International interdisciplinary meeting organized at the occasion of the
175th anniversary of the University
of Namur, Belgium December 18 - 21, 2006
TOPIC
Biological research has modified profoundly the way we perceive Nature. Not only do we know a great deal about the general process of evolution that led to the present complex living forms but, given the fascinating progress of genetics, we also have increasingly clearer ideas on the molecular mechanisms underlying the history of Life. In addition, for the very first time in the history of Humanity, mankind activities have a profound impact on Nature and it seems already feasible - or it could be in the near future - to reorient the history of Life.
An interdisciplinary meeting organized around scientists from diverse horizons (Biology, Computer Science and Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Cosmology) will be held in Namur (Wallonia, Belgium) on December 18-21, 2006 to discuss the two interrelated aspects of evolving Life and Life evolving or "ELLE". The speakers are invited to present and discuss through technical as well as conceptual tracks the latest advances and issues in the field of natural and artificial synthesis of Life, as well as its natural evolution.
ELLE will be hosted in Namur, a small and beautiful town at the junction of the rivers Meuse and Sambre, and at the heart of Wallonia, a Belgian region renown for its tradition of great hospitality and marvelous gastronomy.
Bernard Dujon
Institut Pasteur and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France Drew Endy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA Louis-Marie Houdebine
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en Josas, France
Cynthia Kenyon University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), CA, USA
Hiroaki Kitano
Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., The Systems Biology Institute, and Department of Cancer Systems Biology, The Cancer Institute, Tokyo, Japan Hod Lipson
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Jacques Livage Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Christophe Ringeval
Imperial College, London, UK Nadia Rosenthal
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Monterotondo, Italy Luis Serrano
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
Jay Siegel University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Marc Van Montagu Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Ghent, Belgium Marc Vidal Center for Cancer Systems Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Herbert Waldmann Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Thierry Boon Hubert Chantrenne Désiré Collen Georges V. Coyne Christian de Duve Jean Dercourt Léo Houziaux Lise Thiry René Thomas Marc Van Montagu
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Arsène Burny André Goffeau Joseph Martial Jacques Pasteels Jacques Reisse Marc Vidal
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