Video portrait Hector Fellow Jens Timmer 

Under­stand­ing Biology Better With Mathe­mat­i­cal Models — Jens Timmer and Systems Biology

Theoret­i­cal physi­cist Jens Timmer's research focuses on the mathe­mat­i­cal model­ing of biolog­i­cal processes. The goal of Timmer's research is to use mathe­mat­ics to gain a profound under­stand­ing of biology. Pharma­ceu­ti­cal research is an impor­tant area of appli­ca­tion for his findings. With the help of mathe­mat­i­cal models, drug devel­op­ment can be signif­i­cantly accel­er­ated and costs reduced. Systems biology will also make an impor­tant contri­bu­tion to person­al­ized medicine.