Virtual post-capillary venule, informed by biological data, used in our computational simulations

Understanding mechanical signalling in the microcirculation

“Our computational challenges were significant and required the high performance computing facilities available through NeSI.”
Subject: 
Medical Science
Colour coded digitised image slice

Multi-scale modelling of saliva secretion

“Thanks to NeSI, we were able to render higher quality images and run many more simulation variants than would have been possible on a desktop computer.” Prof. James Sneyd
Subject: 
Medical Science

Improving the treatment of heart disease

“Improving stent design by measuring the impact on blood flow may significantly reduce stent failures and ultimately save lives.”
Subject: 
Medical Science

Genetics and metabolic syndrome

“By using NeSI, the length of time to complete this analysis was reduced by weeks.”
Subject: 
Medical Science

Pushing cancer cells’ self-destruct button

“Synthetic lethality is an interaction between two genes where only inactivation of both genes kills a cell or organism.”
Subject: 
Medical Science
Wahakura traditional Maori woven basket

Securely transferring health study data across the country

“The project team were originally going to courier hard drives across the country”
Subject: 
Medical Science

Helping refine Parkinson’s disease analysis

A science researcher developing predictive models for pre-clinical detection of cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease says NeSI is enabling him to conduct his research more effectively.
Subject: 
Medical Science
Modelling of a drug bound to the migraine target Calcitonin gene-related peptide

Molecular modelling in cancer research

Advances in computing are vital to cancer research. They open up opportunities to discover new drugs from the molecular basis of disease.
Subject: 
Medical Science