The Art and Science of Systems Biology

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. Click here to visit the web site for this event hosted by Santa Fe Complex.

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, TBA; 17:35-17:40 Welcome, Dr. Katharine Chartrand, Executive Director, New Mexico Consortium; 17:40-17:45 Welcome, TBA; 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), additional information about the winning pieces is available online from the NY Times here and from Science magazine here

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, TBA
13:00-16:00 Workshop 1 - Nanoscience (abstract): Interactive experiments for kids of all ages - a national NanoDays event; Exhibits are on display all afternoon
14:00-15:00 Workshop 2 - Agent-based modeling (abstract): 14:00-14:30 A brief introduction to agent-based modeling of molecular interactions (Dr. William S. Hlavacek); 14:30-15:00 Software tutorial - learn what executable biology is all about! (Drs. Bin Hu and Ryan N. Gutenkunst)
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; 17:35-17:40 Welcome, Dr. Edward Angel, Chair, Board of Directors, Santa Fe Complex; 17:40-17:45 Welcome, Dr. Robert E. Ecke, Director, Center for Nonlinear Studies; 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), additional information about the winning pieces is available online from the NY Times here and from Science magazine here