Systems Biology (354-0-1)

Instructors

Richard W Carthew
847/467-4891
Pancoe 3111

Meeting Info

Meets in Non-General PurposeRm: Mon, Wed, Fri 4:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Systems biology is not any single field in biology but rather, it is an approach to studying all of the life sciences. Systems biology is different from classical approaches such as reductionism, and it can tackle problems that cannot be solved by these other approaches. It uses quantitative measurement of individuals, whether organisms, cells, or molecules, and describes their collective behavior - how they act and function as groups or populations in living systems. It combines analysis of big data with simple mathematical modeling to capture the essence of collective behaviors. Systems biology is a gateway to synthetic biology, which engineers novel living systems based on collective behaviors. This course will focus on systems approaches to study important phenomena in molecular and cell biology, and developmental biology. Emphasis on modeling, analysis of big data, and interpretation of results will be given in the course.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisites: Students must have completed BIOL_SCI 201-0 and BIOL_SCI 202-0 to register for this course.

Teaching Method

One 50 min lecture per week; In-person office hour sessions, one per week; In-person discussion groups on research articles, two discussions per week.

Class Materials (Required)

Research papers assigned to read, two per week. Provided by instructor on Canvas.

Class Attributes

Natural Sciences Distro Area

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have completed BIOL_SCI 201-0 and BIOL_SCI 202-0 to register for this course.