Synthetic Biology symposium to be held March 19

January 14, 2008

By hammersmith

Save The Date! The University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute and Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute Present: Synthetic Biology Symposium, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building, 1657 E. Helen Street, The University of Arizona, Tucson. Speakers include:

  • J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., The J. Craig Venter Institute, Life: The Next Generation
  • Jay Keasling, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Programming Novel Cellular Functions
  • Pamela Silver, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Systems Biology
  • Jack Szostak, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Elucidating Information Content of Biological Pathways
  • Gerry Epstein, Ph.D., Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, DC, Synthetic Genomics: Balancing Benefits and Risks

For more infromation, contact Christina Hahs, Administrative Associate, BIO5 University of Arizona, Phone: 520-626-4272, [email protected]