| Evolutionary Systems Biology: From Model Organisms to Human Disease | |
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United Kingdom - Hinxton, Cambridge |
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| Hosted by: | Wellcome Trust |
| Venue: | Wellcome Trust Genome Campus |
| Dates: | Mar 02, 2016 through Mar 04, 2016 |
| Call for Proceedings Presentations: | 2015-08-01 through 2016-03-19 |
| Event Registration: | 2015-08-01 through 2016-02-03 |
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| We are pleased to announce a new meeting: Evolutionary Systems Biology: From Model Organisms to Human Disease. This conference will provide a forum for scientists interested in applying systems and mechanistic approaches to understand evolution and those incorporating evolutionary perspectives to understand human disease. It should be of particular interest to those working at the interface of systems biology, evolutionary genetics and genomics. Recent advances in several areas make this an exciting time for the emerging field of evolutionary systems biology. Next generation sequencing is providing unprecedented insights into experimental evolution and fitness landscapes. In parallel, multiple model organisms have been developed into systems for studying ecology, evolution and genomics, and gene editing technology has revolutionised what is possible in non-model organisms. In addition, the more widespread use of computational modelling is enabling the systematic study of the evolution of networks and dynamical systems. The programme will explore the evolution of biological systems at different levels: from genes and molecules, through networks and microbes, to cancer and other human diseases. Particular emphasis will placed on understanding evolution through mechanistic biology and providing an evolutionary perspective on human disease. We will explore recent advances in the evolution of host-pathogen interactions, antibiotic resistance and cancer, taking advantage of the many shared conceptual and methodological approaches that span these areas. We welcome the submission of abstracts from all areas relevant to the main themes of the meeting. Several oral presentations will be chosen from the abstracts submitted. Scientific topics: Molecules Networks Microbes Multicellular systems & cancer Scientific programme committee Ben Lehner (Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain) Marie-Anne Felix (Institute of Biology of the Ecole Normale Supérieure, France) Csaba Pal (Biological Research Center, Hungary) Keynote speakers Naama Barkai (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) Martin Kreitman (University of Chigago, USA) Confirmed speakers Nathalie Balaban (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) Santiago Elena (Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Spain) Isabel Gordo (Insituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal) Angela Hay (Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany) Michael Lynch (Indiana University, USA) Ville Mustonen (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK) Fred Nijhout (Duke University, USA) Dan Tawfik (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) Olivier Tenaillon (INSERM, Universités Paris Diderot et Paris Nord, France) Joe Thornton (University of Chicago, USA) Dennis Vitkup (Columbia University, USA) Andreas Wagner (University of Zurich, Switzerland) Patricia Wittkopp (University of Michigan, USA) |
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| Additional Information | |
| Event URL: | https://registration.hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk/display_info.asp?id=531 |
| ISCB Member Discount: | None |
| Contact Person: | Emily Rees ([javascript protected email address]) |
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