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Systems Thinking In Biology

A Featured Symposium for UTD Students and Faculty

November 22, 2024, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Room GR 2.302

Systems Thinking in Biology Symposium

Systems biology is an exciting, highly interdisciplinary endeavor that draws from molecular and cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, mathematics, computing and bioengineering. While still a young field, it is increasingly and forcefully moving toward the mainstream of biomedical sciences and bioengineering. A superb roster of speakers at our symposium “Systems Thinking in Biology” will highlight some of the recent advances in systems biology with a diverse selection of computationally-based research in the field and present intriguing applications, ranging from targeted cell manipulations and immune responses to methods of systems pharmacology and innovative learning modalities in the biomedical sciences.

About the Symposium

  • Date and Time: November 22, 2024, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • Location: Room GR 2.302, The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Hosted by: Department of Biological Sciences
  • Contact: Eberhard O. Voit
  • Purpose: To share the excitement of computational systems biology and its applications with students and faculty
  • Target Audience: Students and faculty from the natural sciences and mathematics, engineering and computing; guests from all departments are welcome.

Speakers

Schedule

  • 9:00 – Welcome
    • Eberhard O. Voit, UTD (Biological Sciences)
  • Session Chair: Michael Zhang
  • 9:15 – 10:00 Rudiyanto Gunawan, University of Buffalo
    • A Systems Perspective on Biology: From Networks to Function
  • 10:00 – 10:30 Gaudenz Danuser, UTSW
    • Imaging the cell morphological control of oncogenic signals
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Break
  • 11:00 – 11:30 Leonidas Bleris, UTD (Bioengineering)
    • Engineering (in) human cells using genome editing
  • 11:30 – 12:15 Walter Voit, UTD (Center of Engineering Innovation)
    • Advancing Systems-Level Understanding of Biomedical Phenomena through Educational Gaming
  • 12:15 – 1:15 Lunch
  • Session Chair: Faruck Morcos
  • 1:15 – 2:00 Sepideh Dolatshahi, University of Virginia
    • Systems Biology in Immunology – Rational Design of Vaccines and Immunotherapies
  • 2:00 – 2:30 Milo Lin, UTSW
    • A circuit representation to simplify molecular systems
  • 2:30 – 3:00 Break
  • 3:00 – 3:30 Tian Hong, UTD (Biological Sciences)
    • Systems approaches for understanding cellular phenotypic transitions
  • 3:30 – 3:45 General Discussion
  • 3:45 – 4:00 Closing
    • Duane Winkler, UTD (Chair, Biological Sciences)
  • 4:00 – Adjourn

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