Modelling of molecular networks
Organisers:
Alfonso Valencia
(CNB-Madrid)
Luis Serrano (EMBL-Heidelberg)
Paulino Gomez-Puertas (CAB-Madrid)
Shoshana Wodak (SCMBB-Bruxelles)
e-mail: Paulino Gomez Puertas (pagomez@cnb.uam.es)
Background:
With all the new information available about genomes and proteomes, it is possible to conceive of genes and proteins more as part of a network than as isolated entities. Molecular function becomes then a function of cellular context and not only an individual property. The current efforts for the analysis of protein-protein interactions can be considered as the first steps towards the construction of interaction networks.
The ESF program on "Integrated Approaches for Functional Genomics" was designed to address questions related to this new scenario, including the development of new techniques, the analysis of standards for data integration and manipulation and ultimately for discussing how this accumulated information would be used to obtain new knowledge.
In this sense,
this proposal addresses directly the problem of the manipulation of information
about interactions and regulation of networks at the system level.
In biology this type of problem has previously been addressed by the community
focusing on metabolic pathways, while in other areas such as engineering and
computer science interesting developments include electrical circuits and logical
systems. These communities have very different viewpoints and in general lack
direct access to new technologies and recent proteomics data. The intention
of the workshop is to create a favourable arena for the interchange of ideas
and the promotion of true scientific development, responding to a real need
for trans-disciplinary approaches.
Venue: Granada, Spain
Dates: 12th - 14th June, 2002 (delegates to arrive on the 11th)
Atendance: It is expected that about 30 people will be invited to attend.
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