Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• PLANNING GROUP FOR THE WORKSHOP ON PROGRESS AND PROMISE IN SYSTEMS MICROBIOLOGY
• BOARD ON LIFE SCIENCES
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Workshop Proceedings
  • MICROBIAL SYSTEMS: CASE STUDIES
  • EXPLORING MICROBIAL SYSTEMS
  • MODELING—THE TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS
  • TOOLS FOR SYSTEMS-MICROBIOLOGY STUDIES
  • LOOKING AHEAD—COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION
  • CONCLUDING REMARKS
• 3. Summary of Key Points
  • APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEMS APPROACH
  • MODELING
  • TOOLS
  • EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
• Appendix A Progress and Promise in Systems Microbiology
• Appendix B Participant Biographies

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this summary was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the group responsible for the planning of the workshop were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This material is based on work supported by the United States Department of Energy under Grant DE-FG-02-OOER62941. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Energy.