For more information about the conference please visit http://www.ccs2015.org/​. Limited travel support is ​available. 

 

WHAT COMPLEX SYSTEMS THEORY OFFERS TO EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE

 

Applications of evolutionary biology in medicine are growing fast but are only now incorporating advances in the analysis of complex systems. The range of applications is wide. Gene networks are characterized by complexity vastly different from that of designed systems, resulting in both robustness and special vulnerability. Complex networks of positive and negative feedback loops regulate genomic, cellular and physiological systems whose disruption results in disease that can manifest at all these levels. Therapeutic interventions can disrupt these networks in ways that can be useful, but that can also result in additional risks that require understanding in complex systems terms. Within the broader context of medicine, systems of medical care organization evolve and grow as well, creating sudden transitions that can undermine the quality of patient care.  We anticipate that the call for abstracts for this symposium should bring proposals from many scientists working on related problems who will, in the course of this symposium, create new connection and collaborations.  The talks by those scientists will be integrated with talks by the organizers​.

 

Abstracts are welcome on all topics at the interface of evolution, medicine, and complexity, but we especially seek contributions on topics related to regulation of gene expression, cellular functions, and physiological systems. 

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Organizers
Randolph Nesse, Arizona State University
Ken Buetow, Arizona State University
Manfred Laubichler, Arizona State University and The Santa Fe Institute
Sander Van Der Leeuw, Arizona State University and The Santa Fe Institute

 

Confirmed Presenters​
Athena Aktipis, Arizona State University
Ken Buetow, Arizona State University
Manfred Laubichler, Arizona State University and The Santa Fe Institute
Melanie Mitchell, Portland State University and The Santa Fe Institute
Randolph Nesse, Arizona State University
Sander Van Der Leeuw, Arizona State University and The Santa Fe Institute

 

Limited travel and lodging support is available from the​ Arizona State University Center for Evolution and Medicine

Please send your abstract ​by June 5th ​to​ nesse@asu.edu and submit it online at​ http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ccs15.

 

​Decisions ​on abstracts and travel funding ​will be announced in June, 2015.

For questions and queries, please contact Randolph Nesse nesse@asu.edu

 

 

Randolph M. Nesse, MD​

http://randolphnesse.com​

The ASU Center for Evolution & Medicine​

The International Society for Evolution, Medicine & Public Health​