Respecting Complexity: New Methods and Concepts for a More Robust Synthetic Biology

AGENDA

Thursday 13 December

09:15   Arrival, coffee and tea

Session 1 - Chair: Sabina Leonelli (University of Exeter)                                    

09:30   Introduction - John Dupré and Ken Haynes (University of Exeter)

10:00   Engineering, design and evolution in synthetic biology - Jane Calvert (University of Edinburgh)

10:30   Modelling evolving systems - Michael Morange (Centre Cavaillès, Ecole normale supérieure, Paris)

11:00   Break for coffee/ tea

11:30   An entirely in vitro approach for the rapid prototyping of DNA regulatory elements - Paul Freemont (Imperial College London)

12:00   Yeast Feedback Control Systems - Declan Bates (University of Exeter)

12:30   Steve Oliver (University of Cambridge)

13:00   Lunch

Session 2 - Chair: Ken Haynes (University of Exeter)

14:00   A Biomimetic Architectonic for Synthetic Metabolism - Alistair Elfick (University of Edinburgh)

14:30  Brenda Andrews (University of Toronto)

15.00  Orkun Soyer (University of Exeter)

15:30   Break for afternoon tea

Session 3 - Chair: John Dupré

16:00   A Biomimetic Architectonic for Synthetic Metabolism - Ulrich Krohs (University of Hamburg)

16:30   Rachel Ankeny (The University of Adelaide) and Sabina Leonelli (University of Exeter)

17:00   Fast-track synthetic biology -  Gabriele Gramelsberger (The University of Berlin)  

17:30   Understanding and managing the emergent properties of complex synthetic biology mechanisms - Mark Bedau (Reed College USA)

19:00 Conference Dinner

Friday 14 December

09:00   Ideas wall and discussion of key themes: each participant produces one key statement of concern to add to the wall.                                                                            

10:30   Break for coffee/tea

11:00   Discussion session: debate central themes

13:00   Lunch and informal discussion