Systems Biology Theory Lunch

"Chalk" talks (whiteboard only, no slideware) on conceptual issues in biological systems. Open to all.
To join the mailing list or for more information, contact jeremy (at) hms.harvard.edu

Schedule of talks for 2010-11

HMS, Warren Alpert Building, Room 563, 12-2pm, on most fridays during term


1 Oct 2010  Jeffrey Way  Quantitative issues in designing anti-cancer protein drugs
8 Oct 2010  Allon Klein  How does the first cell in a tumor behave?
15 Oct 2010  Baltazar Aguda  Network instabilities and cancer
22 Oct 2010  Ran Kafri & Jason Levy  Ergodic rate analysis
29 Oct 2010    SB PROGRAMME RETREAT                                
5 Nov 2010  Leslie Valiant  What can Darwinian evolution evolve, and how fast?
12 Nov 2010  Jayajit Das  Extracting mechanistic insights from statistical analysis of high throughput data
19 Nov 2010  Réka Albert  Discrete dynamic modelling of signal transduction networks
26 Nov 2010    THANKSGIVING
3 Dec 2010  Junhyong Kim  Single cell genomics over Waddington's landscape
10 Dec 2010  Roland Eils  Elastomechanic modeling for contactless mechanical cellular phenotyping
17 Dec 2010  Stephan Grill  Active forces and flows for cellular polarization

      THEORY LUNCH TAKES A BREAK FROM 24 DEC 10 - 4 FEB 11 INCLUSIVE

11 Feb 2011  Daniel Beard  Design of experiments to probe mitochondrial energetics
18 Feb 2011  Roland Eils  How to find the right network topology: ensemble modeling of signaling networks
25 Feb 2011  Gabriel Kreiman  Computations in neuronal circuits: learning rules at "bottom-up" and "top-down connections"
4 Mar 2011    SB DEPT PARTY
11 Mar 2011    SB DEPT/WEIZMANN INSTITUTE COLLABORATION MEETING
18 Mar 2011  Lee Bardwell  Protein kinase signal transmission and specificity
25 Mar 2011  Johan Paulsson  Fluctuation theory as a basis for experimental design
1 Apr 2011  Marc Kirschner  Solving the mystery of life - April Fools'
8 Apr 2011    WYSS INSTITUTE SEMINAR
15 Apr 2011  German Enciso  Non-allosteric ultrasensitive responses in signal transduction
22 Apr 2011    EASTER
29 Apr 2011  Hana El-Samad  The homeostatic regulation of the unfolded protein response
6 May 2011  Chao Tang  Is there "universality" in biological networks?
13 May 2011  Leonid Mirny  How do cells pack their DNA?
20 May 2011  Steven Wiley  Constraining signalling models with physical reality
27 May 2011    MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
3 June 2011  Allan Drummond  Evolutionary and cellular responses to protein misfolding
10 June 2011  Eduardo Sontag  Some transient properties of adapting biological systems
17 June 2011  Mike White  The challenges of the analysis and interpretation of single cell dynamics
24 June 2011    CONFERENCE - SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASE
1 July 2011  Buzz Baum  On the importance of being well-rounded

      THEORY LUNCH GOES INTO RECESS UNTIL 23 SEPTEMBER
except for the special theory lunches below ...

29 July 2011  Thomas Höfer  Assembly and action of multiprotein complexes on chromatin
5 Aug 2011  Yitzak (Tzachi) Pilpel  Transient chromosomal aneuploidy facilitates rapid yeast adaptation to stress

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