Understanding the molecular basis of complex biological processes requires both new experimental and conceptual approaches. Advancement of quantitative methods facilitates the comprehensive dissection of regulatory components that control decisions in mammalian cells. However, new computational, mathematical, engineering, and physical approaches are required to integrate such wealth of experimental information and develop mathematical models to reveal the design principles of biological systems and predict their behaviour in a patho-physiological context.

SBMC 2010 will present cutting-edge experimental, theoretical and computational approaches to unravel the design principles underlying a wide range of regulatory processes in mammalian cells, including metabolic pathways, genetic and signalling networks, and disease promoting mechanisms. SBMC 2010 spans the range from basic to biomedical research and towards industrial applications.