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    Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:15:52 -0500
    From: Alexander van  Oudenaarden <avo1 at MIT.EDU>


Reminder: Today!



Fall 2007 Seminar Series on Computational and Systems Biology

Friday, November 30, 2007

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Room 4-370



Presenting:
Dr. Pamela Silver
Department of Systems Biology/Harvard Medical School


Title:  Designing Biological Systems
Abstract: Biology presents us with an array of design principles.   We are
interested in using the foundations of biology to engineer cells in a logical
way to perform certain functions. In doing so, we learn more about the
fundamentals of biological design as well as engineer useful devices with a
myriad of applications.  For example, we are interested in combining
transcription-based with post-transcriptional logic such as protein
localization and degradation to build cells that can perform specific tasks,
such as counting mitotic divisions, measuring life span and remembering past
events.   I will discuss the successful design and construction of aeukaryotic
system with predictable biological properties as well as a novel synthetic
protein platform for altering cell behavior.  I will also discuss the logical
design of bio-systems for regulation of metabolic pathways.

Light refreshments to be served at 2:45 p.m.

Host:  Dr. Alexander van Oudenaarden
Department of Physics
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