Discover the main theories and principles of systems biology;
Become familiar with the different tools and methods used in systems biology for data interpretation and hypothesis formulation in biological science;
Gain practical experience in designing models to better understand biological problems, interactions between different entities in living systems and the environment;
Acquire skills in data analysis.
Content
Theory and principles of systems biology
Basic training in methods and tools
Hands-on sessions on biological problems
Audience
Doctoral students, researchers, and engineers in academia and industry.
This masterclass does not require any specific preparation or prerequisites.
Program
Time
Event
9:30
Welcome and Coffee
9:45
Introduction and Overview Presentation of the aim and structure of the course, expectations, and backgrounds of the participants.
10:00
Lecture: Introduction to Systems Biology Motivation, theories, review of practices.
11:00
Break
11:30
Workshop: Functional Enrichment Analysis Introduction to over-representation analysis (ORA) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Practice on transcriptomics data.
13:00
Lunch on Your Own
14:00
Hands-On: Biological Databases Familiarize yourself with databases.
15:15
Break
15:45
Hands-On: Integrative Modeling Introduction to the basics of integrative systems biology.
17:00
End of the Day
About
Instructor: Karine Audouze, Professor of systems biology and bioinformatics at Université Paris Cité in France.
She is working at the Inserm Unit 1124, where she founded the SysTox group in 2018 that aims at developing advanced computational tools and models with a focus on toxicology to have a better understanding of the effect of the exposome on human health.