Brown Synthetic Biology

Bio193 Fall Course 2007: Synthetic Biological Systems

• This course is approved for the fall
• Meeting twice a week in the Fall semester
• Two lectures per topic, first will be an overview, second will be in depth, readings from primary literature
• Taught by interdisciplinary faculty
• Opportunity for individual or group practical projects in Spring 2008.
• Download course outline
• Join the Google group for announcements about this course.
• Open to juniors or seniors with relevant backgrounds in one of the key areas, or with instructors permission.
• Assessment: Mid-term, final, creative design essay, modeling practical, problem sets.

       faculty  	Topic   	                                                Department / area
1 	Gary Wessel 	Overview and Bioethics 	                                        MCB
2 	Wolfgang Peti   Protein engineering 	                                        MPPB
3 	Marc Johnson 	Bioenergy 	                                                MCB
4 	Tayhas Palmore  Principles of Engineering                                       Biomedical Engineering
5 	Tom Webster 	Nanotechnology 	                                                Biomedical Engineering
6 	Jay Tang 	Microbial forces 	                                        Physics
7 	Nicola Neretti 	Deterministic models 	                                        Physics
8 	Alex Brodsky 	Techniques in synthetic biology                                 MCB
9 	tbc             Techniques in synthetic biology                                 MPPB
10 	Jim Head        Exploring Planetary Environments: Earth and the Solar System    Geology
11 	Suzanne Sindi 	Stochastic Modeling 	                                        Applied Mathematics
12 	Woods Hole 	Exploring Microbiology 	 
13 	Jason Sello  	Organic Synthesis 	                                        Chemistry
14 	tbc             Metabolic Engineering 	                                        Chemistry
15 	Sherief Reda 	Engineering systems 	                                        Electronic Engineering
       Logistical support from Karen Haberstroh  Biomedical Engineering

Course outline will be finalized over the summer