6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School
July 22-26, 2019
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Scuola Normale Superiore
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Pisa
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Italy
Tuscany - Landscape
Pisa - Scuola Normale Superiore - School Venue
Pisa - Luminara of San Ranieri
Pisa - Calci Charterhouse
Pisa - The Square of Miracles - Leaning Tower
About the School
Recent advances in DNA synthesis have increased our ability to build biological systems. Synthetic Biology aims at streamlining the design and synthesis of robust and predictable biological systems using engineering design principles. Designing biological systems requires a deep understanding of how genes and proteins are organized and interact in living cells: Systems Biology aims at elucidating the cellular organization at gene, protein and network level using computational and biochemical methods.
The Synthetic and Systems Biology Summer School (SSBSS) is a full-immersion five-day residential summer school at the Scuola Normale Superiore – Pisa, Tuscany, Italy on cutting-edge advances in systems and synthetic biology with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The school provides a stimulating environment for students (from Master students to PhD students), Post-Docs, early career researches, academics and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results, and to interact with their peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.
Given the rapidity with which this field moves, it is challenging for both newcomers and experts alike to stay updated with all of the latest advances. The goal of this summer school and workshop is to bring together scientists from academia and industry with diverse but relevant expertise in a setting conducive to discussion of new results and potential collaborative efforts. Invited talks will cover a wide range of topics ranging from fundamental basic science through to applications. Attendees of this workshop will have the opportunity to hear about the latest findings in this fast-paced field and to establish collaborations with scientists who have complementary expertise.
The Summer School will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the summer school; during the summer school the students will tackle homeworks/projects.
Topics
Sessions integrate the recent achievements made in the fields of synthetic biology, systems biology, control engineering for synthetic biology, biochemical engineering, synthetic enzyme, evolutionary engineering, integrated omics, tools and methods, and emerging techniques, healthcare, biofuels, chemicals and materials, biologics, microbial and mammalian systems, and other disciplines and applications.
Call for Abstract/Poster submissions should be related to the following areas of synthetic biology, systems biology, genome and genetic engineering:
Computational Synthetic Biology
Genetic Engineering
Metabolic Engineering
Reading and Writing Genomes
Synthetic Genomes
Synthetic Circuits and Cells
Artificial Tissues and Organs
Genomically Recoded Organisms
Genome Design
Pathway Design
Biological Design Automation and Biological CAD
Computational Systems Biology
Genome Engineering
Cellular Systems Biology
Experimental Synthetic Biology
Computational Synthetic Biology
Stochastic Gene Regulation
Gene Signaling
Quantitative Molecular Biology
High-throughput Techniques
Biological Engineering
Industrial Synthetic and Systems Biology
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Oral/Poster Presentation Submission Deadline: May 31, 2019
Notification of Decision for Oral/Poster Presentation: by June 15, 2019
Lecture 1: Designing with nanoscale building blocks: engineering self-assembling protein superstructures for applications in vaccines, drug delivery and biochemical production