Connectionists: 1st SSBSS 2017 Call for Abstracts: 4th INT. SYNTHETIC AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL & WORKSHOP - Biology meets Engineering and Computer Science, University of Cambridge, UK, July 17 to 21, 2017

[Giuseppe Nicosia]

                             SSBSS 2017 Call for Abstracts

4th INTERNATIONAL SYNTHETIC AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL & WORKSHOP,
          Biology meets Engineering and Computer Science
                        University of Cambridge, UK
      			July 17 to 21, 2017
		          http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/
                            ssbss.school at gmail.com

Call for Abstracts Deadline: March 31, 2017

Submission instructions here: http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/#application-form

Submit an abstract today for the Synthetic and Systems Biology Summer School & Workshop (SSBSS 2017). 

The Synthetic and Systems Biology Summer School  is the leading Summer School for sharing the state-of-the-art developments and achievements made in the fields of synthetic and systems biology. 

The School and Workshop will take place July 17-21 at the Robinson College, University of Cambridge, England, UK. 
The  School and the Workshop is chaired by Massimo Gulisano and Giuseppe Nicosia, University of Catania - Italy, and Steve Oliver, University of Cambridge, England, UK. Submissions not accepted for talks will also be considered in the poster sessions.

SSBSS 2017 will focus on advances in the science and technology emerging from the fields of synthetic biology, systems biology, genome synthesis and genetic engineering. 
The School and the Workshop will highlight new tool development, as well as the application of these tools to diverse problems in biotechnology, computational medicine, molecular biology including therapeutics, industrial chemicals and biofuels, natural products, and agriculture.

If you are engaged in above cited topics that you believe can impact the state of the science and technology you must consider submitting.


GOAL
Given the rapidity with which this field moves, it is challenging for both newcomers and experts alike to stay updated with all of the latest advances. 
The goal of this summer school and workshop is to bring together scientists from academia and industry with diverse but relevant expertise in a setting 
conducive to discussion of new results and potential collaborative efforts. 
Invited talks will cover a wide range of topics ranging from fundamental basic science through to applications. 
Attendees of this workshop will have the opportunity to hear about the latest findings in this fast-paced field and to establish collaborations with scientists who have complementary expertise.


TOPICS
Sessions integrate the recent achievements made in the fields of synthetic biology, systems biology, biochemical engineering, synthetic enzyme, evolutionary engineering, 
integrated omics, tools and methods, and emerging techniques, healthcare, biofuels, chemicals and materials, biologics, microbial and mammalian systems, and other disciplines and applications.

Submissions should be related to the following areas of synthetic biology, systems biology, genome and genetic engineering:

Applications of Synthetic & Systems Biology
Biological Design Automation
Computational/Mathematical Modeling and Design 
Computer Aided Design 
Directed Evolution 
Designing and Writing Genomes
DNA Synthesis, Assembly, and Sequencing  
High Throughput Design Space Exploration 
Industrial Applications of Synthetic & Systems Biology 
Mammalian Synthetic Biology	
Metabolic Engineering 
Microbial Synthetic Biology / Microbiome Engineering 
Molecular Programming 
Omics Science and Synthetic & Systems Biology 
Pedagogical/Educational Tools 
Plant Synthetic Biology 
Protein Engineering 
Synthetic & Systems Biology for Cell Culture and Medical Applications
Synthetic & Systems Biology of Industrial Microorganisms


COMMITTEE
Yaakov (Kobi) Benenson,  ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
Leonidas Bleris,  The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Domitilla Del Vecchio,  MIT, USA
Diego Di Bernardo, Telethon Institute  & University of Napoli "Federico II", Italy
Barbara Di Camillo, University of Padova, Italy
Barbara Di Ventura, BioQuant/DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
Simone Furini, University of Siena, Italy
Emanuele Domenico Giordano, University of Bologna, Italy
J. Gootenberg,  Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, USA
Markus Herrgard, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Paolo Magni, University of Pavia, Italy
Vincenzo Manca, University of Verona, Italy
Giancarlo Mauri, University of Milano Bicocca and SYSBIO - Center of Systems Biology, Italy
Giuseppe Narzisi, New York Genome Center, USA
Danilo Porro, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy
Francesco Ricci, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
Gianna Maria Toffolo, University of Padova, Italy
Renato Umeton, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Luca Zammataro, Yale University, USA

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
* Antonino Cattaneo, Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa, Italy
* Jasmin Fisher, Microsoft Research & Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, UK
* Carole Goble, University of Manchester, UK
* Jim Haseloff, University of Cambridge, UK
* Jay Keasling, University of California, Berkeley, USA Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Joint BioEnergy Institute, USA
* Edda Klipp, Humboldt University, Germany
* Natalio Krasnogor, Centre for Synthetic Biology and Bioexploitation, Newcastle University, UK
* Markus Ralser, Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, UK & The Francis Crick Institute London, UK
* Uwe Sauer, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
* Eriko Takano, Manchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre, University of Manchester, UK
* Sarah Teichmann, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute & EMBL, European Bioinformatics Institute, UK


SSBSS 2017 solicits talks, posters and tool presentations on 
synthetic biology, systems biology, metabolic engineering, computational biology and
genome engineering. The event brings together biologists, physicians, 
computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and physicists interested
in a synthetic and/or system-level understanding of biological processes.


Contributions should be submitted to one of the following categories:
I) Talks,
II) Posters,
III) Tool presentations.


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