Systems biology seeks to understand the emerging behavior
of gene regulatory networks with complex interactions,
and thus offers great hope for addressing important
biological problems from different perspectives. Cancer
and aging are closely related, and arguably two of the
most important unsolved problems in biology. Previous
genetic/molecular studies have revealed many important
genes and pathways involved, and it is becoming increasingly
apparent that we need systems view/approaches in order
to better understand these complex phenomena. With the
rapid advance in sequencing and other functional genomics
technologies, we are facing unprecedented opportunities
as well as challenges. Some of the pressing tasks are
to develop conceptual/analytical frameworks to integrate
various sources of data for a systems level understanding,
and to derive predictive models that can guild therapeutics
and intervention.
In
this meeting, we are aiming to bring together experts
in cancer/aging research and systems biology to discuss
key issues and potential breakthroughs in the fields
of cancer and aging, and to explore possible lines of
attack that could benefit greatly from systems biology
approaches. In addition to exchanging scientific ideas
and sharing progresses among the participants, we also
hope to provide an educational platform for the young,
promising students.
This
is the annual conference on systems biology jointly
held by Center for Theoretical Biology(CTB)and
California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences(QB3).This
year,the Center for Research and Interdisciplinarity(CRI)in
France will also co-sponsor the meeting. Eight symposia
on theoretical and systems biology have been held in
July
2000, Sept
2001, June
2002, June
2004, July
2005, June
2006, August
2007 and July
2009.
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