Biomolecular and Cellular Manipulation and Detection (Nanofluidics and Micro- and Nanotechnologies in Integrative Biology)

Synopsis We argue that the current environmental changes stressing the Earth’s biological systems urgently require study from an integrated perspective to reveal unexpected, cross-scale interactions, particularly between microbes and macroscale phenomena. Such interactions are the basis of a mechanistic understanding of the important connections between deforestation and emerging infectious disease, feedback between ecosystem disturbance and the gut microbiome, and the cross-scale effects of environmental pollutants. These kinds of questions can be answered with existing techniques and data, but a concerted effort is necessary to better coordinate studies and data sets from different disciplines to fully leverage their potential.

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From molecules to phenotypes? – The promise and limits of integrative biology

Basic and Applied Ecology ◽

10.1078/1439-1791-00161 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 297-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Massimo Pigliucci

Keyword(s):

Integrative Biology

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UnityMol: Interactive scientific visualization for integrative biology

2014 IEEE 4th Symposium on Large Data Analysis and Visualization (LDAV) ◽

10.1109/ldav.2014.7013213 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sebastien Doutreligne ◽

Tristan Cragnolini ◽

Samuela Pasquali ◽

Philippe Derreumaux ◽

Marc Baaden

Keyword(s):

Scientific Visualization ◽

Integrative Biology

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Micro- and Nanotechnologies in Integrative Biology

The Nanobiotechnology Handbook ◽

10.1201/b12935-25 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 487-497

Author(s):

Xulang Zhang

Keyword(s):

Integrative Biology

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First person – Julien Pernier

Journal of Cell Science ◽

10.1242/jcs.253930 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 133 (18) ◽

pp. jcs253930

Keyword(s):

Actin Filaments ◽

Binding Proteins ◽

Network Dynamics ◽

Early Career ◽

Actin Binding ◽

First Person ◽

Integrative Biology ◽

Actin Network ◽

Early Career Researchers ◽

Selection Of

ABSTRACTFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Julien Pernier is first author on ‘Myosin 1b flattens and prunes branched actin filaments’, published in JCS. Julien conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in Patricia Bassereau's lab at the Institut Curie, Paris, France. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Christophe Le Clainche at the Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, investigating the roles of actin-binding proteins in actin network dynamics and organization.

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Three short studies from field studies in marine biology and oceanography

SURG Journal ◽

10.21083/surg.v6i2.2208 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 78-92

Author(s):

Melanie Barry ◽

Shannon Ferraro ◽

Kaitlyn Wagner

Keyword(s):

New Brunswick ◽

Benthic Invertebrates ◽

Marine Mammals ◽

Marine Biology ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Field Studies ◽

Integrative Biology ◽

Research Projects ◽

Science Centre ◽

The University

ZOO*4300 (Marine Biology and Oceanography) is a senior-level field course offered by the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph. This two-week course is held at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrew’s New Brunswick, Canada. Students enrolled in the course study various aspects of the ecology, behaviour, physiology, biochemistry and genetics of marine organisms using a variety of oceanographic techniques. The course also includes group exercises to study various intertidal and sub-tidal environments as well as boat cruises to collect plankton, benthic invertebrates, marine fish, and to observe marine mammals. The course provides excellent opportunities for students to familiarize themselves with state-of-the-art techniques involved in various branches of marine biology and oceanography and conduct an individual research project. This feature highlights three individual research projects by University of Guelph students. More information about the field course in marine biology and oceanography is accessible at the following link: http://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/undergrad/fieldcourses_marine.shtml.

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