printer friendly pageBIOE 42: Physical Biology of Cells
Principles of transport, continuum mechanics, and fluids, with applications to cell biology. Topics include random walks, diffusion, Langevin dynamics, transport theory, low Reynolds number flow, and beam theory, with applications including quantitative models of protein trafficking in the cell, mechanics of the cell cytoskeleton, the effects of molecular noise in development, the electromagnetics of nerve impulses, and an introduction to cardiovascular fluid flow. Prerequisites:
MATH 41, 42;
CHEM 31A, B (or 31X); strongly recommended:
CS 106A,
PHYSICS 41,
CME 100 or
MATH 51, and
CME 106; or instructor approval. 4 units, Spr (Huang, K)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Huang, K. (PI)
BIOE 244: Advanced Frameworks and Approaches for Engineering Integrated Genetic Systems
Concepts and techniques for the design and implementation of engineered genetic systems. Topics covered include the quantitative exploration of tools that support (a) molecular component engineering, (b) abstraction and composition of functional genetic devices, (c) use of control and dynamical systems theory in device and systems design, (d) treatment of molecular "noise", (e) integration of DNA-encoded programs within cellular chassis, (f) designing for evolution, and (g) the use of standards in measurement, genetic layout architecture, and data exchange. Prerequisites:
CME104,
CME106,
CHEM 33,
BIO41,
BIO42,
BIOE41,
BIOE42, and
BIOE44 (or equivalents), or permission of the instructors.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
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