Systems Biology of Human Disease

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: BIOLOGY 172. Enforced Prerequisite: (BIOMEDE 221 and BIOMEDE 418) or graduate standing. Minimum grade requirement of “C-” for enforced prerequisite . (3 credits) An introduction of skills and concepts necessary for the application of systems-biology approaches to human diseases. Emphasis placed on developing a recipe for maintenance of homeostasis for normal function of various organs. Students analyze complex disease states using engineering principles and use engineering concepts to arrive at disease solutions. After the completion of the course, each student is able to develop a research outline that could form the core of a systems-based engineering solution for a particular human disease.