Center for Cell and Virus Theory


Peter J. Ortoleva, Director
Kagan Tuncay, Associate Director
Chemistry 203; IUB
(812) 855-2717
(812) 855-8300 FAX
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The Center for Cell and Virus Theory is a research institute, the main objective of which is to develop mathematical and computational models of the physical and chemical processes underlying cell and virus behavior. The Center addresses the challenge of understanding the workings of life on multi-, single-, and sub-cellular scales. The interdisciplinary approach of the Center integrates methods from statistical mechanics, quantum chemistry, chemical kinetics, cell physiology, virology, biochemistry, and computational sciences. Information theory is used to integrate models with data to arrive at a revolutionary automated model development, calibration and risk assessment approach.