The Center for Computational Biology
The Center for Computational Biology was established on the North Carolina State University Campus in January of 2001 to stimulate research in computational biology and to organize symposia and workshops dealing with cutting edge topics. The Center Director is William Neal Reynolds Professor William R. Atchley.
Computational biology involves the use of mathematical, statistical and computational tools to explore complex biological problems. The Center focuses on problems in molecular evolution, mathematical and statistical aspects of phylogeny reconstruction, prediction of protein structure, and quantitative genetics.
The first major Center event was a Symposium in Molecular Biology and
Evolution in Honor of Walter M. Fitch, held at the Jane
S. McKimmon Center on the NCSU campus on May 18, 2001.
