Spotlight on Science Meetings, Conferences and Events brings you information on the following: Gene Regulatory Networks for Development to be held on 10/08/17 - 10/21/17.

Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) are key to the genomic control of development in animals and plants. To study GRNs requires insights from various research fields, including systems biology, developmental and evolutionary biology, as well as functional genomics, and provides an integrative approach to fundamental research questions in biology. This course introduces the concepts of GRNs, and teaches experimental and computational methods used to study them, through highly interactive lectures, discussions, group projects, and practical tutorials. We will cover a broad range of topics, including transcriptional control systems, the structural organization of hierarchical networks, developmental functions of GRN circuit modules, GRN evolution, and computational modeling using BioTapestry as well as Boolean and quantitative mathematical approaches. Students will learn how to generate GRN models based on data extracted from the literature, and will generate computational models to analyze dynamic circuit behavior. We will present and discuss a broad range of experimental approaches and how they are effectively used for studying gene regulation and developmental GRNs. Examples of experimentally solved developmental GRNs from a variety of organisms, such as flies, sea urchins, frogs, chicken, and mice, will be explored. Students are encouraged to share their research projects in a poster session, and to discuss with course faculty how to apply the approaches taught in the course to their own research questions. The course is intended for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty.

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Spotlight on Science Meetings, Conferences and Events brings you information on the following: Frontiers in Stem Cells & Regeneration to be held on 10/08/17-10/14/17.

This one-day course provides clinicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants with state-of-the-art information on diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.  Invited speakers are experts from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Radiology, and Colorectal Surgery.  The course format offers didactic lectures, panel discussions and Q & A.  Active audience participation is strongly encouraged.

Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the multidisciplinary management of Crohn’s disease
• Recognize appropriate utility of MR and CT for IBD monitoring
• Contrast the differences in risks, benefits and recovery between endoscopic and surgical management of complications of disease
• Cite advantages of integrating radiologic and pathologic resources into the care of patients with ulcerative colitis
• Discuss the importance of patient centered biomedical discovery

Attendance at this Mayo Clinic course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be discussed or taught in this course. 

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