Preliminary Program subject to change
TA009 In Silico Systems Biology III
OverviewA critical component of systems biology is the development of in silico approaches to understand systems of interest. For this session, papers discussing novel uses of in silico methods to understand biological systems, as well as the development of new technologies and algorithms for in silico systems analysis are welcome. Research including experimental work is particularly encouraged.
Primary SponsorTopical A: Systems Biology (TA)

Chair

Ranjan Srivastava
Assistant Professor
University of Connecticut
191 Auditorium Rd., Unit 3222
Storrs, CT 06269
Phone Number: (860) 486-2802
Fax Number: (860) 486-2959
Email: srivasta@engr.uconn.edu

CoChair

Jeffrey D. Varner
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone Number: 607-255-4258
Email: jdv27@cornell.edu

CoChair

Christina Chan
Associate Professor
Chemical Engineering and Material Science
Michigan State University
2527 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone Number: (517) 432-4530
Fax Number: (517) 432-1105
Email: krischan@egr.msu.edu

CoChair

Mariajose Castellanos
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle
Bldg. ECS Rm 314
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone Number: 410-455-8151
Fax Number: 410-455-1049
Email: mc233@cornell.edu
Modeling the ErbB Signaling Network in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells and Analysis of Ligand-Dependent Responses
Marc R. Birtwistle1, Mariko Hatakeyama2, Noriko Yumoto2, Jan B. Hoek3, Boris N. Kholodenko3 and Babatunde A. Ogunnaike1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy St., Newark, DE 19716, (2)Genomic Services Center, RIKEN, Yokohama City, Japan, (3)Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
Simulation of Non-Specific Protein-Mrna Interactions in the Eif4f Translation Initiation Factor Complex
James Magee, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom and Jim Warwicker, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, United Kingdom
A General Model for Ultrasensitivity Arising from Single Protein Multisite Modifications
Xiaoxia (Nina) Lin1, Yuan Gao1, Yaoyun Shi2 and George M. Church1, (1)Harvard Molecular Technology Group & Lipper Center for Computational Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 77 Ave. Louis Pasteur, NRB-238, Boston, MA 02115, (2)Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Spatial Organization of Egf Receptors and Its Implications for Signaling
Kapil Mayawala, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, Dionisios G. Vlachos, University of Delaware, Department of Chemical Engineering, 150 Academy St., 325 Colubrn Lab, Newark, DE 19716 and Jeremy S. Edwards, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
Break
How T Cells Hunt for Antigen in Lymphoid Tissue
Bo Jin1, Alan S. Perelson2 and Arup K. Chakraborty1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
From Ligand Binding to Transcription Activation: Insilico Simulation of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Induced Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activation Using Ibrena Software Package
Gang Liu, SUNY at Buffalo, 303 Furnas Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 and Sriram Neelamegham, Chemical and Biological Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, 303 Furnas Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260
Antigen Quality Regulates Signaling and Degradation in the Immunological Synapse
Jayajit Das1, Saso Cemerski2, Jason W. Locasale3, Phoebe Arnold2, Daved Fremont2, Paul Allen2, Andrey S. Shaw4 and Arup K. Chakraborty5, (1)Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E19-238, 70 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Department of Pathology, Washington University School of University, St Louis, MO 63110, (3)Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Techonology, 50 Ames St, E19-534, Cambridge, MA 02139, (4)Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Box 8118, St Louis, MO 63110, (5)Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139

Topical A: Systems Biology