Caltech Synthetic Biology Journal Club

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SynBio @ Caltech We are a journal club at Caltech, getting graduate students together to discuss synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. Meetings First meeting 1/12/2011, 4pm, location TBA. Weekly Topics We'll start with a broad introduction to popular topics in synthetic biology, then figure out the logistics for future weeks - this will most likely involve rotating responsibility for presenting material each week. Week 1: Introduction to Synthetic Biology (Emzo and Joe) Week 2: Transcriptional Circuits (Emzo) Week 3: Oscillators & Dynamics (Emzo) Week 4: RNA Based Regulation (Joe) Week 5: Multiple Genes - Gene Network Engineering (Joe) Week 6: Multiple Cells - Quorum Sensing and Cell-Cell Communication (Joe) Other Join the listserv