National Centers for Systems Biology
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The New Mexico Center for Spatiotemporal Modeling is pleased to announce three new recruits for 2011
Published December 15, 2010
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Vittorio Cristini, PhD, has joined the Departments of Pathology and Chemical Engineering and the STMC as Full Professor. His research focuses on the mathematical modeling of tumor growth and metastasis. |
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Jennifer Gillette, PhD, has joined the Department of Pathology and the STMC as Assistant Professor. Her research focuses on applications of new imaging technologies to understand the development of hematopoietic stem cells. |
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Lydia Tapia, PhD has joined the Department of Computer Science and the STMC as Assistant Professor. Her research focuses on the modeling of molecular motions, including conformational changes in membrane proteins. |
The New Mexico Spatiotemporal Modeling Center announces the Art of Systems Biology and Nanotechnology event in Santa Fe, April 1-2, 2011
Published December 15, 2010
The Art of Systems Biology and Nanotechnology is a two-day public outreach event at the Santa Fe Complex (sf_x) featuring public lectures on quantitative biology and nanotechnology, workshops for kids and an exhibition of digital art, including the winning pieces in the NSF-sponsored 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. All the NCSBs are invited to submit a piece of digital art representing an aspect of systems biology for display at the event. Please send contributions and questions to Elaine Bearer (ebearer@salud.unm.edu). The program will be posted at STMC and CNTC.
Systems Biology & P4 Medicine
Published December 3, 2010
The Institute for Systems Biology is pleased to present its 10th annual systems biology symposium, Systems Biology & P4 Medicine, to be held in Seattle on May 15 and 16, 2011.
The symposium will provide a setting for some of the world’s most influential researchers in the fields of systems biology and personalized medicine to take part in a dialogue regarding current research/discoveries and their potential impact on human health.
This year’s symposium will feature: Ralph Snyderman, MD, from Duke University and Proventys, Inc.; Anne Wojcicki, from 23andMe, Inc.; Nicole Urban, PhD, from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington; Clay Marsh, MD, from The Ohio State University; Aimée Dudley, PhD, from Institute for Systems Biology; Eric Schadt, PhD, from Pacific Biosciences and Sage Bionetworks; Joseph Nadeau, PhD, from the Institute for Systems Biology; Nancy Andrews, PhD, from Duke University; Steve Gabbe, MD, from The Ohio State University; R. Sanders Williams, MD, from The J. David Gladstone Institutes; Gary Siuzdak, PhD, from The Scripps Research Institute; Jim Heath, PhD, from the California Institute of Technology; and George Church, PhD, from Harvard University.
A Short Course in Systems Biology: Morphogenesis & Spatial Dynamics
Published October 20, 2010
Course website: http://ccbs.bio.uci.edu/shortcourse/
January 10-15, 2011 (Preparatory Workshops)
January 17-29, 2011 (Core Course)
We welcome scientists from all disciplines (biological, physical, mathematical, computational and engineering) with an interest in developing Systems Biology skills. This high-level introductory course is geared towards senior graduate students, postdocs, faculty and industry researchers with a long term interest in pursuing Systems Biology research but who have little or no prior experience in this emerging discipline.
The course design will provide a mix of strategies to help participants:
• identify and pose scientific questions from a Systems Biology perspective,
• provide biological methodologies for gathering the appropriate kinds of data
• and apply mathematical tools for analyses and modeling.
The subject emphasis of the first course will be on cellular controls of cell differentiation, with a central theme of morphogenesis and spatial dynamics. Research models that are dependent on complex spatial information will be the primary focus since this builds on the extensive research expertise of participating faculty, departments and existing centers of excellence at UCI. The course consists of both didactic lectures and hands-on “wet/dry” laboratories and tutorials.
UCSF receives $15.4 million to create systems biology center
Published September 21, 2010
Cell biologists at UCSF have received $15.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to set up one of two new National Centers for Systems Biology.
New Mexico Center for Spatiotemporal Modeling for Cell Signaling announces Art and Science of Systems Biology Exposition in Santa Fe March 26-27 2010
Published March 15, 2010
The Art and Science of Systems Biology is a two-day event that will feature public lectures on quantitative biology, workshops for kids, and an exhibition of winning pieces in the NSF-sponsored 2009 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. This competition celebrates the grand tradition of the visualization of research—powerful statements made not through words, but through visuals such as DaVinci’s diagrams or Rosalind Franklin’s x-rays. More info on the SF complex and on the NM Systems Center.
Protein responsible for “hotspots” found by Center for Genome Dynamics investigators
Published January 1, 2010
Jackson Laboratory scientists have found that a protein, Prdm9, turns certain locations on chromosomes into “hotspots” of recombination activity during reproduction.
NIGMS invites applications to establish Centers of Excellence in Systems Biology
Published August 20, 2009
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites grant applications from institutions/ organizations proposing to establish Centers of Excellence in Systems Biology. The goal of this initiative is to promote institutional development of pioneering research, research training, and outreach programs focused on systems-level inquiries of biomedical and biobehavioral questions within the NIGMS mission.
Center for Genome Dynamics researchers build a better mouse (gene) trap
Published August 9, 2009
To fully explore complex genomic and genetic questions, researchers need better tools. A new microarray developed by scientists at the Center for Genome Dynamics can capture the full spectrum of genetic diversity in laboratory mice, enabling the kind of genome-wide association studies in mice that have been successful in human populations.
Princeton Center Continues Its Systems Biology Effort
Published August 6, 2009
With a renewed NIGMS grant, the Princeton Center for Quantitative Biology continues its efforts to improve quantitative and computational approaches and to train the next generation of systems biologists.