Third RoSBNet Workshop

2011-06-13T11:38:52Z

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=== Third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 20th-22nd July 2011 ===

The third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology workshop will be held on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 2011 at [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk St Annes' College], University of Oxford.

[[Image:Small oxford.jpg|thumb|350px|right]]

== Topics ==

*''Biology Theme:'' Bottom-up and top-down approaches for constructing artificial cells and multi-cellular systems.

*''Electrical/Computer Engineering Theme:'' Organizational principles and protocols in computer networked systems.

*''Control/Systems Engineering Theme:'' Modelling, analysis and architectural principles of complex networked systems - how to build large networks.

*''Ethical, Legal, Societal Implications:'' The danger of ‘dual use’, i.e., the danger of using Synthetic Biology designs both for peaceful and military aims.

== Confirmed Speakers ==

*[http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jlh37/ Dr Jo Husbands], U.S. National Academy of Sciences, USA.

*[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/people/peoplelists/person/264798 Dr James Revill], University of Sussex, UK.

*[http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/360CC676E10CE1B0C12572DB004A3647?OpenDocument Dr Piers Millet], United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

*[http://www.crb.uu.se/staff/stefan_eriksson.html Professor Stefan Eriksson], Uppsala University, Sweden.

*[http://www.bradford.ac.uk/peace/staff/academic/DrJimWhitman/ Dr Jim Whitman], University of Bradford, UK.

*[http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/people/publications/kelle.html Dr Alexander Kelle], University of Bath, UK.

*[http://www.e-cell.org/ecell/Members/shafi/main Professor Koichi Takahashi], RIKEN, Japan.

*[http://www.chem-biol-eng.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/profiles/jewett.html Professor Michael Jewett], Northwestern University, Evanston, USA.

*[http://complex.upf.es/~ricard/ Professor Ricard V. Solé], University of Papeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

*[http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/org/woolfson/index.html Professor Dek Woolfson], University of Bristol, UK.

*[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.barahona Dr Mauricio Barahona], Imperial College London, UK.

*[http://people.exeter.ac.uk/oss203/ Dr Orkun S. Soyer], University of Exeter, UK.

== Location of the Workshop ==

St Anne’s is located within easy walking distance from the centre of Oxford and is situated within 5 acres of tranquil leafy grounds. The workshop will take place in the new conference facilities of the Ruth Deach Building and Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre. The conference brochure, which includes a map on page 6, is available [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/STA/Documents/Conference_brochure.pdf here].

== Travel Information ==

Directions to Oxford can be found [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/How_to_get_to_Oxford_occw.htm here]. It is within easy reach of [http://www.bhx.co.uk Birmingham Airport], [http://www.heathrowairport.com Heathrow Airport], [http://www.gatwickairport.com Gatwick Airport] and [http://www.southamptonairport.com Southampton International Airport]. Information on the best way to travel to Oxford can be found [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/contact/travel.html here]. A map of St Anne’s College can be viewed [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/about/how-to-find-us.html here]. Car Parking within Oxford is extremely limited and expensive. If you are coming by car it is recommended that you use the Pear Tree or Water Eaton [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/Park_and_Ride_occw.htm Park and Ride facilities].

== Flyer and Registration Form ==

'''Last few places still available!'''

[[Media:RoSBNet2011_Flyer.pdf|RoSBNet 2011 workshop flyer]] 
[[Media:RoSBNet_2011_Registration_Form.doc‎|RoSBNet 2011 Registration Form]]

Third RoSBNet Workshop

2011-06-13T11:36:56Z

Diane: /* Third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 20th-22nd July 2011 */

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=== Third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 20th-22nd July 2011 ===

The third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology workshop will be held on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 2011 at [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk St Annes' College], University of Oxford.

[[Image:Small oxford.jpg|thumb|350px|right]]

== Topics ==

*''Biology Theme:'' Bottom-up and top-down approaches for constructing artificial cells and multi-cellular systems.

*''Electrical/Computer Engineering Theme:'' Organizational principles and protocols in computer networked systems.

*''Control/Systems Engineering Theme:'' Modelling, analysis and architectural principles of complex networked systems - how to build large networks.

*''Ethical, Legal, Societal Implications:'' The danger of ‘dual use’, i.e., the danger of using Synthetic Biology designs both for peaceful and military aims.

== Confirmed Speakers ==

*[http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jlh37/ Dr Jo Husbands], U.S. National Academy of Sciences, USA.

*[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/people/peoplelists/person/264798 Dr James Revill], University of Sussex, UK.

*[http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/360CC676E10CE1B0C12572DB004A3647?OpenDocument Dr Piers Millet], United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

*[http://www.crb.uu.se/staff/stefan_eriksson.html Professor Stefan Eriksson], Uppsala University, Sweden.

*[http://www.bradford.ac.uk/peace/staff/academic/DrJimWhitman/ Dr Jim Whitman], University of Bradford, UK.

*[http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/people/publications/kelle.html Dr Alexander Kelle], University of Bath, UK.

*[http://www.e-cell.org/ecell/Members/shafi/main Professor Koichi Takahashi], RIKEN, Japan.

*[http://www.chem-biol-eng.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/profiles/jewett.html Professor Michael Jewett], Northwestern University, Evanston, USA.

*[http://complex.upf.es/~ricard/ Professor Ricard V. Solé], University of Papeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

*[http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/org/woolfson/index.html Professor Dek Woolfson], University of Bristol, UK.

*[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.barahona Dr Mauricio Barahona], Imperial College London, UK.

*[http://people.exeter.ac.uk/oss203/ Dr Orkun S. Soyer], University of Exeter, UK.

== Location of the Workshop ==

St Anne’s is located within easy walking distance from the centre of Oxford and is situated within 5 acres of tranquil leafy grounds. The workshop will take place in the new conference facilities of the Ruth Deach Building and Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre. The conference brochure, which includes a map on page 6, is available [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/STA/Documents/Conference_brochure.pdf here].

== Travel Information ==

Directions to Oxford can be found [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/How_to_get_to_Oxford_occw.htm here]. It is within easy reach of [http://www.bhx.co.uk Birmingham Airport], [http://www.heathrowairport.com Heathrow Airport], [http://www.gatwickairport.com Gatwick Airport] and [http://www.southamptonairport.com Southampton International Airport]. Information on the best way to travel to Oxford can be found [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/contact/travel.html here]. A map of St Anne’s College can be viewed [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/about/how-to-find-us.html here]. Car Parking within Oxford is extremely limited and expensive. If you are coming by car it is recommended that you use the Pear Tree or Water Eaton [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/Park_and_Ride_occw.htm Park and Ride facilities].

== Flyer and Registration Form ==

'''Registration extended to 10th June 2011'''

[[Media:RoSBNet2011_Flyer.pdf|RoSBNet 2011 workshop flyer]] 
[[Media:RoSBNet_2011_Registration_Form.doc‎|RoSBNet 2011 Registration Form]]

Third RoSBNet Workshop

2011-06-03T17:16:06Z

Diane: /* Flyer and Registration Form */

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=== Third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 20th-22nd July 2011 ===

The third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology workshop will be held on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 2010 at [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk St Annes' College], University of Oxford.

[[Image:Small oxford.jpg|thumb|350px|right]]

== Topics ==

*''Biology Theme:'' Bottom-up and top-down approaches for constructing artificial cells and multi-cellular systems.

*''Electrical/Computer Engineering Theme:'' Organizational principles and protocols in computer networked systems.

*''Control/Systems Engineering Theme:'' Modelling, analysis and architectural principles of complex networked systems - how to build large networks.

*''Ethical, Legal, Societal Implications:'' The danger of ‘dual use’, i.e., the danger of using Synthetic Biology designs both for peaceful and military aims.

== Confirmed Speakers ==

*[http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jlh37/ Dr Jo Husbands], U.S. National Academy of Sciences, USA.

*[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/people/peoplelists/person/264798 Dr James Revill], University of Sussex, UK.

*[http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/360CC676E10CE1B0C12572DB004A3647?OpenDocument Dr Piers Millett], United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

*[http://www.crb.uu.se/staff/stefan_eriksson.html Professor Stefan Eriksson], Uppsala University, Sweden.

*[http://www.bradford.ac.uk/peace/staff/academic/DrJimWhitman/ Dr Jim Whitman], University of Bradford, UK.

*[http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/people/publications/kelle.html Dr Alexander Kelle], University of Bath, UK.

*[http://www.e-cell.org/ecell/Members/shafi/main Professor Koichi Takahashi], RIKEN, Japan.

*[http://www.chem-biol-eng.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/profiles/jewett.html Professor Michael Jewett], Northwestern University, Evanston, USA.

*[http://complex.upf.es/~ricard/ Professor Ricard V. Solé], University of Papeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

*[http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/org/woolfson/index.html Professor Dek Woolfson], University of Bristol, UK.

*[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.barahona Dr Mauricio Barahona], Imperial College London, UK.

*[http://people.exeter.ac.uk/oss203/ Dr Orkun S. Soyer], University of Exeter, UK.

== Location of the Workshop ==

St Anne’s is located within easy walking distance from the centre of Oxford and is situated within 5 acres of tranquil leafy grounds. The workshop will take place in the new conference facilities of the Ruth Deach Building and Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre. The conference brochure, which includes a map on page 6, is available [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/STA/Documents/Conference_brochure.pdf here].

== Travel Information ==

Directions to Oxford can be found [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/How_to_get_to_Oxford_occw.htm here]. It is within easy reach of [http://www.bhx.co.uk Birmingham Airport], [http://www.heathrowairport.com Heathrow Airport], [http://www.gatwickairport.com Gatwick Airport] and [http://www.southamptonairport.com Southampton International Airport]. Information on the best way to travel to Oxford can be found [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/contact/travel.html here]. A map of St Anne’s College can be viewed [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/about/how-to-find-us.html here]. Car Parking within Oxford is extremely limited and expensive. If you are coming by car it is recommended that you use the Pear Tree or Water Eaton [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/Park_and_Ride_occw.htm Park and Ride facilities].

== Flyer and Registration Form ==

'''Registration extended to 10th June 2011'''

[[Media:RoSBNet2011_Flyer.pdf|RoSBNet 2011 workshop flyer]] 
[[Media:RoSBNet_2011_Registration_Form.doc‎|RoSBNet 2011 Registration Form]]

File:RoSBNet 2011 Registration Form 10 June.doc

2011-06-01T17:34:12Z

Diane:

Welcome to RoSBNet wiki

2011-05-12T13:04:20Z

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== Upcoming Events ==
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Austria - [http://bio-fiction.com/en/?page_id=306 Bio: Fiction - Synthetic Biology Science, Art and Film Festival]

- 13-14 May, 2011

- Vienna, Austria

Austria - [http://www.biofaction.com/synth-ethic/ Synthetic Biology Art Exhibition]

- 14 May-26 June, 2011

- Vienna, Austria

UK - [http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Franco-British-workshop-on,18791.html Franco-British workshop on Responsible Innovation: From concepts to practice]

- 23-24 May, 2011

- London, UK

USA - [http://sb5.biobricks.org/Bio-bricks Foundation - Synthetic Biology 5.0]

- 15-17 June, 2011

- California, USA

Ireland - [http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=10755&copyownerid=12982 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)]

- 12-16 July, 2011

- Dublin, Ireland

UK - [http://www.biochemistry.org/MeetingNo/70HDN/view/Conference/ Harden Conference 2010 - Synthetic Biology: Design and Engineering through Understanding]

- 22-26 August, 2011 

- Keele University, UK}}

== Introduction to RoSBNet ==
RoSBNet brings together people working in [[:Category:Synthetic Biology|'''Synthetic''']] and Systems Biology as well as Systems/Control Engineers, electrical, chemical, computer engineers, Physicists and Mathematicians to address the theoretical and practical challenges of designing new robust biological networks or modifying already existing ones, which have to function inside uncertain biological environments, all the way from parts to whole systems. The network will focus on the Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues that are raised by advances in Synthetic Biology, aiming to create a fruitful discussion on how such concerns can be balanced by the potential usefulness of the many applications, such as environmental cleanup, fuel generation and healthcare. The objective is to transfer knowledge and develop a fruitful discussion and cross-fertilization of ideas on ''modelling, analysis, design and construction of synthetic biological networks'' creating a mobility and communication between control/electrical/computer engineering, biology, mathematics and the social sciences as well as with Industry. The goal is to create a cohesive community that can respond effectively to research challenges, funding opportunities and international activities. 

Synthetic Biology is a new research field which aims in designing new or modifying existing biological pathways in order to produce systems with superior or different properties, usually for a novel application. In the related field of systems biology, it is recognized that it is impossible to infer the biological network behaviour by just listing its components but rather the whole feedback mechanism linking them needs to be considered; the same is true in every Synthetic Biology design. However, these designs need to be implemented inside a cellular environment and a major challenge that synthetic biology has to face is that the effect of the interactions of the new pathways with the cellular environment need to be taken into account during the design or redesign process. This is unlike any other engineering design procedure, such as electrical circuit or computer engineering design, where the behaviour of simple parts (e.g., resistors), of more complicated components (e.g., transistors) or even of whole systems (e.g., complete circuits) can be predicted (and eventually measured and verified) efficiently after implementation. This unique feature to Synthetic Biology design poses new challenges to engineering and mathematics. At the same time, many engineering disciplines, such as control and computer engineering, have for years been dealing with the analysis and design of complex systems that have to operate robustly in uncertain environments and therefore have a lot to contribute towards constructing biological modules, whether these are parts, pathways, artificial cells or cultures/tissues with performance guarantees within an uncertain environment. 

== Organisation of the Network ==
It is important to emphasise that the objectives of this network are difficult to achieve by individuals alone – instead, an integrated collaboration between members of the whole network would be required. RoSBNet creates these necessary collaborative links. The activities aim to benefit not only the network as a whole, but also the individuals who will widen their research outreach through the network interactions. 

The figure below shows the topics that will be investigated in the following three years. The challenge is to exchange views and expertise on how to construct robust biological networks at different organisational scales. From the '''Biology''' side, in the first year we will look at the gene regulatory network level, in the second year at signal transduction/metabolic/protein-protein interaction pathways and in the third year at how whole cells can be constructed. At the same time, every year we will be looking at paradigms from '''Electrical and Computer engineering''' that are directly related to the biological scale – resistors/capacitors/inductors and small circuits (op-amps, transistors etc) in the first year, larger circuits in the second year and computer networks and protocols/modularity/architecture in the third year. In parallel to these there will be a '''control/mathematical''' direction which will discuss modelling for design at these different organizational levels. Two common themes for all three years will be measurement – i.e., how one can build devices that evaluate the performance of designs – and '''ELSI''', i.e., what are the ethical, legal, social, philosophical, economical and other issues that are raised by Synthetic Biology research. 

[[Image:SB2_color_small.png||thumb|1000px|centre]]

== RoSBNet will network in 3 ways: ==
# Via a series of [[Current events| yearly, multi-day, workshops]] with the next hosted on 20th-22nd July 2011 in Oxford.
# Via this online [[Main Page|Wiki]]
# Via an email-based [mailto:rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk newsletter mailing list]. To self-subscribe please send a blank mail to: [mailto:rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk]
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Welcome to RoSBNet wiki

2011-05-12T13:00:52Z

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== Upcoming Events ==
{{scrollable
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Austria - [http://bio-fiction.com/en/?page_id=306 Bio: Fiction - Synthetic Biology Science, Art and Film Festival]

- 13-14 May, 2011

- Vienna, Austria

UK - [http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Franco-British-workshop-on,18791.html Franco-British workshop on Responsible Innovation: From concepts to practice]

- 23-24 May, 2011

- London, UK

Austria - [http://www.biofaction.com/synth-ethic/ Synthetic Biology Art Exhibition]

- 14-26 June, 2011

- Vienna, Austria

USA - [http://sb5.biobricks.org/Bio-bricks Foundation - Synthetic Biology 5.0]

- 15-17 June, 2011

- California, USA

Ireland - [http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=10755&copyownerid=12982 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)]

- 12-16 July, 2011

- Dublin, Ireland

UK - [http://www.biochemistry.org/MeetingNo/70HDN/view/Conference/ Harden Conference 2010 - Synthetic Biology: Design and Engineering through Understanding]

- 22-26 August, 2011 
- Keele University, UK}}

== Introduction to RoSBNet ==
RoSBNet brings together people working in [[:Category:Synthetic Biology|'''Synthetic''']] and Systems Biology as well as Systems/Control Engineers, electrical, chemical, computer engineers, Physicists and Mathematicians to address the theoretical and practical challenges of designing new robust biological networks or modifying already existing ones, which have to function inside uncertain biological environments, all the way from parts to whole systems. The network will focus on the Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues that are raised by advances in Synthetic Biology, aiming to create a fruitful discussion on how such concerns can be balanced by the potential usefulness of the many applications, such as environmental cleanup, fuel generation and healthcare. The objective is to transfer knowledge and develop a fruitful discussion and cross-fertilization of ideas on ''modelling, analysis, design and construction of synthetic biological networks'' creating a mobility and communication between control/electrical/computer engineering, biology, mathematics and the social sciences as well as with Industry. The goal is to create a cohesive community that can respond effectively to research challenges, funding opportunities and international activities. 

Synthetic Biology is a new research field which aims in designing new or modifying existing biological pathways in order to produce systems with superior or different properties, usually for a novel application. In the related field of systems biology, it is recognized that it is impossible to infer the biological network behaviour by just listing its components but rather the whole feedback mechanism linking them needs to be considered; the same is true in every Synthetic Biology design. However, these designs need to be implemented inside a cellular environment and a major challenge that synthetic biology has to face is that the effect of the interactions of the new pathways with the cellular environment need to be taken into account during the design or redesign process. This is unlike any other engineering design procedure, such as electrical circuit or computer engineering design, where the behaviour of simple parts (e.g., resistors), of more complicated components (e.g., transistors) or even of whole systems (e.g., complete circuits) can be predicted (and eventually measured and verified) efficiently after implementation. This unique feature to Synthetic Biology design poses new challenges to engineering and mathematics. At the same time, many engineering disciplines, such as control and computer engineering, have for years been dealing with the analysis and design of complex systems that have to operate robustly in uncertain environments and therefore have a lot to contribute towards constructing biological modules, whether these are parts, pathways, artificial cells or cultures/tissues with performance guarantees within an uncertain environment. 

== Organisation of the Network ==
It is important to emphasise that the objectives of this network are difficult to achieve by individuals alone – instead, an integrated collaboration between members of the whole network would be required. RoSBNet creates these necessary collaborative links. The activities aim to benefit not only the network as a whole, but also the individuals who will widen their research outreach through the network interactions. 

The figure below shows the topics that will be investigated in the following three years. The challenge is to exchange views and expertise on how to construct robust biological networks at different organisational scales. From the '''Biology''' side, in the first year we will look at the gene regulatory network level, in the second year at signal transduction/metabolic/protein-protein interaction pathways and in the third year at how whole cells can be constructed. At the same time, every year we will be looking at paradigms from '''Electrical and Computer engineering''' that are directly related to the biological scale – resistors/capacitors/inductors and small circuits (op-amps, transistors etc) in the first year, larger circuits in the second year and computer networks and protocols/modularity/architecture in the third year. In parallel to these there will be a '''control/mathematical''' direction which will discuss modelling for design at these different organizational levels. Two common themes for all three years will be measurement – i.e., how one can build devices that evaluate the performance of designs – and '''ELSI''', i.e., what are the ethical, legal, social, philosophical, economical and other issues that are raised by Synthetic Biology research. 

[[Image:SB2_color_small.png||thumb|1000px|centre]]

== RoSBNet will network in 3 ways: ==
# Via a series of [[Current events| yearly, multi-day, workshops]] with the next hosted on 20th-22nd July 2011 in Oxford.
# Via this online [[Main Page|Wiki]]
# Via an email-based [mailto:rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk newsletter mailing list]. To self-subscribe please send a blank mail to: [mailto:rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk]
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Third RoSBNet Workshop

2011-05-06T17:58:08Z

Diane: /* Flyer and Registration Form */

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=== Third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 20th-22nd July 2011 ===

The third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology workshop will be held on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 2010 at [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk St Annes' College], University of Oxford.

[[Image:Small oxford.jpg|thumb|350px|right]]

== Topics ==

*''Biology Theme:'' Bottom-up and top-down approaches for constructing artificial cells and multi-cellular systems.

*''Electrical/Computer Engineering Theme:'' Organizational principles and protocols in computer networked systems.

*''Control/Systems Engineering Theme:'' Modelling, analysis and architectural principles of complex networked systems - how to build large networks.

*''Ethical, Legal, Societal Implications:'' The danger of ‘dual use’, i.e., the danger of using Synthetic Biology designs both for peaceful and military aims.

== Confirmed Speakers ==

*[http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jlh37/ Dr Jo Husbands], U.S. National Academy of Sciences, USA.

*[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/people/peoplelists/person/264798 Dr James Revill], University of Sussex, UK.

*[http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/360CC676E10CE1B0C12572DB004A3647?OpenDocument Dr Piers Millett], United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

*[http://www.crb.uu.se/staff/stefan_eriksson.html Professor Stefan Eriksson], Uppsala University, Sweden.

*[http://www.bradford.ac.uk/peace/staff/academic/DrJimWhitman/ Dr Jim Whitman], University of Bradford, UK.

*[http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/people/publications/kelle.html Dr Alexander Kelle], University of Bath, UK.

*[http://www.e-cell.org/ecell/Members/shafi/main Professor Koichi Takahashi], RIKEN, Japan.

*[http://www.chem-biol-eng.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/profiles/jewett.html Professor Michael Jewett], Northwestern University, Evanston, USA.

*[http://complex.upf.es/~ricard/ Professor Ricard V. Solé], University of Papeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

*[http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/org/woolfson/index.html Professor Dek Woolfson], University of Bristol, UK.

*[http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.barahona Dr Mauricio Barahona], Imperial College London, UK.

*[http://people.exeter.ac.uk/oss203/ Dr Orkun S. Soyer], University of Exeter, UK.

== Location of the Workshop ==

St Anne’s is located within easy walking distance from the centre of Oxford and is situated within 5 acres of tranquil leafy grounds. The workshop will take place in the new conference facilities of the Ruth Deach Building and Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre. The conference brochure, which includes a map on page 6, is available [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/STA/Documents/Conference_brochure.pdf here].

== Travel Information ==

Directions to Oxford can be found [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/How_to_get_to_Oxford_occw.htm here]. It is within easy reach of [http://www.bhx.co.uk Birmingham Airport], [http://www.heathrowairport.com Heathrow Airport], [http://www.gatwickairport.com Gatwick Airport] and [http://www.southamptonairport.com Southampton International Airport]. Information on the best way to travel to Oxford can be found [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/contact/travel.html here]. A map of St Anne’s College can be viewed [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/about/how-to-find-us.html here]. Car Parking within Oxford is extremely limited and expensive. If you are coming by car it is recommended that you use the Pear Tree or Water Eaton [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/Park_and_Ride_occw.htm Park and Ride facilities].

== Flyer and Registration Form ==

[[Media:RoSBNet2011_Flyer.pdf|RoSBNet 2011 workshop flyer]] 
[[Media:RoSBNet_2011_Registration_Form.doc‎|RoSBNet 2011 Registration Form]]

File:RoSBNet 2011 Registration Form.doc

2011-05-06T17:56:35Z

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2011-05-06T17:54:40Z

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=== Third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 20th-22nd July 2011 ===

The third RoSBNet Synthetic Biology workshop will be held on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July 2010 at [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk St Annes' College], University of Oxford.

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== Topics ==

*''Biology Theme:'' Bottom-up and top-down approaches for constructing artificial cells and multi-cellular systems.

*''Electrical/Computer Engineering Theme:'' Organizational principles and protocols in computer networked systems.

*''Control/Systems Engineering Theme:'' Modelling, analysis and architectural principles of complex networked systems.

Ethical, economical, philosophical, legal and societal issues as well as measurement methods will form ''underlying themes''.

== Confirmed Speakers ==

*[http://explore.georgetown.edu/people/jlh37/ Dr Jo Husbands], U.S. National Academy of Sciences, USA

*[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru/people/peoplelists/person/264798 Dr James Revill], University of Sussex, UK

*[http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/360CC676E10CE1B0C12572DB004A3647?OpenDocument Dr Piers Millett], United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

*[http://www.crb.uu.se/staff/stefan_eriksson.html Professor Stefan Eriksson], Uppsala University.

*[http://www.bath.ac.uk/esml/people/publications/kelle.html Dr Alex Kelle], University of Bath.

*[http://www.e-cell.org/ecell/Members/shafi/main Dr Koichi Takahashi], Laboratory of Biochemical Simulation, Riken, Japan.

*[http://www.chem-biol-eng.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/profiles/jewett.html Dr Michael Jewett], Chemical and Bioengineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, USA.

*[http://complex.upf.es/~ricard/ Dr Ricard Sole], Complex systems Lab, University of Papeu Fabra, Barcelona.

== Location of the Workshop ==

St Anne’s is located within easy walking distance from the centre of Oxford and is situated within 5 acres of tranquil leafy grounds. The workshop will take place in the new conference facilities of the Ruth Deach Building and Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre. The conference brochure, which includes a map on page 6, is available [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/STA/Documents/Conference_brochure.pdf here].

== Travel Information ==

Directions to Oxford can be found [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/How_to_get_to_Oxford_occw.htm here]. It is within easy reach of [http://www.bhx.co.uk Birmingham Airport], [http://www.heathrowairport.com Heathrow Airport], [http://www.gatwickairport.com Gatwick Airport] and [http://www.southamptonairport.com Southampton International Airport]. Information on the best way to travel to Oxford can be found [http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/contact/travel.html here]. A map of St Anne’s College can be viewed [http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/about/how-to-find-us.html here]. Car Parking within Oxford is extremely limited and expensive. If you are coming by car it is recommended that you use the Pear Tree or Water Eaton [http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decTS/Park_and_Ride_occw.htm Park and Ride facilities].

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UK - [http://www.vmine.net/scienceinparliament/PSC%20Meeting%20Notice%20071210.pdf]

- 7 December, 2010

- London, UK

UK - [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/synbion/events Synbion Network Annual Meeting]

- 14 December, 2010

- London, UK

France - [http://www.genopole.fr/Home,4153.html International Conference on Synthetic Biology Bottom-up, Top-down and Cell-free approaches, Intellectual property Issues]

- 15 - 16 December, 2010

- Evry, France

UK - [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/systems-biology/events Enabling Systems Biology Conference]

- 11-14 April, 2011

- London, UK

Ireland - [http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=10755&copyownerid=12982 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)]

- 12 - 16 July, 2011

- Dublin, Ireland

UK - [http://www.biochemistry.org/MeetingNo/70HDN/view/Conference/ Harden Conference 2010 - Synthetic Biology: Design and Engineering through Understanding]

- 22-26 August, 2011 
- Keele University, UK

USA - Bio-bricks foundation - Synthetic Biology 5.0

- 15-19 June, 2011
- location to be confirmed

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== Introduction to RoSBNet ==
RoSBNet brings together people working in [[:Category:Synthetic Biology|'''Synthetic''']] and Systems Biology as well as Systems/Control Engineers, electrical, chemical, computer engineers, Physicists and Mathematicians to address the theoretical and practical challenges of designing new robust biological networks or modifying already existing ones, which have to function inside uncertain biological environments, all the way from parts to whole systems. The network will focus on the Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues that are raised by advances in Synthetic Biology, aiming to create a fruitful discussion on how such concerns can be balanced by the potential usefulness of the many applications, such as environmental cleanup, fuel generation and healthcare. The objective is to transfer knowledge and develop a fruitful discussion and cross-fertilization of ideas on ''modelling, analysis, design and construction of synthetic biological networks'' creating a mobility and communication between control/electrical/computer engineering, biology, mathematics and the social sciences as well as with Industry. The goal is to create a cohesive community that can respond effectively to research challenges, funding opportunities and international activities. 

Synthetic Biology is a new research field which aims in designing new or modifying existing biological pathways in order to produce systems with superior or different properties, usually for a novel application. In the related field of systems biology, it is recognized that it is impossible to infer the biological network behaviour by just listing its components but rather the whole feedback mechanism linking them needs to be considered; the same is true in every Synthetic Biology design. However, these designs need to be implemented inside a cellular environment and a major challenge that synthetic biology has to face is that the effect of the interactions of the new pathways with the cellular environment need to be taken into account during the design or redesign process. This is unlike any other engineering design procedure, such as electrical circuit or computer engineering design, where the behaviour of simple parts (e.g., resistors), of more complicated components (e.g., transistors) or even of whole systems (e.g., complete circuits) can be predicted (and eventually measured and verified) efficiently after implementation. This unique feature to Synthetic Biology design poses new challenges to engineering and mathematics. At the same time, many engineering disciplines, such as control and computer engineering, have for years been dealing with the analysis and design of complex systems that have to operate robustly in uncertain environments and therefore have a lot to contribute towards constructing biological modules, whether these are parts, pathways, artificial cells or cultures/tissues with performance guarantees within an uncertain environment. 

== Organisation of the Network ==
It is important to emphasise that the objectives of this network are difficult to achieve by individuals alone – instead, an integrated collaboration between members of the whole network would be required. RoSBNet creates these necessary collaborative links. The activities aim to benefit not only the network as a whole, but also the individuals who will widen their research outreach through the network interactions. 

The figure below shows the topics that will be investigated in the following three years. The challenge is to exchange views and expertise on how to construct robust biological networks at different organisational scales. From the '''Biology''' side, in the first year we will look at the gene regulatory network level, in the second year at signal transduction/metabolic/protein-protein interaction pathways and in the third year at how whole cells can be constructed. At the same time, every year we will be looking at paradigms from '''Electrical and Computer engineering''' that are directly related to the biological scale – resistors/capacitors/inductors and small circuits (op-amps, transistors etc) in the first year, larger circuits in the second year and computer networks and protocols/modularity/architecture in the third year. In parallel to these there will be a '''control/mathematical''' direction which will discuss modelling for design at these different organizational levels. Two common themes for all three years will be measurement – i.e., how one can build devices that evaluate the performance of designs – and '''ELSI''', i.e., what are the ethical, legal, social, philosophical, economical and other issues that are raised by Synthetic Biology research. 

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UK - [http://www.vmine.net/scienceinparliament/PSC%20Meeting%20Notice%20071210.pdf]

- 7 December, 2010

- London, UK

UK - [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/synbion/events Synbion Network Annual Meeting]

- 14 December, 2010

- London, UK

France - [http://www.genopole.fr/Home,4153.html International Conference on Synthetic Biology Bottom-up, Top-down and Cell-free approaches, Intellectual property Issues]

- 15 - 16 December, 2010

- Evry, France

UK - [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/systems-biology/events Enabling Systems Biology Conference]

- 11-14 April, 2011

- London, UK

Ireland - [http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=10755&copyownerid=12982 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)]

- 12 - 16 July, 2011

- Dublin, Ireland

UK - [http://www.biochemistry.org/MeetingNo/70HDN/view/Conference/ Harden Conference 2010 - Synthetic Biology: Design and Engineering through Understanding]

- 22-26 August, 2011 
- Keele University, UK

USA - Bio-bricks foundation - Synthetic Biology 5.0

- 15-19 June, 2011
- location to be confirmed

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== Introduction to RoSBNet ==
RoSBNet brings together people working in [[:Category:Synthetic Biology|'''Synthetic''']] and Systems Biology as well as Systems/Control Engineers, electrical, chemical, computer engineers, Physicists and Mathematicians to address the theoretical and practical challenges of designing new robust biological networks or modifying already existing ones, which have to function inside uncertain biological environments, all the way from parts to whole systems. The network will focus on the Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues that are raised by advances in Synthetic Biology, aiming to create a fruitful discussion on how such concerns can be balanced by the potential usefulness of the many applications, such as environmental cleanup, fuel generation and healthcare. The objective is to transfer knowledge and develop a fruitful discussion and cross-fertilization of ideas on ''modelling, analysis, design and construction of synthetic biological networks'' creating a mobility and communication between control/electrical/computer engineering, biology, mathematics and the social sciences as well as with Industry. The goal is to create a cohesive community that can respond effectively to research challenges, funding opportunities and international activities. 

Synthetic Biology is a new research field which aims in designing new or modifying existing biological pathways in order to produce systems with superior or different properties, usually for a novel application. In the related field of systems biology, it is recognized that it is impossible to infer the biological network behaviour by just listing its components but rather the whole feedback mechanism linking them needs to be considered; the same is true in every Synthetic Biology design. However, these designs need to be implemented inside a cellular environment and a major challenge that synthetic biology has to face is that the effect of the interactions of the new pathways with the cellular environment need to be taken into account during the design or redesign process. This is unlike any other engineering design procedure, such as electrical circuit or computer engineering design, where the behaviour of simple parts (e.g., resistors), of more complicated components (e.g., transistors) or even of whole systems (e.g., complete circuits) can be predicted (and eventually measured and verified) efficiently after implementation. This unique feature to Synthetic Biology design poses new challenges to engineering and mathematics. At the same time, many engineering disciplines, such as control and computer engineering, have for years been dealing with the analysis and design of complex systems that have to operate robustly in uncertain environments and therefore have a lot to contribute towards constructing biological modules, whether these are parts, pathways, artificial cells or cultures/tissues with performance guarantees within an uncertain environment. 

== Organisation of the Network ==
It is important to emphasise that the objectives of this network are difficult to achieve by individuals alone – instead, an integrated collaboration between members of the whole network would be required. RoSBNet creates these necessary collaborative links. The activities aim to benefit not only the network as a whole, but also the individuals who will widen their research outreach through the network interactions. 

The figure below shows the topics that will be investigated in the following three years. The challenge is to exchange views and expertise on how to construct robust biological networks at different organisational scales. From the '''Biology''' side, in the first year we will look at the gene regulatory network level, in the second year at signal transduction/metabolic/protein-protein interaction pathways and in the third year at how whole cells can be constructed. At the same time, every year we will be looking at paradigms from '''Electrical and Computer engineering''' that are directly related to the biological scale – resistors/capacitors/inductors and small circuits (op-amps, transistors etc) in the first year, larger circuits in the second year and computer networks and protocols/modularity/architecture in the third year. In parallel to these there will be a '''control/mathematical''' direction which will discuss modelling for design at these different organizational levels. Two common themes for all three years will be measurement – i.e., how one can build devices that evaluate the performance of designs – and '''ELSI''', i.e., what are the ethical, legal, social, philosophical, economical and other issues that are raised by Synthetic Biology research. 

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== RoSBNet will network in 3 ways: ==
# Via a series of [[Current events| yearly, multi-day, workshops]] with the next hosted on 12th-14th July 2010 in Oxford.
# Via this online [[Main Page|Wiki]]
# Via an email-based [mailto:rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk newsletter mailing list]. To self-subscribe please send a blank mail to: [mailto:rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk rosbnet-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk]
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