Symposium on Systems Biology: Integrative, Comparative, and Multi-Scale Modeling: International Symposium at Iowa State University June 11-14, 2009

2009年6月11日至14日，爱荷华州立大学将举办一场国际研讨会，题为“系统生物学：综合、比较和多尺度建模”。研讨会将强调综合系统生物学和比较系统生物学，包括基因组学和转录网络控制、蛋白质相互作用和植物、动物和细菌代谢等方面的建模。生物学、计算和技术的整合对于进一步理解复杂的生物过程（如有机体生理学、生态系统可持续性以及生物量和牲畜生产）至关重要。研讨会的组织旨在最大限度地提高演讲者和与会者在正式（全体会议）和非正式（海报会议、圆桌讨论、社交活动）层面的沟通。更广泛的影响包括为科学家和学生举办一次会议，探讨与生物信息学培训有关的多学科教育问题。与会者将评估在小型学院、博士授予机构、以及通过点对点互动和在线学习用于教育本科生和研究生的生物信息学培训类型。预算的大部分将用于资助学生和博士后助理的旅行补助金，重点是鼓励代表性不足的少数群体成员参加。

An international symposium, Systems Biology: Integrative, Comparative, and Multi-Scale Modeling, will be held at Iowa State University, June 11 - 14, 2009. The Symposium will emphasize integrative and comparative systems biology, with sessions on modeling in contexts that include genomics and network control of transcription, protein interactions and metabolism in plants, animals and bacteria. The integration of biology, computation and technology is critical for further advances in understanding complex biological processes such as organismal physiology, ecosystem sustainability and biomass and livestock production. The Symposium is organized to maximize communication at both formal (plenary talks) and informal (poster sessions, roundtable discussions, social events) levels for speakers and Symposium attendees. Broader impacts include a session for scientists and students to examine multidisciplinary educational issues related to training in bioinformatics. Participants will evaluate types of bioinformatics training being used to educate undergraduate and graduate students at small colleges, doctoral granting institutions, as well as through peer-to-peer interactions and on-line learning. The majority of the budget will be used to fund travel grants for students and postdoctoral associates, with an emphasis on encouraging members of under-represented minority groups to participate.