Main description:

The International Society for Systems Biology (ISSB) is a society aimed at advancing world-wide systems biology research by providing a forum for scientific discussions and various academic services. The ISSB helps coordinate researchers to form alliances for meeting the unique needs of multidisciplinary and international systems biology research. The annual International Conference on Systems Biology (ICSB) serves as the main meeting for the society and is one of the largest academic and commercial gatherings under the broad heading of 'Systems Biology'.

Contents:

Preface.- Part 1: Multiscale biological networks: identification, modeling and analysis.- Part 2: Cellular decision making: adaptation, differentiation and death.- Part 3: Spatial and temporal dymensions of intracellular dynamics.- Part 4: Computational tools: algorithms and theoretical methods for systems biology.- Part 5: Applications of systems biology in medicine, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.- Index.