Dr. John McDonald and the Integrative BioSystems Institute are pleased to host a workshop entitled "Frontiers in Cancer Systems Biology" on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 3:15 PM in the Klaus Advanced Computing Building, Room 1116. Below is a list of speakers and the titles of their presentations.

John McDonald, Professor, Associate Dean for Biology Program Development, Chief Research Scientist, Ovarian Caner Institute, School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology
"MicroRNAs and Ovarian Cancer: A Systems Approach"

Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Ford Professor and Department Head, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Dog That Didn't Bark: Novel Insights Concerning EGFR Signaling Network Dysregulation, Revealed by Quantitative Systems Analysis”

Lynn Hlatky, Director, Center of Cancer Systems Biology, Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
"To be announced”

Gordon B. Mills, Chairman and Professor, Department of Systems Biology, Wless Distinguished University Chair in Cancer Medicine, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Systems approach to drug implementation”

Carlos Moreno, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University
“MicroRNA and mRNA Networks Associated with Necrosis and Angiogenesis in Glioblastomas”

Lunch and beverage services will be provided throughout the workshop.
***Please contact Jessica Gilmore Forness if you plan to attend the workshop. Jessica can be reached at jessica.gilmore@biology.gatech.edu or 404-407-8976.***