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SUMMARY:Modelling Biochemical Pathways with Stochastic Process Algebra - J
 ane Hillston\, University of Edinburgh
DTSTART:20070509T131500Z
DTEND:20070509T141500Z
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CONTACT:Timothy G. Griffin
DESCRIPTION:Systems biology has recently emerged as an exciting new topic\
 nin biological research.  In contrast with traditional reductionist\nviews
  of biological entities\, systems biology aims to develop a\nfunctional un
 derstanding of how biological entities work together and\nform the process
 es that govern life.  Modelling plays a fundamental\nrole in this endeavou
 r and in this talk I will explain some of the\nbenefits of using formalism
 s inspired by earlier work in theoretical\ncomputer science for this model
 ling.  In particular I will focus on\nstochastic process algebra\, which w
 as originally developed for\nperformance modelling of computer and communi
 cation systems.  I will\noutline some of the successes\, but also some of 
 the challenges of\nusing stochastic process algebras in this new applicati
 on area.\n\nWhile the talk will be illustrated with a number of examples\,
  no\nsignificant biological knowledge will be assumed.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory
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