THE FOURTH ANNUAL WINTER Q-BIO MEETING
Quantitative Biology on the Hawaiian Islands
February 15-18, 2016
http://w-qbio.org/

The Winter q-bio meeting brings together scientists and engineers who are interested in all areas of q-bio. Technology is driving revolutionary changes in biology. Systems Biology has arisen as the deduction of interaction networks from -omics data generated in the wake of remarkable technological achievements. Likewise, DNA synthesis technologies are driving the development of Synthetic Biology, whereby engineered circuitry and even entire genomes can be reconstituted from chemical building blocks. These two emerging areas have catalyzed the growth of Quantitative Biology, whereby the central goal is the deduction of quantitative principles that can be used to construct predictive models for biological phenomena.

The venue for 2016 is the Sheraton Waikiki, which is located in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. The resort is known for its breathtaking oceanfront views, a first-of-its-kind recently opened "Superpool" and many award-winning dining venues.

This year we will select contributed talks from the submitted abstracts to be presented with the invited talks during the plenary sessions.  Contributed talks will also be selected for parallel breakout sessions that commence in the late afternoon.

2016 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Nathalie Balaban — Hebrew University
Karen Carniol — Cell
Hana El-Samad — UCSF
James Ferrell — Stanford
Justin Gallivan — DARPA
Susan Golden — UCSD
Jeff Hasty — UCSD
Evonne Kaplan-Liss — Stony Brook
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz — NIH
X. Shirley Liu — Harvard
Katie Pollard — UCSF
Bryan Ray — Science
Jonathan Weissman — UCSF
Lingchong You — Duke

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Jeff Hasty, University of California, San Diego
Galit Lahav, Harvard University
Wendell Lim, University of California, San Francisco
Gurol Suel, University of California, San Diego
Olga Troyanskaya, Princeton & Simons Center for Data Analysis
Lev Tsimring, University of California, San Diego

***REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! ***
Registration fee covers conference venue, registration reception, banquet, coffee & snacks.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ($700 / $475 Student) DEADLINE: Sunday, December 20, 2015
REGULAR REGISTRATION ($800 / $575 Student) DEADLINE: Sunday, January 31, 2016
LATE REGISTRATION ($875 / $650 Student) After Sunday, January 31, 2016

REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT: http://w-qbio.org/

HOTEL: A block of rooms has been reserved for registered conference participants at the Sheraton Waikiki at a negotiated rate starting at $229 per night plus tax.

We have also reserved a block of rooms at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani (just one block east and across the street from the Sheraton Waikiki) at a negotiated rate starting at $160 per night plus tax.

The rooms will be available soon on a first-come, first-served basis, so book early!

CONTRIBUTED TALKS: If you wish to present your work at the conference, either as an oral talk or a poster, you must submit an abstract through the conference website by the November 10^th deadline. Abstract guidelines and submission information at: http://www.w-qbio.org/submit-abstract/

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Abstract guidelines and submission information at: http://www.w-qbio.org/submit-abstract/

We encourage you to forward this message to any colleagues who may be interested in taking part in this exciting event.

Questions should be emailed to: coordinator@w-qbio.org

SPONSORED BY:

ACS Synthetic Biology
UC San Diego BioCircuits Institute and the San Diego Center for Systems Biology
UC San Diego Divisions of Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, q-bio, and Engineering