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Systems Biology Ireland

Using systems biology approaches to advance personalised medicine.

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Research
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Research

SBI researchers utilise expertise in both traditional experimental analyses and computational modeling approaches to answer grand challenges in human healthcare.

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SBI Team
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SBI Team

Systems Biology Ireland has an interdisciplinary team of ~70, including students, researchers, investigators and staff from more than 25 different countries.

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See how discovery research in SBI has paved the way for impactful innovation. Innovation
See how discovery research in SBI has paved the way for impactful innovation.
Find out how SBI\'s education and public involvement initiatives are making a difference. Education
Find out how SBI's education and public involvement initiatives are making a difference.
SBI news announcements, updates, and events. News
SBI news announcements, updates, and events.
Personal stories, research insights and scientific perspectives from our researchers and staff. SBI Blog
Personal stories, research insights and scientific perspectives from our researchers and staff.
Come work with us! Jobs
Come work with us!
Check out \'Precisely,\' our Precision Medicine Podcast Podcast
Check out 'Precisely,' our Precision Medicine Podcast
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Our bodies are like social networks of cells. Using biochemical experiments & computational models we find out what makes these networks tick & how we can fix them when they are broken in diseases like cancer, paving the way for precision medicine.
Walter Kolch, Director of Systems Biology Ireland

Metrics

573 Publications
Including significant papers in top journals such as Nature, Cell, Science Signalling, PNAS and the Lancet
260 Researchers
from more than 40 countries
300 Collaborators Worldwide
Multidisciplinary and diverse, including experts in academic, industry, clinical and charity sectors
€79.2 Million
in funding across more than 193 individual awards
28 Honours Awarded
to SBI Researchers
71 Funded Postgraduates
including both MSc and PhD students
136 Internships
hosted from universities in Europe, Asia and North America
330 Invited Presentations
by SBI researchers at all career levels

ICSB 2025

24th Annual International Conference on Systems Biology
5-9 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Royal Convention Centre