Synthetic Biological Systems

A multidisciplinary course that combines science and engineering providing a solid foundation in a cutting edge field of biological engineering. Synthetic biology is a mixture of biology, chemistry, engineering, genetic engineering and biophysics. It builds on recent work in systems biology which involves the modeling of biological systems, but goes further in that it involves the construction and standardization of biological parts, that fit together to form more complex systems. Expected: at least four courses beyond BIOL 0200 , CHEM 0330 , PHYS 0300, ENGN 0300, MATH 0900, or CSCI 0040 .