The national research school in genomics and bioinformatics
Industry collaboration: Croptailor AB
Academic collaboration: Göteborg University
Algorithms for semantic alignment of biological pathways
Researcher: Jonas Gamalielsson
Academic collaboration: Heriot-Watt University
Algoritms for identification of functional modules in protein interaction networks
Researcher: Zelmina Lubovac
Academic collaboration: Heriot-Watt University