Introduction to Systems and Synthetic Biology

4.0 credits

This course is a technical introduction to the computational and quantitative skills needed to design, analyze and predict the behavior of complex biological systems. The two primary focuses are (1) the design and construction of gene circuit interactions and (2) constructing and interrogating mathematical models for these interactions. Models types include chemical reaction networks, biochemical kinetics, signal transduction pathways and gene regulatory networks. These skills will be studied as applied to systems and synthetic biology and as a part of the broader field of chemical engineering. Undergrads allowed with permission.