MaCSBio Science Day 2016
The MaCSBio Science Day 2016 was organized on 17 May 2016 at Maastricht University. This was the fist time that MaCSBio officially presented their research to the world and gave everyone a tour of the brand new department.
MaCSBio Science Day 2016
The day was kicked off by Dean of Sciences: Thomas Kleij with a passionate speech about development of sciences. After Prof. Kleij, scientific director of MaCSBio: Ilja Arts took the stage to give an introductory talk about MaCSBio and about one of the research lines: Systems Medicine of Chronic Diseases. The other research line: Computational and Systems Neuroscience was then presented by Prof. Elia Formisano. After the introduction of the MaCSBio-researchlines, the Director of Education: Bert Smeets spoke about the Systems Biology Master's Programme at Maastricht University.
After a well deserved coffeebreak the stage was occupied by the invited speakers, starting with Prof. Steve Russell and followed by Prof. Wim Vanduffel. After their engaging presentations everybody was invited to the Universiteitssingel 60 for lunch and an informal sneak-peak of the MaCSBio department. This relaxed moment was also used by MaCSBio researchers to present their research through a guided poster session, which was very enthousiasticaly received by the guests.
When lunch was over and the poster session ended, everybody headed back to the Groene Zaal at Universiteitssingel 50, where the the faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences is housed. The MaCSBio Science Day continued with the next speaker: Prof. Stefan Schuster and a lecture about Metabolic pathway analysis and a model of the Warburg effect. Then it was time for Prof. Roel van Driel with his presentation: Society should profit faster and better from modern life sciences: how to deal with very complex systems.
The official part of the MaCSBio Science Day 2016 came to end after some very kind words about MaCSBio by the president of Maastricht University: Prof. Martin Paul. And over drinks at the MaCSBio department the first MaCSBio Science Day came to an end.
Speakers
Impression
Dean of Sciences Thomas Cleij had the honour of officially opening the Science Day and spoke about the educational and research development of sciences.
Prof. Ilja Arts gave a brief introduction of MaCSBio and gave a presentation about the research line: Systems medicine of chronic diseases
Prof. Elia Formisano spoke about the MaCSBio research line: Computational and systems neuroscience
Programme Director of the Systems Biology-Master Bert Smeets during his presentation on the Master programme.
Coffee break...also very important
Prof. Steve Russell with his presentation on Genomics of Sox transcription factor specificity and redundancy
Prof. Wim Vanduffel gave a lecture: Ventral midbrain as driver for cortical plasticity
Prof. Stefan Schuster spoke about Metabolic pathway analysis and a model of the Warburg Effect
Prof. Roel van Driel's lecture: Society should profit faster and better from modern sciences: how to deal with very complex systems
A nice view of the attending guest of the MaCSBio Science Day
President of Maastricht University Martin Paul closed the lectures of the science day with some very kind words.
The day ended informally over drinks at our department at Universiteitssingel 60
17 May 2016 was the birth of the first annual MaCSBio Science Day. This event was brought to life by MaCSBio to show people around our brand new department and present our current and future research.
Programme
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | Registration | |
| 10:00 | Opening and Welcome Development Sciences: Research and Education |
Prof. Thomas Cleij |
| 10:15 | Introduction MaCSBio | Prof. Ilja Arts |
| 10:25 | Systems medicine of chronic diseases | Prof. Ilja Arts |
| 10:45 | Computational and systems neuroscience | Prof. Elia Formisano |
| 11:05 | Master Systems Biology | Prof. Bert Smeets |
| 11:25 | Coffee break | |
| 11:40 | Genomics of Sox transcription factor specificity and redundancy | Prof. Steve Russell |
| 12:20 | Ventral midbrain as driver for cortical plasticity | Prof. Wim Vanduffel |
| 13:00 | Walking lunch with guided poster session | |
| 15:00 | Metabolic pathway analysis and a model of the Warburg Effect | Prof. Stefan Schuster |
| 15:40 | Society should profit faster and better from modern life sciences: how to deal with very complex systems | Prof. Roel van Driel |
| 16:20 | Closing | Prof. Martin Paul |
| 16:30 | Drinks | |
| 19:00 | End |
