ADVISORY/Institute for Systems Biology to Host Third International Symposium on Emerging Technologies and Systems Biology.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Sunday (April 25) Third International Symposium on Emerging Technologies and Systems Biology Systems biology, a field of study in the biosciences, focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions in biological systems. Particularly from 2000 onwards, the term is used widely in the biosciences, and in a variety of contexts. SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004 April Event to Feature Pioneers in the Development of New Technologies The Institute for Systems Biology The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is a non-profit research institution, located in Seattle, Washington, United States. Leroy Hood co-founded the Institute with Alan Aderem and Ruedi Aebersold in 2000. (ISB) will hold its third annual international symposium on Sunday, April 25th and Monday, April 26th at the ISB research facility in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . This symposium on systems biology is a two-day event gathering the most influential researchers transforming biology into an integrative discipline investigating genome-scale complex systems. Speakers for the event will represent the areas of quantitative genetics quantitative genetics The scientific study of the statistical analysis of the effects that heredity and environment have on phenotypic variation. , proteomics, imaging, nanotechnology, metabolomics, and computation Computation is a general term for any type of information processing that can be represented mathematically. This includes phenomena ranging from simple calculations to human thinking. . The event will begin with a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. from Ron Davis, Ph.D., Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. , recognized for his pioneering contributions to genomic genomic pertaining to a genome. genomic clone see clone. genomic DNA the DNA sequences making up the genome of an individual. genomic library see gene bank. technologies. Irving Weissman, M.D., Stanford University will give his perspectives on the politics and potential of stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research.
Other featured speakers include:
Norm Dovichi Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Department of
Chemistry, University of Washington
Steve Fodor CEO and Chairman, Affymetrix
Stuart Kim Associate Professor, Department of Developmental
Biology, Stanford University
Jeremy K. Nicholson Professor and Head of Biological
Chemistry, Imperial College, London University
David Sabatini Associate Member, Assistant Professor of
Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Snyder Chair, Department of Molecular, Cellular and
Developmental Biology, Yale University
Peter Sorger Associate Professor and Director, BioMicro
Center, Department of Biology and Biological
Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Stephen Quake Associate Professor of Applied Physics,
California Institute of Technology
TIME: Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. (PDT)
Monday, April 26, 2004 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PDT)
VENUE: Institute for Systems Biology, 1441 N. 34th St.,
Seattle, WA
REGISTRATION: www.systemsbiology.org (click on symposium icon)
MEDIA CONTACT: Gretchen Sorensen
Senior Director, External Affairs & Development
206-732-1239
gsorensen@systemsbiology.org
About the Institute for Systems Biology The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology. ISB's goal is to unravel the mysteries of human biology Human biology is an interdisciplinary academic field of biology, biological anthropology, and medicine which focuses on humans; it is closely related to primate biology, and a number of other fields. and identify strategies for predicting and preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS. The driving force behind the innovative "systems" approach is the integration of biology, computation, and technology. This approach allows scientists to analyze all of the elements in a system rather than one gene or protein at a time. Located in Seattle, Washington, the Institute has grown to more than 170 faculty and staff members; has been awarded almost $130 million in funding; and has an extensive network of academic and industrial partners. For more information, contact: www.systemsbiology.org. Revolutionizing Science. Enhancing Life. |
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