The Bioinformatics Research and Applications Team (BRAT) is a multidisciplinary research group aimed at joining efforts and expertise from the various faculties at AUB.  The group consists of scientists from the fields of Basic Medical Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, who seek to work on collaborative projects pertaining to computational Biology molecular studies.  The team’s goals are: 1)Develop, use, and ameliorate different bioinformatics tools; 2)Build local and regional interactive databases that help in the classification, analysis, and better understanding of complex diseases relevant to this region of the world; 3) Organize seminar series, workshops, and conferences on Bioinformatics; 4) Design courses relevant to a future degree-awarding program in Bioinformatics at AUB;

 Some projects that BRAT members are currently engaged with include: 1) Structural modeling of some apolipoproteins and the inference thereof of their functions vis-à-vis health and disease states, particularly atherosclerosis and other Coronary Artery Diseases (CAD); 2) Structural modeling of  some transcription factors related to Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) and their interactions with other proteins and nucleic acids; 3) Sequence analysis and classification of Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) in the Lebanese population; 4) Amino acid composition and folding of the monosaccharide binding sites of enzymic proteins;