International Synthetic & Systems Biology Spring School

Recent advances in DNA synthesis have increased our ability to build biological systems. Synthetic Biology aims at streamlining the design and synthesis of robust and predictable biological systems using engineering design principles. Designing biological systems requires a deep understanding of how genes and proteins are organized and interact in living cells: Systems Biology aims at elucidating the cellular organization at gene, protein and network level using computational and biochemical methods.

The Synthetic and Systems Biology Spring School (SSBSS) is a full-immersion five-day residential spring school at the Scuola Normale Superiore – Pisa, Tuscany, Italy on cutting-edge advances in systems and synthetic biology with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The school provides a stimulating environment for students (from Master students to PhD students), Post-Docs, early career researches, academics and industry leaders. Participants will also have the chance to present their results, and to interact with their peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.

Given the rapidity with which this field moves, it is challenging for both newcomers and experts alike to stay updated with all of the latest advances. The goal of this spring school and workshop is to bring together scientists from academia and industry with diverse but relevant expertise in a setting conducive to discussion of new results and potential collaborative efforts. Invited talks will cover a wide range of topics ranging from fundamental basic science through to applications. Attendees of this workshop will have the opportunity to hear about the latest findings in this fast-paced field and to establish collaborations with scientists who have complementary expertise.

The Spring School will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students and the Master Students attending the spring school; during the spring school the students will tackle homeworks/projects.

Topics

Sessions integrate the recent achievements made in the fields of synthetic biology, systems biology, control engineering for synthetic biology, biochemical engineering, synthetic enzyme, evolutionary engineering, integrated omics, tools and methods, and emerging techniques, healthcare, biofuels, chemicals and materials, biologics, microbial and mammalian systems, and other disciplines and applications.

Call for Abstract/Poster submissions should be related to the following areas of synthetic biology, systems biology, genome and genetic engineering:

• Computational Synthetic Biology
• Genetic Engineering
• Metabolic Engineering
• Reading and Writing Genomes
• Synthetic Genomes
• Synthetic Circuits and Cells
• Artificial Tissues and Organs
• Genomically Recoded Organisms
• Genome Design
• Pathway Design
• Biological Design Automation and Biological CAD
• Computational Systems Biology
• Genome Engineering
• Cellular Systems Biology
• Experimental Synthetic Biology
• Computational Synthetic Biology
• Stochastic Gene Regulation
• Gene Signaling
• Quantitative Molecular Biology
• High-throughput Techniques
• Biological Engineering
• Industrial Synthetic and Systems Biology