{"173831":{"#nid":"173831","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Frontiers in Systems and Synthetic Biology Conference \u002713","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for the International Conference Frontiers in Systems and Synthetic Biology \u201913 (FSSB\u201913).\u0026nbsp; We will celebrate the rapid progress in the computational analysis and manipulation of biological systems and highlight as one of the cross-cutting themes the role, advancements and applications of Biochemical Systems Theory as one of the contributors to this progress.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFSSB\u201913 will be held in a single-track fashion and allow plenty of discussion among all participants. The program will consist of invited and contributed presentations, poster sessions, an interactive session on education, and a panel discussion. These activities will be organized in four topical areas:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETopic 1: Novel Methods of Systems Biology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Model design and identification\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Simulation systems\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Design and operating principles\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETopic 2: Novel Methods of Synthetic Biology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Computational and experimental methods\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Gene circuits\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Molecular dynamics\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETopic 3: Applications of Systems and Synthetic Biology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Microbial systems\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Metapopulations from the microbiome to terrestrial and oceanic biosystems\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Metabolic engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Applications in higher organisms\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETopic 4: Education and Science Communication\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Undergraduate education\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Graduate education\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; What do postdocs in systems and synthetic biology need to know?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo special events will be the following:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The educational session will be organized in an interacting fashion that will highlight how knowledge in systems and synthetic biology can be acquired by young scientists and newcomers with diverse backgrounds and how it can be communicated effectively.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Toward the end of the conference, we will hold a panel discussion addressing the following questions:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Do large-scale simulations help us understand how a biological system functions?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Do we need to understand design principles to succeed in systems and synthetic biology? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; What needs to be done to move systems biology forward and how can it inform synthetic biology and metabolic engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo initiate this discussion, three leading experts will give brief presentations. Afterwards, the audience is requested to contribute to the discussion. It is hoped that the frank discussion of these types of probing questions will enable students and junior researchers to put the conference presentations into perspective and to align their own niches within this exciting new field of biology.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOrganizing Committee\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Jeff Caimano\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Sepideh Dolatshahi\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Jessica Forness\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Melissa Kemp\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Linda Kippner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Wendy Newstetter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Manu Platt\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Jeffrey Skolnick\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Eberhard Voit (Chair)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Joshua Weitz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor complete information, visit the conference website \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ibsi.gatech.edu\/FSSB13\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrontiers in Systems and Synthetic Biology Conference \u002713 - Celebrating the progress in the computational analysis and manipulation of biological systems.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Celebrating the progress in the computational analysis and manipulation of biological systems."}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2012-11-28 15:27:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:01:22","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-03-20T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-03-24T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-03-24T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-03-20 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-03-24 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-03-24 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ibsi.gatech.edu\/FSSB13","title":"Conference website"}],"groups":[],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"51521","name":"Frontiers in Systems and Synthetic Biology Conference \u002713"},{"id":"51531","name":"FSSB13"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:eberhard.voit@bme.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEberhard Voit, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}