The 1998 Volen National Center for Complex Systems
Scientific Retreat
The Center for Complex Systems: New Directions

On March 5 and 6, 1998, the Volen National Center for Complex Systems held its annual scientific retreat. This year the retreat, titled "The Next Generation", highlighted the excellent work done by our postdoctoral fellows. On Thursday evening, the two keynote speakers who were former postdocs at Brandeis. Both have gone on to highly successful research and academic careers. On Friday, our six lecturers were all current postdoctoral fellows. All of them made terrific presentations, that highlighted the high caliber of people and research taking place within the Center.

Approximately 130 people attended this year’s retreat which was held at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The MBL facility includes lecture halls, function rooms, cafeteria-style dining, and overnight dorm room accommodations. Bringing the researchers (faculty, postdocs and students) together off-campus for a 24-hour retreat was again tremendously successful. The MBL provides a stimulating environment for interactions as well as a scenic site for walking and relaxing.

March 5, 1998

Keynote Speakers
Peter Reinhart, Ph.D.
Department of Neurobiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
"Ingredients for neuronal coincidence detection:
a calcium/protein kinase/ion channel soufflé"

Charalambos Kyriacou, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics
University of Leicester
United Kingdom
"Evolution and clock genes"

March 6, 1998

Jorge Golowasch, Ph.D.
Biology Department and
Center for Complex Systems
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
"Activity-dependent regulation of conductances and network properties"

Alan Bawden, Ph.D.
Computer Science Department and Center for Complex Systems
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
"Linear names: glue for network computing"

Joan Rutila, Ph.D.
Biology Department
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
"Genetic and behavioral analysis of a new rhythm mutant in flies"

Niraj Desai, Ph.D.
Biology Department
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
"Activity-dependent regulation of cortical activity"

Debra Titone, Ph.D.
Psychology Department and
Center for Complex Systems
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
"Contextual sensitivity in language comprehension"

Todd Holmes, Ph.D.
Biochemistry Department and Center for Complex Systems
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
"Reciprocal regulation phosphotyrosine and potassium channel signaling"

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