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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">THE FOURTH ANNUAL WINTER Q-BIO MEETING<br>
Quantitative Biology on the Hawaiian Islands<br>
February 15-18, 2016 <br>
</span></b><a href="http://w-qbio.org/"><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">http://w-qbio.org/</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
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The Winter q-bio meeting brings together scientists and engineers who are interested in all areas of q-bio. Technology is driving revolutionary changes in biology. Systems Biology has arisen as the deduction of interaction networks from -omics data generated
in the wake of remarkable technological achievements. Likewise, DNA synthesis technologies are driving the development of Synthetic Biology, whereby engineered circuitry and even entire genomes can be reconstituted from chemical building blocks. These two
emerging areas have catalyzed the growth of Quantitative Biology, whereby the central goal is the deduction of quantitative principles that can be used to construct predictive models for biological phenomena.<br>
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The venue for 2016 is the </span><a href="http://www.sheraton-waikiki.com/"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">Sheraton Waikiki</span></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">, which is located in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. The
resort is known for its breathtaking oceanfront views, a first-of-its-kind recently opened "Superpool" and many award-winning dining venues.<br>
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<b>This year we will select contributed talks from the submitted abstracts to be presented with the invited talks during the plenary sessions. Contributed talks will also be selected for parallel breakout sessions that commence in the late afternoon.</b><br>
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<b>2016 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: <br>
Nathalie Balaban — </b><i>Hebrew University</i><b><br>
Karen Carniol — </b><i>Cell</i><b><br>
Hana El-Samad — </b><i>UCSF</i><b><br>
James Ferrell — </b><i>Stanford<br>
</i><b>Justin Gallivan — </b><i>DARPA</i><b><br>
Susan Golden — </b><i>UCSD</i><b><br>
Jeff Hasty — </b><i>UCSD</i><b><br>
Evonne Kaplan-Liss — </b><i>Stony Brook<b> </b></i><b><br>
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz — </b><i>NIH</i><b><br>
X. Shirley Liu — </b><i>Harvard</i><b><br>
Katie Pollard — </b><i>UCSF</i><b><br>
Bryan Ray — </b><i>Science</i><b><br>
Jonathan Weissman — </b><i>UCSF<br>
</i><b>Lingchong You — </b><i>Duke</i><b><br>
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<b>CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: </b><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Jeff Hasty</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Diego</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Galit Lahav</span></b><span style="background:white">, Harvard University<br>
<b>Wendell Lim, </b>University of California, San Francisco</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Gurol Suel, </span></b><span style="background:white">University of California, San Diego<br>
<b>Olga Troyanskaya, </b>Princeton & Simons Center for Data Analysis</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Lev Tsimring</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Diego</span><br>
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<b><span style="color:red">***REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! ***<br>
Registration fee covers conference venue, registration reception, banquet, coffee & snacks.
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ($700 / $475 Student) DEADLINE: Sunday, December 20, 2015
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REGULAR REGISTRATION ($800 / $575 Student) DEADLINE: Sunday, January 31, 2016<br>
LATE REGISTRATION ($875 / $650 Student) After Sunday, January 31, 2016</span></b><span style="color:red"><br>
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<b>REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT: </b></span><a href="http://w-qbio.org/"><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">http://w-qbio.org/</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
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<b>HOTEL: </b>A block of rooms has been reserved for registered conference participants at the
</span><a href="http://www.sheraton-waikiki.com/"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">Sheraton Waikiki</span></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"> at a negotiated rate starting at $229 per night plus tax.
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We have also reserved a block of rooms at the </span><a href="http://www.princess-kaiulani.com/"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">Sheraton Princess Kaiulani</span></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"> (just one block east and
across the street from the Sheraton Waikiki) at a negotiated rate starting at $160 per night plus tax.
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The rooms will be available soon on a first-come, first-served basis, so book early!<b><br>
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CONTRIBUTED TALKS: </b>If you wish to present your work at the conference, either as an oral talk or a poster, you must submit an abstract through the conference website by the November 10<sup>th</sup> deadline. Abstract guidelines and submission information
at: </span><a href="http://www.w-qbio.org/submit-abstract/"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">http://www.w-qbio.org/submit-abstract/</span></a><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
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ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 10, 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
Abstract guidelines and submission information at: </span><a href="http://www.w-qbio.org/submit-abstract/"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">http://www.w-qbio.org/submit-abstract/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
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We encourage you to forward this message to any colleagues who may be interested in taking part in this exciting event.<br>
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Questions should be emailed to: </span><a href="mailto:coordinator@w-qbio.org"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">coordinator@w-qbio.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
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<b>SPONSORED BY:</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">ACS Synthetic Biology<b><br>
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">UC San Diego BioCircuits Institute and the San Diego Center for Systems Biology</span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif">UC San Diego Divisions of Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, q-bio, and Engineering</span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen Regular",serif"><br>
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