CCBS Annual Retreat 2019
The CCBS Annual Retreat will be held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City from Friday, March 29 through Sunday, March 31, 2019.
This will be our fourth visit to the Sheraton Universal, adjacent to Universal Studios and Universal CityWalk.
One of the most popular venues for all attendees, please mark your calendars NOW and plan to attend. We look forward to an exciting weekend of systems biology discussions and forging new collaborations.
Registration is OPEN and schedule information will be available soon. For additional information, please contact Karen Martin, kymartin@uci.edu.
Directed and Scaleable Evolution
In a study published November 8, 2018 in the journal Cell, CCBS associated researchers, Chang Liu and Arjun Ravikumar, reported that they have accelerated and simplified directed evolution by having live cells do most of the heavy lifting. By inserting a specially engineered DNA replication system into yeast, the scientists were able to coax selected genes to rapidly and stably mutate and evolve as the host yeast cells reproduced.
Interdisciplinary Case Study: Mathematicians and Biologists Found Order in Cellular Noise
Internet of Bodies
Former MCSB/CCBS graduate student, Mary Lee, a mathematician with biology training, has written an interesting op-ed entitled "The Internet of Bodies" published in Washington Post's World Post.
NIH Funded Short Courses
These courses, each supported by five-year grants from the NIH, will be held on the UCI campus, and are open to trainees and established researchers from around the U.S. and abroad. They both include lecture, small-group instruction, and laboratory components, as well as mentoring and networking opportunities.
The two courses will be held concurrently from Jan 21-Feb 8, 2019. Followed by the Regional Conference in Systems Biology on Saturday, Feb 9th, 2019.
"Systems Biology, A Foundation for Interdisciplinary Careers". This course covers multiple topics in systems biology and is targeted both toward individuals with backgrounds in the mathematical, computational or physical sciences as well as individuals with biological or biomedical backgrounds. The course emphasizes mentoring and skills development for dealing with the unique challenges of following an interdisciplinary career path.
Cancer Systems Biology", and is focused on exciting research topics at the intersection between Cancer Biology and Systems Biology. It is also open to individuals with diverse backgrounds at multiple career stages.
Application portal for both courses will open on October 8th, 2018.
Please click on the course titles to visit their websites and find out more!
$3.3 million NIH grant awarded for the study of scarless wound healing
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $3.3 million grant to UCI’s Qing Nie, Chancellor’s Professor of mathematics and developmental & cell biology; Maksim Plikus, associate professor of developmental & cell biology; and Xing Dai, professor of biological chemistry. They will blend cutting-edge, single-cell techniques with mathematical modeling to study wound healing. Read More...