The aims of ISBENS 2013 is to create a friendly environment and lead to the establishment or strengthening of scientific collaborations and exchanges among attendees, and therefore, ISBENS 2013 solicits high-quality original research papers, including significant work-in-progress, on any aspect in relation to biological engineering and natural sciences.Research papers in the following research disciplines are greatly welcomed. However it should be noted that the research disciplines listed below should not be seen as exhaustive.Biological EngineeringBiochemistryBioinformatics & GenomicsBiophysicsBiotechnologyCancer BiologyCardiovascular BiologyCell & Developmental BiologyComputational BiologyEpigeneticsExperimental PathologyGeneticsImmunologyInfectious Diseases & BiodefenseMetabolismMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyMolecular PharmacologyNeurosciencePhysiologyStructural BiologyTranslational ScienceNatural SciencesAstrophysicsApplied Chemistry ChemistryGeneticsGeological SciencesHistory and Philosophy of ScienceMaterials Science MathematicsNeurosciencePathologyPharmacologyPhysical SciencesPhysicsPhysiology, Development and NeurosciencePlant SciencesPsychologySystems BiologyZoology