The number of molecules of each chemical species in living cells is often low. The molecules move in the cell by diffusion. When two molecules are close to each other they react and form a new compound with a certain probability. The randomness in the cell can only be captured by a stochastic model for the motion and the reactions. New accurate and efficient computational methods are needed to simulate the chemical processes in living cells. We are collaborating with researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Uppsala University, University of California at Santa Barbara, and University of Oxford.

A description of two projects is found here. There is more general information at the homepage.

If you are interested contact Per Lötstedt, Division of Scientific Computing, Department of Information Technology, e-mail: perl@it.uu.se, telephone: +46-18-4712972, or Stefan Engblom, Division of Scientific Computing, Department of Information Technology, e-mail stefane@it.uu.se, telephone +46-18-4712754 or +46-70-6206220.