The Computational Biology (CBIO) Group is the centre of Bioinformatics activities at the University. It aims to perform world-class bioinformatics research and provide high-quality bioinformatics education, training, and services.

Darren Martin’s main research interests lie in studying the role that genetic recombination plays during virus evolution. Using computational recombination-analysis tools developed at the IDM, his group are searching for recombination hot- and cold-spots within the genomes of all currently described virus families. With a focus on combining computational and wet-lab experimental approaches Darren’s group tests hypothesis relating to genetic recombination, the evolution of genome-scale secondary structures and fitness trade-offs.