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: Reserved for Biology Majors until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites and registered for any required corequisites.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed BIOL_SCI 201-0 and BIOL_SCI 202-0 to register for this course.
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