Registration Open: Network Science in Biology and Medicine Symposium

Posted April 25, 2012

Harvard Catalyst is pleased to invite you to register for the Network Science in Biology and Medicine Symposium.

The symposium will be held:

Thursday, June 7, 2012
Symposium: 4:00pm – 6:30pm
Reception: 6:30pm – 7:00pm
Amphitheater
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at
Harvard Medical School
New Research Building
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA, 02115

The Network Science in Biology and Medicine Symposium will offer an introduction to a rapidly emerging field that combines systems biology and network science by focusing on the identification and investigation of networks of interacting molecular and cellular components. When integrated into biomedical research, network medicine has the potential to transform investigations of disease etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

4:00 – 4:10 Welcome
4:10 – 4:15 Introduction
4:15 – 4:45 Complex Networks in Biology – Albert-László Barabási, PhD, BWH
4:45 – 5:15 Network Medicine: A New Paradigm for Defining Human Disease and Therapy – Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, BWH
5:15 – 5:45 Microbial Evolution within Human Host – Roy Kishony, PhD, HMS
5:45 – 6:15 Systems Pharmacology – Peter Sorger, PhD, HMS
6:15 – 6:25 Conclusion
6:25 – 7:00 Reception

This event will be co-chaired by Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD and Marc Kirschner, PhD.

Please register by May 30, 2012 (New Date!). 

Please E-mail us with any questions.