CSBE Event

SynthSys International Scientific Advisory Board

Date: 14th and 15th May 2012

We are pleased to announce our International Scientific Advisory Board is on 14th and 15th May 2012.

Board Members:

Dr Francois Fages
Prof Seth Grant
Prof Richard Kitney
Dr Ariel Lindner
Prof Stephen Michnick
Prof Philippe Sanseau
Prof Mark Stitt

SynthSys Seminar Series - 19th April 2012

We are pleased to welcome Dr Matthias Heinemann, University of Groningen to our seminar session as detailed below.

Venue: CH Waddington, Seminar Room - 1.08

Time: 12noon - 1pm

Hosted by: Dr Peter Swain

Title: Responsive diversification in E. coli central metabolism

ALL WELCOME

SynthSys Seminar Series - 29th March 2012

Dr Berend Snel, Associate Professor, Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Utrecht University joins us to present a very interesting seminar regarding complicated evolutionary signalling and their implications.

Venue: CH Waddington, Seminar Room - 1.08

Time: 12noon - 1pm

Hosted by: Dr Sander Granneman

Title: Unraveling the factors that have driven gene duplication and gene loss across the tree of life

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SynthSys seminar series - 22nd March 2012

We are delighted to welcome Dr Philippe de Reffye Cirad to SynthSys to give a presentation - details are given below:

Venue: CH Waddington, Seminar Room, Room 1.08

Time: 12noon

Hosted by Professor Andrew Millar

Title: Biological and Mathematical Concepts for Modelling Plant Growth and Plant Architecture

Abstract:

SynthSys Seminar Series - 8th March 2012

We are delighted to welcome Dr Pierre Martre, INRA, UMR 1095 Genetic, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals to CH Waddington to present a seminar

Date: 8th March 2012

Time: 12noon

Hosted by: Professor Andrew Millar

Title:Tayloring grain protein composition for wheat using a multi-disciplinary approach

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SynthSys Seminar Series - 2nd March 2012

SynthSys is delighted to welcome Dr Orkun Soyer, of the University of Exeter to present a seminar. Details below:

Date: 2nd March 2012

Time: 11:00-12noon

Venue: CH Waddington Building, Room 1.08 (Seminar Room)

Hosted by: Professor Peter Swain

Title: "EVOLUTIONARY SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: How does the evolutionary process lead to 'complex' cellular networks?"

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OPEN CENTRE MEETING

Please note that there will not be an Open Centre Meeting 23rd February 2012.

The next meeting will be on 8th March 2012 at 9.30am.

Look forward to seeing you there on this occasion, when Peter Ghazal and David Tollervey will be giving presentation.

SynthSys Edinburgh (formerly CSBE) Seminar Series - 23rd February 2012

We are delighted to welcome Dr Mike Allen, Plymouth Marine Laboratory to present here at CH Waddington on 23rd February on the unique insight relating to the complex genetic and biochemical battle between the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi and infectiing EhV-86 virus.

Venue: CH Waddington (room 1.08 Seminar Room)

Date: 23rd March 2012

Time: 12noon

Hosted by: Andrew Millar

Title: The coccolithoviruses: life (and death) after the genome.

SynthSys Edinburgh (formerly CSBE) Seminar Series - 16th February 2012

SynthSys is pleased to welcome Dr Nick Jones, Imperial College London who is presenting a seminar to discuss his work on mitochondrial variability.

Venue: CH Waddington (Room 1.08 - Seminar Room)

Date: 16th February 2012

Time: 12noon

Hosted by: Peter Swain

Title: Mitochondrial variability

'Weather and Endogenous Rhythm Govern Transcriptome in the Field'

There is an additional seminar on Monday, 5th March for Dr Atsushi J Nagano, from the Centre of Ecological Research, Kyoto University.

Title: 'Weather and Endogenous Rhythm Govern Transcriptome in the Field'

Venue: CH Waddington, Room 1.08 (Seminar Room)

Time: 09:30 - 10:30

Abstract: Recent advances of molecular biology revealed large effects of circadian clock, age and various environmental responses on transcriptomes in simple and controlled laboratory conditions.