Introduction to Chemical, Physical, and Systems Biology

1-8 credits · Graduate School

An introduction to living systems, with strong emphasis on the logic of component interactions, in scales ranging from molecules to organisms. Basic properties of complex biological systems are covered, including robustness, adaptability and self-organization. Cell component parts surveyed include: Nucleic Acids, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Cytoskeleton, Secreted Factors, Transcription Factor Networks, Channels and Receptors. The Cell is presented as the principal context and actor for biology to happen, covering: Cell Identity, Epigenetics, Metabolism, Cell Growth Pathways, Stress Response Pathways, Tissue architecture, Organs, Immune System. State-of-the-art methods for computational and experimental analyses are addressed both throughout the lectures, and in specific topics including Drug Discovery, Imaging, Working with Big Data [1-8]