Principles of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology

Enrollment Requirements: Undergraduate Prerequisite: CASCH 101 or CASCH 109 or CASCH 131; or LEAP Program students Introduction to the molecular, physical and computational principles of cell function in the context of cutting-edge applications in bioengineering and medicine. Biological concepts include: molecular building blocks, energetics, transport, metabolism, nucleic acids, gene expression and genetics. Applications include bioenergy, synthetic biology, the human-genome project, and gene circuit engineering. The objectives of the labs are to teach basic techniques and instrumentation in bioengineering, to collect and analyze data and to make sound conclusions. Labs emphasize the experimental, problem solving, and analytical skills required in biomedical engineering and research.