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Institute for Systems Biology to Host Third International Symposium on Emerging Technologies and Systems Biology

Posted on: Monday, 19 April 2004, 06:00 CDT

April Event to Feature Pioneers in the Development of New Technologies

¶ The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) will hold its third annual international symposium on Sunday, April 25th and Monday, April 26th at the ISB research facility in Seattle, Washington. This symposium on systems biology is a two-day event gathering the most influential researchers transforming biology into an integrative discipline investigating genome-scale complex systems. ¶ Speakers for the event will represent the areas of quantitative genetics, proteomics, imaging, nanotechnology, metabolomics, and computation. ¶ The event will begin with a keynote address from Ron Davis, Ph.D., Stanford University, recognized for his pioneering contributions to genomic technologies. Irving Weissman, M.D., Stanford University will give his perspectives on the politics and potential of stem cell research. -0- *T

Other featured speakers include:

Norm Dovichi Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Department of

Chemistry, University of Washington

Steve Fodor CEO and Chairman, Affymetrix

Stuart Kim Associate Professor, Department of Developmental

Biology, Stanford University

Jeremy K. Nicholson Professor and Head of Biological

Chemistry, Imperial College, London University

David Sabatini Associate Member, Assistant Professor of

Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michael Snyder Chair, Department of Molecular, Cellular and

Developmental Biology, Yale University

Peter Sorger Associate Professor and Director, BioMicro

Center, Department of Biology and Biological

Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

Stephen Quake Associate Professor of Applied Physics,

California Institute of Technology

TIME: Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. (PDT)

Monday, April 26, 2004 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (PDT)

VENUE: Institute for Systems Biology, 1441 N. 34th St.,

Seattle, WA

REGISTRATION: www.systemsbiology.org (click on symposium icon)

MEDIA CONTACT: Gretchen Sorensen

Senior Director, External Affairs & Development

206-732-1239

gsorensen@systemsbiology.org *T

¶ About the Institute for Systems Biology

¶ The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology. ISB's goal is to unravel the mysteries of human biology and identify strategies for predicting and preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS. The driving force behind the innovative "systems" approach is the integration of biology, computation, and technology. This approach allows scientists to analyze all of the elements in a system rather than one gene or protein at a time. Located in Seattle, Washington, the Institute has grown to more than 170 faculty and staff members; has been awarded almost $130 million in funding; and has an extensive network of academic and industrial partners. For more information, contact: www.systemsbiology.org.

¶ Revolutionizing Science. Enhancing Life.

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