From csbi-events at mit.edu Wed Apr 14 22:24:35 2010 From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:24:35 -0400 Subject: [CSBi-events] CSB/Biophysics Seminar Friday (4/16) -- Prof. Philippe Cluzel Message-ID: <003201cadc42$cda40070$68ec0150$@edu> Spring 2010 Seminar Series on Computational and Systems Biology & Biophysics Friday, April 16, 2010 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 32-155 Presenting: Randomness and predictability of cellular response in bacteria Professor Philippe Cluzel Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Harvard University Abstract: In light of the diversity and the complexity of living systems in nature, it is fair to ask whether even the best-characterized biological phenomena can be described using first physical principles. Examining several theoretical and experimental examples, I will discuss how E. coli bacteria use simple intracellular networks, composed of just a few components, to perform essential biological computations, such as adaptation and response to environmental perturbations. The study of the dynamics of these simple networks not only highlights a general connection between stochastic events within the networks and the evolution of cellular response, but it should also help identify basic design principles of other more complex biological systems. Light refreshments to be served at 2:45 pm Host: Alexander van Oudenaarden ( avo1 at mit.edu), Department of Physics and Biology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/csbi-events/attachments/20100414/9262ca9d/attachment.htm From csbi-events at mit.edu Fri Apr 16 12:36:36 2010 From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:36:36 -0400 Subject: [CSBi-events] TODAY: CSB/Biophysics Seminar at 3 PM -- Prof. Philippe Cluzel Message-ID: <000001cadd82$fc446c30$f4cd4490$@edu> TODAY Spring 2010 Seminar Series on Computational and Systems Biology & Biophysics Friday, April 16, 2010 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Room 32-155 Presenting: Randomness and predictability of cellular response in bacteria Professor Philippe Cluzel Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Harvard University Abstract: In light of the diversity and the complexity of living systems in nature, it is fair to ask whether even the best-characterized biological phenomena can be described using first physical principles. Examining several theoretical and experimental examples, I will discuss how E. coli bacteria use simple intracellular networks, composed of just a few components, to perform essential biological computations, such as adaptation and response to environmental perturbations. The study of the dynamics of these simple networks not only highlights a general connection between stochastic events within the networks and the evolution of cellular response, but it should also help identify basic design principles of other more complex biological systems. Light refreshments to be served at 2:45 pm Host: Alexander van Oudenaarden ( avo1 at mit.edu), Department of Physics and Biology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/csbi-events/attachments/20100416/e520dcd1/attachment.htm From csbi-events at mit.edu Sat Apr 17 15:26:37 2010 From: csbi-events at mit.edu (CSBi events) Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:26:37 -0400 Subject: [CSBi-events] Analytical Ultracentrifugation Workshop -- BBRI -- May 17-20 Message-ID: <4BCA0B6D.8010503@mit.edu> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/csbi-events/attachments/20100417/b5b2fe0f/attachment.htm