Bioinformatics and Data Analytics Team (BioDatA)

Anyone who has curated GEMs knows how tedious mass and charge balancing can be — MCC was built to drastically reduce the manual effort in this step. Thanks to @reihaneh_mo for leading this project!

We are deeply saddened by the passing of @ChaouiyaC (1969–2025) – a cherished member of our community and coordinator (2018-2022), contributing with expertise & kindness. Her work on logical modeling of regulatory networks & dedication to SysMod left a lasting mark. We miss her.

Our research group for Bioinformatics & Data Analytics at MLU Halle-Wittenberg @UniHalle has a new logo! DNA for life sciences, networks for systems biology and data analytics, colors for natural sciences and medicine — all connected by the outer rings.

The @Google Summer of Code 2025 Mentor Summit took place in Munich 🇩🇪 over two days with over 180 international participants. Thanks to Google for the opportunity to present the outcomes of the #NRNB projects and to lead a session on #Bioinformatics. Pictures by Ronit Banerjee.

As the representative of the National Resource for Network Biology (#NRNB) at the Google Mentor Summit in Munich 🇩🇪, I am excited to present the outcomes of our Google Summer of Code (#GSoC) projects today and to lead the session on Computational Biology/Bioinformatics.

Einige Eindrücke von der #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, zu der über 2½-tausend Teilnehmer angereist waren – darunter auch ehemalige Gruppenmitglieder & namhafte Forscher wie der Nobelpreisträger John Jumper. Unsere Arbeitsgruppe war an der Organisation der SysMod-Sektion beteiligt.

Well done, Anastasiia Grekova 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 She previously wrote her bachelor thesis in our lab and then published the results with us as a journal paper. Today she presented her work as a PhD student at @embl about a large-scale meta genetics data collection at #ISMBECCB2025.

Wir freuen uns, folgendes mitzuteilen: Unsere Forschergruppe konnte letzten Sonntag, am 13. Juli 2025, ihren siebten Gründungstag begehen. 🤩🎉🎊 #MeinXJubiläum

This week, it was Prof. Stephan-Scherb from Geology and I's turn to give our inauguration lecture to finally establish ourselves at Faculty of Natural Sciences III. About 80 guests attended. Afterward, there was a cozy celebration where we could exchange ideas across disciplines.

We’re attending #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom from July 20-24. Who else is going? Register here and don’t miss it! invt.io/1txb5t0rumc

We discovered two antiviral compounds and proved their activity against four viruses: influenzae, respiratory syndrome, SARS-CoV-2, and Dengue – demonstrating how scientists from diverse areas can collaborate using computer models & laboratory experiments. dzif.de/en/broad-spect…

🚨 Study: Computer model predicts two antiviral compounds from single-cell data—now patented ✅ Active vs. SARS-CoV-2, RSV, Dengue & Flu A in cell culture ✅ In vivo COVID-19 efficacy shown in hamsters ✅ Broad-spectrum antivirals for pandemic preparedness nature.com/articles/s4200…

🎬 Behind the paper — in just 72 seconds! Dr. Nantia Leonidou (postdoc @DKFZ Heidelberg) and PI Prof. Andreas Dräger (@UniHalle) explain what makes the model iSep23 special and why it matters for infection prevention and precision medicine. ▶️ youtu.be/g1EGHrGxIkc

🏥 S. epidermidis infections are rarely deadly but cost billions yearly in hospital care. The model iSep23 helps us understand and target these risks, without disrupting the bacterium’s helpful roles. #PrecisionMedicine #HospitalInfections #SystemsBiology #Bioinformatics

Read in @ASMicrobiology’s #mSystems: Genome-scale metabolic model of Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228 matches in vitro conditions. Our model, iSep23, helps explore probiotic potential & infection risk — shedding light on this skin-born hospital bug. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ms…

#Google funds 8 “Summer of Code” projects of the National Resource for Network Biology #NRNB. We will mentor 4 of the students to implement ➢ A linear programming framework ➢ A Differential equation solver ➢ Improved model annotation ➢ A Cytoscape App summerofcode.withgoogle.com

🥁 Habemus Coordinatores 🥁 Congratulations to the new SysMod coordinators!!👏🏼 ➣ Prof. Andreas Dräger @UniHalle ➣ Dr. Nantia Leonidou @DKFZ A huge thank you to our community and the 39 members who voted. We’re looking forward to the exciting things ahead for SysMod community!

We will attend #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool, United Kingdom from July 20-24. Who else is going? Don’t miss it! invt.io/1txbvfe3yur

Looking for an exciting coding project this summer? NRNB (nrnb.org) will be part of Google Summer of Code #GSoC 2025! 💡Explore our project ideas & reach out: github.com/nrnb/GoogleSum… 🗓️ Application period: March 24 - April 8 📌 Learn more: summerofcode.withgoogle.com

Concluding our @DZIF_ -funded project also officially ends our affiliation with the @uni_tue. It was a unique highlight to bring together Tübingen students, former & active group members & invited researchers at the @UniHalle to celebrate the successful completion of the project.