CBCU Research

The Biological Toolbox

A web-based programming environment for simulating complex cellular interactions. It is web accessible, designed for use by biologists and, because all of the cellular properties can be defined by clicking on icons, requires no programming experience.

Further info
  • Team leader: Jem Rashbass
  • Collaborator: A. Vawer [Part II Veterinary Science Student, Cambridge University]
  • Funding: Donation of SparcStation 20 by Sun Microsystems

  • Start date: September 1998
  • References:
    J. Rashbass [1996] Modelling Tissues on the Computer. Trends in Cell Biology
    6, 280–281
    A. Vawer and J. Rashbass [1997] The Biological Toolbox: A Computer Program
    for Simulating Basic Biological and Pathological Processes. Journal of
    Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
    52, 203–211