02.03.11
The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and Procter & Gamble have formed a collaborative partnership that will focus on research to characterize the systems biology of various skin conditions including skin aging.
The partnership will take advantage of the expertise at ISB in regulatory network inference and modeling, and the expertise of P&G in skin biology and dermatology to characterize and develop models of the global molecular changes that occur in skin under different conditions, P&G said in s statement released yesterday.
ISB is a non-profit research institute headquartered in Seattle. Founded by Leroy Hood, Alan Aderem and Ruedi Aebersold, it seeks to unravel the mysteries of human biology and identify strategies for predicting and preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS.
The focus on skin is of interest to both groups; skin care is a major consumer products area for P&G while ISB's interest is on skin disease, including skin cancers. Additionally, ISB's systems biology research is closely linked to organ specific approaches, with skin as a major human organ.
The partnership will also include work on the systems biology of respiratory rhinovirus infection. This collaboration is focused on fundamental research to explore basic biologic mechanisms, with the intention of uncovering important molecular processes involved in skin aging and rhinovirus infections.
"We are looking forward to working with the Institute for Systems Biology and see this relationship as highly strategic," said Al Maingot, vice president of R&D at P&G. "Along with supporting our skin care business, this collaboration will enhance our expanding core systems biology capabilities."
The partnership will take advantage of the expertise at ISB in regulatory network inference and modeling, and the expertise of P&G in skin biology and dermatology to characterize and develop models of the global molecular changes that occur in skin under different conditions, P&G said in s statement released yesterday.
ISB is a non-profit research institute headquartered in Seattle. Founded by Leroy Hood, Alan Aderem and Ruedi Aebersold, it seeks to unravel the mysteries of human biology and identify strategies for predicting and preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and AIDS.
The focus on skin is of interest to both groups; skin care is a major consumer products area for P&G while ISB's interest is on skin disease, including skin cancers. Additionally, ISB's systems biology research is closely linked to organ specific approaches, with skin as a major human organ.
The partnership will also include work on the systems biology of respiratory rhinovirus infection. This collaboration is focused on fundamental research to explore basic biologic mechanisms, with the intention of uncovering important molecular processes involved in skin aging and rhinovirus infections.
"We are looking forward to working with the Institute for Systems Biology and see this relationship as highly strategic," said Al Maingot, vice president of R&D at P&G. "Along with supporting our skin care business, this collaboration will enhance our expanding core systems biology capabilities."