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It is my pleasure to invite you to the AFOSR/NCI/DARPA Strategic Workshop: Convergence of Physical Sciences for Biomedical Applications Meeting on 28 August 2014. This event will take place in the AFOSR Basic Research and Innovation Collaborative Center at 4075 Wilson Blvd, Suite 350, Arlington, VA 22203.
This multiagency workshop will bring together thought leaders in the convergence of physical sciences, engineering, applied mathematics, and biomedical fields. Our goal is to join these often disparate areas of science to better understand the physical and chemical forces that shape and govern the emergence and behavior of living and non-living systems at all levels.
Notable advances have been made in applying the physics of phase transitions, network dynamics, and advanced computational simulations in "non-living" systems such the complex world of financial markets or advanced materials. In contrast, a conceptual underlying framework in living systems (e.g., cancer metastasis or disease progression) from a physical science perspective of phase transition and network dynamics has been a challenge over the past few decades. While the complexity of cancer is much discussed, the ability of cancer cells to integrate simultaneously orthogonal (physical and biochemical) cues, in addition to the myriad of genetic alterations, to produce seemingly a few phenotypes indicates constraints and clustering into "attractor" states. Further understanding can be achieved by looking at other dynamic model systems in the context of these diverse fields. This face-to-face workshop will assess the next steps for developing and testing constructs that integrate the physics of phase transitions, network dynamics, and high-content data, and other computational approaches.
We are at an opportune juncture to discuss on-going efforts and, based on this workshop, focus our future activities towards those topics that will provide the most transformative impact. Ultimately our goal is to converge on new areas that can be further developed as potential key focal areas to pursue. We anticipate that the integration and leverage of these disciplines will create further opportunities for progress that will ultimately benefit end-users for the various agencies.
Agenda Not available at this time.
Registration Click here to register online.
Lodging Attendees are responsible for their own lodging. Local hotels within a two block radius include:
Residence Inn Arlington Ballston (click here to obtain the special AFOSR rate) Hilton Arlington Westin Arlington Gateway Holiday Inn Arlington
Parking * Limited parking is available in the building for $12.00 per day (Cash, Discover, Master Card and Visa) * Additional parking is available at the Ballston Common Mall
Directions Click here to view driving directions.
Local Area Dining Click here for information and map.
Contact:
Dr. Sofi Bin-Salamon Air Force Office of Scientific Research/ION Phone: 703-696-8411 Email: sofi.bin-salamon@us.af.mil