Quantitative Biology of the Living Cell
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Instructor
Prof Jenna Rickus BMED 2029 rickus@purdue.edu office hours: Friday 12:30 - 2:00
Overall Goal
In this class you will conduct a cellular design project. You will create a design to engineer cells to accomplish a task or solve a problem. You will define the problem that you will work on. In class we will explore and apply the necessary topics and models applying your previous and current coursework in thermodynamics, kinetics, transport etc that will be necessary to achieve your goals. The particular topics will be driven by the project.
Course Syllabus and Outline
General Announcements
In Class Activities
Aug 23 GROUP BRAINSTORM: Define the problem(s) that cells face and must find solutions to. What are the design criteria? What are the constraints? We will have a group discussion following. You do not have to turn anything in for this, but the thought process will be useful for the writing assignment below.
Assignments
- Assignment 1 due Aug 30 in class
