[Computational-biology] 4th INTERNATIONAL SYNTHETIC & SYSTEMS BIOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL and WORKSHOP at the University of Cambridge, UK, July 17 to 21, 2017

[International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School]

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Call for Participation (apologies for multiple copies)
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Dear Colleagues,

we are happy to announce the upcoming

        4th INTERNATIONAL SYNTHETIC & SYSTEMS BIOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL  
and WORKSHOP
                       at the University of Cambridge, UK,
                            July 17 to 21, 2017
                      http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/


Overview
The synthetic & systems biology summer school provides graduate  
students and industry
professionals with an intense learning experience on the theory and
applications of modern synthetic & systems biology. Over the course of  
one week,
a panel of internationally renowned experts of the field will offer
lectures and tutorials covering basic as well as advanced topics.

Confirmed Speakers
* Antonino Cattaneo, Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa, Italy
* Jasmin Fisher, Microsoft Research & Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, UK
* Carole Goble, University of Manchester, UK
* Jim Haseloff, University of Cambridge, UK
* Jay Keasling, University of California, Berkeley, USA Lawrence  
Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Joint BioEnergy Institute, USA
* Edda Klipp, Humboldt University, Germany
* Natalio Krasnogor, Centre for Synthetic Biology and Bioexploitation,  
Newcastle University, UK
* Markus Ralser, Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of  
Cambridge, UK & The Francis Crick Institute London, UK
* Uwe Sauer, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
* Eriko Takano, Manchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre,  
University of Manchester, UK
* Sarah Teichmann, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute & EMBL, European  
Bioinformatics Institute, UK

Industrial Panel
* Jonathan Chesnut, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., USA

Other speakers will be announced soon.

Application process
Applications are invited from graduate students, postdoctoral researchers
and industry professionals looking to use, or already using synthetic biology
and/or systems biology methods in their work.  Prior experience
is not strictly required.

Applicants will be asked to submit a CV. We are also seeking to give  
participants a chance to discuss their own work with their peers and  
the speakers. As option, it is possible for each applicant to provide  
the abstract of a poster they would like to present at the school.

The application system is now open:

http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/#application-form


Important Dates:
* March 31, 2017	DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
* April 10, 2017 	Notification Acceptance
* The school will take place from July 17 to July 21, 2017

Organizers:
Massimo Gulisano, University of Catania, Italy
Giuseppe Nicosia, University of Catania, Italy
Steve G. Oliver, University of Cambridge, UK



SSBSS 2017 Poster:
http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/SSBSS2017-Poster-v4.0.jpg

inquiries should be directed to ssbss.school from gmail.com
http://www.taosciences.it/ssbss/

* Our sincere apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement *

Please help us distributing in your circles (emails, blogs, and social  
networks) the call for participation and call for oral talks/posters   
for SSBSS 2017.  Together we will make SSBSS a great event!