Introducing 🧬 BelaSim – Interactive Systems Biology Education Platform
In honour of the late great Professor Bela Novak
🧬 BelaSim – Interactive Systems Biology Education Platform
BelaSim is an innovative platform designed to make systems biology modeling and simulation accessible, interactive, and engaging. Inspired by the pioneering work of Béla Novák (1956–2025), it transforms the complexity of biological networks into visual, hands-on experiences, helping students, educators, and researchers understand life’s dynamic systems.
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Why BelaSim Exists
Béla Novák developed how we think about cellular regulation by using mathematical models to explain biological decisions like the cell cycle. His research showed that critical transitions—such as entry into mitosis—aren’t just chemical reactions, but emergent behaviors driven by feedback loops and bistability.
BelaSim continues this legacy by giving you the tools to see these principles in action.
What is BelaSim?
A virtual lab for exploring complex cell biology.
A modeling tool built on dynamical systems theory.
A bridge between education and research—from classroom learning to hypothesis testing.
With real-time simulations, parameter sliders, and interactive plots, BelaSim lets you experiment, visualize, and learn without writing code.
Who is it for?
🎓 Students & Teachers
No more memorizing cyclins and checkpoints—see how they work in real time.
Adjust protein levels, feedback strengths, and explore how small changes flip the system.
Visualize bistability, thresholds, and irreversibility through intuitive graphs.
🔬 Researchers
Prototype cell cycle models in minutes.
Analyze feedback loops, explore bifurcations, and simulate drug-response hypotheses.
Export clean plots and data for presentations or publications—no coding required.
Core Features
✔ Biological Models: From M Phase entry to feedback control systems.
✔ Classic Dynamical Systems: Lorenz attractor, Lotka-Volterra, Van der Pol, and more.
✔ Interactive Visualization: Real-time graphs, phase portraits, and parameter sensitivity analysis.
✔ Learning Resources: Tutorials, background theory, and integrated explanations.
The Spirit of BelaSim
“The beauty of biology lies not in its components, but in their interactions.” — Béla Novák
BelaSim is built to honor this principle—making the interplay of molecules, feedback, and dynamics visible and interactive.