Cell and Structural Biology

Chemical Biology

Chemical biology deals with the study of the chemical reactions which are involved in biological processes, by involving the disciplines of bioorganic chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology and pharmacology.  It includes the application of chemical techniques, tools and analyses the compounds produced through synthetic chemistry, to study and manipulation of biological systems. Chemical biologists use principles to explore the underlying biology or to create a new function. Chemical biology has its roots in medicinal chemistry, supra molecular chemistry (particularly host-guest chemistry), genetics, biochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, pharmacology and metabolic engineering. It combines the fields of molecular imaging, synthetic chemistry and molecular biology to produce novel chemical tools to examine biological systems.