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Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

New algorithm uncovers the secrets of cell factories

Drugs and biofuels can be made to order by cell factories, where enzymes do the job. Researchers at Chalmers have developed a computer model that can predict how fast enzymes work, to find the most...

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Strategic research new focus for BIO-professor

Pernilla Wittung Stafshede, Professor at the Division of Chemical Biology and leader of the initiative Genie at Chalmers, is elected new member of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research’s board of...

Food and Nutrition Science Lab

Food and Nutrition Science

The division of Food and Nutrition Science focus on nutritional solutions for disease prevention by studies on the molecular, cellular, and whole-body level.

Industrial Biotechnology

In Industrial Biotechnology we work with the use of biotechnology to produce chemicals, materials and energy, which means products that affect people living in nutrition and health, energy and materials.

SysBio lab

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Systems and Synthetic Biology is a multidisciplinary research field in which chemists, mathematicians, biologists and engineers work together with the aim to decipher the function of living cells.

Chemical Biology Lab

Chemical Biology

In the department Chemical Biology, we focus on how proteins and other biological macromolecules work in their cellular environments.

Department of Biology and Biological Engineering

1 January 2015 Chalmers started a new department with world-leading research in the field of biotechnology – Department of Biology and Biological Engineering. The interest in research and education in biotechnology has grown strong in recent years both in Sweden and globally. The Department of Biology and Biological Engineering strengthens Chalmers' position in terms of medical research, development of healthy foods and of sustainable fuels for the future. The department consists of five divisions and is led by Head of department Maria Faresjö.

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Available Master's thesis projects

Are you interested in doing a Master’s thesis project at BIO? Check out our list of available projects.