Role of Variability and Noise in Biological Decision-Making

EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Cellular Heterogeneity: Role of Variability and Noise in Biological Decision-Making. April 15 -18, 2015, EMBL Heidelberg (Germany).

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The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers with a shared interest in studying the origins and consequences of variability in biological systems, ranging from stochastic molecular fluctuations to emerging cell population-level phenomena. The symposium will highlight the important role that single-cell approaches, be it in studying the dynamics of a molecular system in tissue culture cells or developing organisms, in understanding cell fate decisions during stem cell differentiation, in interpreting results from large-scale perturbations, or in mapping the cellular heterogeneity underlying drug resistance in cancer.

Topics

Cell population phenomena
Noise, variability, and heterogeneity in development
Quantitative cell biology at the single-cell level
Single-cell technologies
Theoretical aspects/modelling
Disease

Deadlines

• 21 January 2015, Abstract submission
• 4 March 2015, Registration

Fellowships

Registration Fee Waivers and Travel Grants are available for young researchers for the EMBO I EMBL Symposia Series (see Links below).

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