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ME 295 - Systems and Synthetic Biology
     
  Instructor(s):
Mary Dunlop
 
  Description:
The course will focus on applying engineering tools to the study of molecular biology to (a) analyze complex gene regulatory networks and (b) design novel gene circuits using principles from electrical circuits and mechanical design. We will discuss mathematical modeling techniques, molecular biology methods, and recent literature in the fields of systems and synthetic biology.
 
  Prerequisites:
differential equations
linear algebra
programming (class assignments will use Matlab)
 
  Methodologies:
Distributed control, Multi-scale modeling, Network/graph science, Nonlinear dynamic differential equations, Statistical modeling
 
  Domains:
Biological Systems:, Within organisms (e.g., molecular, physiological, etc.)
 
  Frequency: Not sure
  Credits: 3
 
 
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