Harvard:Biophysics 101/2009
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*Meeting time: Wednesday, 12:00-1:30 pm | *Meeting time: Wednesday, 12:00-1:30 pm | ||
| - | *[http://www.college.harvard.edu/calendar First class] Wed | + | *[http://www.college.harvard.edu/calendar First class] Wed 4-Feb-2009. |
*Location: Cannon Room (Building C, Room 114) | *Location: Cannon Room (Building C, Room 114) | ||
*No exams | *No exams | ||
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Course overview
Focuses on modern technologies with exponential growth and their impact on global quality of life through weekly updated Wiki class project (in-depth case studies on synthetic biology applied to personal genomics). Integrating knowledge, tools for research, and commercial decision-making concerning new aspects of bioengineering, personalized medicine, genetically modified organisms, and stem cells. Interplays of biophysical, ecological, economic, and social/ethical modeling will be explored through multi-disciplinary teams of students, and individual brief reports.
This course can be cross-registered through MIT under HST.510
Potential course projects
Synthetic Biology for Personalized Medicine (H. sapiens 2.0)
- Diagnostics: Disease Risk Calculator web-tool that incorporates family history, lifestyle risk, and individual genotype. Trait-o-matic and PGP.
- Prevention: Bioweather map. Collection and use of real-time assays to track virus outbreaks, etc.
- Treatment: Tumor Killing Bacteria and Stem cell therapies.
Logistics
- Meeting time: Wednesday, 12:00-1:30 pm
- First class Wed 4-Feb-2009.
- Location: Cannon Room (Building C, Room 114)
- No exams
- No prerequisites
- Grading: Based on problem assignments and project milestones.
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