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SUMMARY:Systems Biology: from models (and model organisms) to medicines - 
 Professor Steve Oliver\, Centre for Systems Biology
DTSTART:20081001T094500Z
DTEND:20081001T101500Z
UID:TALK12819@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Duncan Simpson
DESCRIPTION:Systems Biology aims at an integrative view of biological proc
 esses. To achieve such a view\, comprehensive data sets are required conce
 rning the levels of macromolecules and metabolites within cells and tissue
 s\, together with information about the dynamic interactions between the d
 ifferent classes of molecules. Integration is achieved by building compute
 r models of the systems studied such that predictions of systems behaviour
  may be made and tested by further experiments in the laboratory. At prese
 nt\, all of this is most readily achieved using model organisms and the Ca
 mbridge Systems Biology Centre (CSBC) concentrates on two such organisms 
 – the fruit fly and yeast. These model organisms have real\, and immedia
 te\, relevance to how we can discover new medicines and drug targets\, del
 iver drugs to their targets\, minimise side-effects\, and optimise the pro
 duction of pharmaceuticals. The talk will illustrate the exploitation of s
 ystems biology approaches with examples from the work of CSBC
LOCATION:MR2\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences\, Wilberforce Road\, Cambr
 idge
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