We are pleased to announce the First q-bio Summer School on Cellular Information Processing, which is being sponsored by the Los Alamos Institute for Advanced Studies and Center for Nonlinear Studies. Participants will attend daily lectures about theory and modeling of cellular information processing systems, including coverage of signal transduction mechanisms, stochastic biochemistry, and design principles of genetic regulatory systems. Participants will work in small teams on selected research projects with mentors from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Summer School is designed for graduate students, postdocs, or anyone with a quantitative background who is new to modeling cellular regulatory systems.

The Summer School will take place in Los Alamos from July 23 to August 7. Participants will then attend the q-bio Conference in Santa Fe. Tuition is $700, which includes lodging in Los Alamos during the duration of the summer school, lodging at St. John's during the conference, and the conference registration. Scholarships are available. To apply for admission and scholarship support, use the registration request form for the q-bio Conference. Be sure to indicate that you are applying for admission to the Summer School and upload your CV. Be aware that each participant is expected to bring a laptop, unless other arrangements are made in advance with the organizers (q-bio@cnls.lanl.gov).

Instructors and mentors include:
James R. Faeder, William S. Hlavacek, Yi Jiang, Ilya Nemenman, John E. Pearson, Cynthia J. Olson Reichhardt, Kevin Y. Sanbonmatsu, Nikolai A. Sinitsyn, Michael E. Wall, and Anton Zilman.