International Workshop on Molecular Evolution in Biology
June 24, 2002
Chairperson: Dr. Chao Tang (汤超)
8:40 – 9:40 Dr. Willem Stemmer (Maxygen)
Molecular Breeding by DNA Shufling
9:40 – 10:40 Dr. Bailin Hao (郝柏林)（Institute of Theoretical Physics, CAS）
Molecular Phylogeny of Prokaryotes without Sequence alignment--a Comparison with the
Burgeg’s Manual
10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Dr. Christopher Voigt （Caltech）
Outrunning Nature: Optimizing the In Vitro Evolution of Proteins
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Chairperson: Dr. Bailin Hao（郝柏林）
13:30 – 14:30 Prof. Qi Ouyang (欧阳颀) (Center for Theoretical Biology, PKU)
In vitro evolution of Lac I operator
14:30 – 15:30 Dr. Chao Tang (汤超) (Center for Theoretical Biology, PKU & NEC Research Inst.)
Simulating in vitro DNA evolution
Chairperson: Prof. Qi Ouyang（欧阳颀）
15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break
15:50 – 16:50 Dr. Shumo Liu (刘树谋) (NEC Research Institute)
Generating Promoter in E.coli by Molecular Evolution
16:50 – 17:50 Prof. Terry Hwa (华泰立) (University of California, San Diego)
Model for in vitro DNA evolution
June 25, 2002
Chairperson: Prof. Leihan Tang（汤雷翰）
8:40 – 9:40 Dr. Antoine Danchin (HKU-Pasteur Research Centre)
Large Scale Gene Function Prediction in Genomes by the Analysis of Neighborhoods
9:40 – 10:40 Prof. Liaofu Luo (罗辽复) (University of Inner Mongolia)
The Evolution of Ribosome Sequence of the Genetic Code in Evolution
10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Prof. Hao Li (李浩) (University of California, San Francisco)
A Systematic Approach to Constructing the Regulatory Network of a Cell
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Chairperson: Prof. Feng Gai（盖峰）
13:30 – 14:30 Prof. Jeffery Saven (University of Pennsylvania)
Theory of Protein Sequence Ensembles: Functional Interpretation of Databasesand Combinatorial Protein Design
14:30 – 15:30 Prof. Hongya Gu (顾红雅) (College of Life Sciences, PKU)
Molecular Evolution of Bowman-Birk Trypsin Inhibitor Gene Family in Rice
June 26, 2002
Chairperson: Prof. Hao Li（李浩）
8:40 – 9:40 Dr.Yaping Zhang (张亚平)（Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS）
Evolution of genes by duplication
9:40 – 10:40 Dr. Wentian Li (李问天) (North Shore - LIJ Research Institute)
Statistical Property of Human Isochore Sequences
10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Prof. Yang Zhong (钟扬)（Fudan University）
Advances in Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Studies of Plants
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
Chairperson: Prof. Luhua Lai（来鲁华）
13:30 – 14:30 Prof. Feng Gai (盖峰) (University of Pennsylvania)
Helix-Coil Transition and Helix Interaction
14:30 – 15:30 Dr. Stephen Bryant (NCBI)
Comparison of Protein 3D Structures and Identification of Remote Homologs
15:30 – 15:40 Closing Remarks
