2009 ASCC workshop on biomolecular feedback systems

Agenda

9:00a	Workshop goals and introduction
9:15a	Review of basic concepts in biology Central dogma Simple ODE models for biological processes
10:15a	Break
10:30a	Analysis techniques Use simple examples Repression effects on noise, response time Savageaumoics (repression versus activation)
11:30a	Examples from biology More complicated system(s), with as much as can be analyzed Eg, Chemotaxis, necessity of integral feedback
12:30p	Lunch
1:30p	Overview of biological circuit design Synthetic biology Molecular programming
2:15p	Robustness to uncertainty Simple examples, without too much implementation detail
3:00p	Design of dynamics
3:30p	break
3:45p	Modularity
4:30p	Implementation What can you actually do (limits of biomodularity, things that are easy to tune, etc) Examples of devices: switches, oscillators (with "experimental" details) - how to build things What can you measure (single cell microscopy, bulk measurements), inputs (IPTG, aTC, etc) iGEM presentation?
5:15p	Future challenges (discussion)
6:00p	Adjourn