Difference between revisions of "The Art and Science of Systems Biology"

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The Art and Science of Systems Biology is scheduled for March 26 and 27. It will feature public lectures on quantitative biology and an exhibition of winning pieces in the NSF-sponsored 2009 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.

Location

This event will take place at Santa Fe Complex, 632 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Free parking is available but limited. Additional nearby parking is available in the Railyard area.

Schedule

Friday, March 26, 2010

16:30-17:30 Private reception for registered participants

Register here (registration is fast and free, but limited)

17:30-20:00 Public Lecture 1

17:30-17:45 Welcome, Dr. Janet M. Oliver, Director, New Mexico Center for the Spatiotemporal Modeling of Cell Signaling, University of New Mexico Cancer Center

17:45-18:00 Introduction of speakers, Dr. Elaine L. Bearer, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

18:00-18:40 Part I, How the sea urchin embryo gets its cleavage furrows (in the right place), Dr. Garrett M. Odell and Dr. Victoria E. Foe, University of Washington

18:40-18:50 Break

18:50-19:30 Part II, How the sea urchin embryo gets its cleavage furrows (in the right place), Dr. Garrett M. Odell and Dr. Victoria E. Foe, University of Washington

19:30-19:45 Questions & Answers

19:45-21:00 Viewing

ARTS Lab dome projections

Winning pieces from the 2009 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge (Branching Morphogenesis; Kuen's Surface: a Meditation on Euclid; Jellyfish Burger; Save our Earth, Let's Go Green; Flower Power)

Saturday, March 27, 2010

12:00-13:00 Kid-friendly opening reception and viewing

12:00 Doors open - viewing of ARTS Lab dome projections of Molecularium videos

12:45-13:00 Welcome, Dr. Janet M. Oliver, Director, New Mexico Center for the Spatiotemporal Modeling of Cell Signaling, University of New Mexico Cancer Center

13:00-16:00 Workshop 1 - Nanoscience

Interactive exhibits for kids of all ages

14:00-16:00 Workshop 2 - Agent-based modeling

14:00-14:30 A brief introduction to agent-based modeling of molecular interactions

14:30-15:00 Software tutorial - learn what executable biology is all about!

15:00-16:00 Q&A, one-on-one

15:00-16:00 Workshop 3 - Imaging

Take a peek at the molecular world

16:00-16:30 Break

16:30-17:30 Private reception for registered participants

Register here (registration is fast and free, but limited)

17:30-19:00 Public Lecture 2

17:30-17:45 Welcome, Dr. Janet M. Oliver, Director, New Mexico Center for the Spatiotemporal Modeling of Cell Signaling, University of New Mexico Cancer Center

17:45-18:00 Introduction of speakers, Dr. Angela Wandinger-Ness, Professor, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

18:00-18:45 Talk, Journey through the cell, Dr. Bridget S. Wilson, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

18:45-19:00 Questions & Answers

19:00-21:00 Viewing

ARTS Lab dome projections

Winning pieces from the 2009 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge (Branching Morphogenesis; Kuen's Surface: a Meditation on Euclid; Jellyfish Burger; Save our Earth, Let's Go Green; Flower Power)

Speakers

• Victoria E. Foe
• Garrett M. Odell
• Bridget S. Wilson

Art

• Branching Morphogenesis
• Kuen's Surface: a Meditation on Euclid
• Jellyfish Burger
• Save our Earth, Let's Go Green
• Flower Power

Organizers and Event Coordinators

• Edward Angel
• Susan Ashford
• Elaine L. Bearer
• William S. Hlavacek
• Janet M. Oliver
• Adam Shipman

Sponsors

• The New Mexico Center for the Spatiotemporal Modeling of Cell Signaling (STMC)
• New Mexico Consortium (NMC)
• Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS)
• Santa Fe Complex (sfX)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Science magazine
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)