Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology and
Signal Transduction Theme

Theme Organizers:
James E. Ferrell, Jr., Stanford University and
Wendell A. Lim, University of California, San Francisco

Short talks for this theme will be selected from the volunteered abstracts.

(* denotes Session Chair)

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Making Sense of Whole Genome Data
Sunday, April 25
3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304D

Session Chair TBA*

Jonathan Eisen, University of California, Davis
Phylogenomics, Evolvability, and the Origin of Novelty in Microbes

Roy Kishony, Harvard Medical School
Drug Interactions and Resistance

Daphne Koller, Stanford University
Gene Regulatory: From Networks to Mechanisms

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Signaling Modules
Monday, April 26
9:55 AM - 12:15 PM, Room 304D

Wendell A. Lim*, University of California, San Francisco

James E. Ferrell, Jr., Stanford University
Experimental and Computational Dissection of the Cell Cycle Oscillator

Chao Tang, University of California, San Francisco
Design Principles in Biochemical Adaptation

Mary Teruel, Stanford University
Insulin/PI3K Signaling Network Control of Fat Cell Function

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Evolution and Development
Tuesday, April 27
3:30 PM - 5:50 PM, Room 304D

Session Chair TBA*

Arthur Lander, University of California, Irvine
The Engineering of Developmental Regulation

Marian Walhout, University of Massachusetts
Gene-centered regulatory networks

Speaker TBA

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Thematic Reception
Tuesday, April 27
5:50 PM - 6:30 PM, Third Floor Foyer
Join us immediately following, "Evolution and Development."

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Synthetic Biology
Wednesday, April 28
9:45 AM - 12:05 PM, Room 304D

James E. Ferrell, Jr.*, Stanford University

Drew Endy, Stanford University
Scaleable Synthetic Genetic Memory

Wendell A. Lim, University of California, San Francisco
The Evolution and Engineering of Signaling Pathways

Peter Pryciak, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Manipulating cell signaling by exploiting modularity and localization

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