Promoting collaborative interdisciplinary research at the Duke Center for Systems Biology.
Promoting collaborative interdisciplinary research at the Duke Center for Systems Biology.
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促进杜克大学系统生物学中心的跨学科合作研究。
DOI：
10.1021/sb300036z
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
You,Lingchong
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作者：
Stone,JanaE;Benfey,PhilipN;You,Lingchong
Systems biology is the science of how interactions between biological components− genes, pathways, cells, and so forth− give rise to complex biological systems. The systems biology approach is an iterative interplay between experimentation and computational analysis that strives to explain the data in terms of these interactions. The comprehensive nature of systems biology requires not only integration of data from a variety of approaches and sources but also integration of scientists from diverse experimental, computational, and theoretical disciplines.In the Duke Center for Systems Biology (DCSB) we have strived to create an academic culture of free and open discussions across scientific disciplines, which has generated synergy on multiple levels. Beyond the obvious value of collaborations between experimentalists and theorists, the Center has been an incubator for the cross-pollination of ideas among experimentalists working on different systems and among modelers approaching problems from different perspectives. Productive interactions have been formed between scientists at all levels of training, from undergraduate students to faculty. These interactions have led to research that never would have occurred without the DCSB. Our goal in this article is to share some insights into the development of a Center, and moreover of a collaborative culture, that continues to stimulate interdisciplinary science.
