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Foreword: from the TRANSCRIPTOME conferences to the SYSTEMOSCOPE international consortium
Charles Auffray1, Zhu Chen, Leroy Hood
1Genexpress, Functional Genomics and Systemic Biology for Health, CNRS FRE 2571, 7, rue Guy-Môquet, BP 8, 94801 Villejuif cedex, France. charles.auffray@vjf.cnrs.fr
Comptes Rendus Biologies
|January 28, 2004
Summary
This issue presents findings from TRANSCRIPTOME and IMAGE Consortium workshops, introducing the SYSTEMOSCOPE International Consortium. SYSTEMOSCOPE aims to advance the study of complex biological systems for human health.
Area of Science:
- Genomics and Systems Biology
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Translational Medicine
Background:
- Thematic issue compiles research from key conferences in functional genomics and systems biology.
- Covers TRANSCRIPTOME and IMAGE Consortium workshops, plus SYSTEMOSCOPE International Consortium meetings.
- Highlights the evolution of biological systems study from genomics to integrated approaches.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce the SYSTEMOSCOPE International Consortium.
- Outline its founding principles, mission, and working plan.
- Promote interdisciplinary research for human health by integrating diverse issues.
Main Methods:
- Review articles, original papers, and conference reports.
- Discussions from international workshops and consortium meetings.
- Focus on integrating scientific, medical, ethical, and economic perspectives.
Main Results:
- Establishment of the SYSTEMOSCOPE International Consortium.
- Definition of its policy for partnership and industrial development.
- Framework for studying biological system complexity.
Conclusions:
- SYSTEMOSCOPE is established to foster interdisciplinary projects for human health.
- The consortium integrates multiple facets of biological system complexity.
- Promotes collaborative efforts in scientific, medical, ethical, and economic domains.