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Using extensive knowledge of molecular biology and biochemistry, CFM research provides novel insights into prokaryotic and eukaryotic biology, ecology, genetics, genomics, metabolism, and pathology. </div> <a href="/en/research-and-impact/research-centers/center-microbiology" rel="bookmark" class="read-more"> <span class="link-text">Read more</span> <div class="svg-wrapper"> <svg class="icon icon--chevron-right"> <use xlink:href="#icon--chevron-right"></use> </svg> </div> </a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="layout__item"data-aos=fade-down> <article class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-teaser has-image"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-teaser blazy--field-teaser--teaser field field--name-field-teaser field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy=""> <div data-b-token="b-c889472f86f" class="media media--blazy media--bundle--image media--image media--responsive media--ratio media--ratio--32 is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/webp" width="768" height="512" data-srcset="/sites/vib.sites.vib.be/files/styles/3_2_small/public/2023-01/banner_researchimpact_Center%20for%20Structural%20Biology_1500%C3%97560px.png.webp?itok=5I-nuA_c 1x"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/vib.sites.vib.be/files/2023-01/banner_researchimpact_Center%20for%20Structural%20Biology_1500%C3%97560px.png" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="768" height="512" alt="Center for Structural Biology" /> </picture> </div> </div> <h3 class="title secondary-bg"> <a href="/en/research-and-impact/research-centers/center-structural-biology" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Center for Structural Biology</span> </a> </h3> <div class="text-intro clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-intro field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">At the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology (CSB), we study the structure and dynamics of macromolecular complexes in health and disease to explain their mode of action. We integrate our structural biology work with genetic and cellular studies, aiming to bridge molecular and cellular resolution. 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