The Computational Biology division is involved in a variety of research areas:


Prof Nicola Mulder's research interests include:

  • Understanding the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through comparative genomics and biological networks of the pathogen and host
  • Studying human genetic factors underlying disease susceptibility
  • Studying African population genetic diversity
  • Developing tools and resources to support high-throughput biology data analysis
  • Understanding the effect of the microbiome on immunity and disease


Assoc Prof Darren Martin's research is centred around:

  • Viral evolution focusing on the development of computational tools for analysing genetic recombination, phylogeography, and the biological relevance of nucleic acid secondary structures