VCU/Courses/Synthetic Biology Fundamentals/Schedule

Module 1 - Introduction

• Aug 24 - Synthetic Biology Overview
• Aug 26 - Enabling Technologies and Principles

Module 3 - Design

• Aug 31 - Foundational Technologies
• Sep 02 - Engineering Principles
• Sep 07 - Genetic Programming
• Sep 09 - Biological Networks
• Sep 14 - Lab:
• Sep 16 - Lab:

Module 2 - Synthesis

• Sep 21 -
• Sep 23 - Biosensors and Actuators
• Sep 28 - Gene Expression Control
• Sep 30 - System Architecture
• Oct 05 - Computer-Aided Design
• Oct 07 - Presentation I: Review of a synthetic biology project
• Oct 12 - Lab:
• Oct 14 - Lab:

Module 2 - Analysis

• Oct 19 - Part Characterization
• Oct 21 - Part Characterization
• Oct 26 - Part Characterization
• Oct 28 - Genetic Circuit Engineering
• Nov 02 - Part Characterization
• Nov 04 - Lab:
• Nov 09 - Lab:
• Nov 11 - Lab:

Module 3 - Modeling

• Nov 16 - Artemisinin Project
• Nov 18 - Metabolic Pathway Engineering
• Nov 23 - Part Characterization
• Nov 25 - Part Characterization
• Nov 30 - Part Characterization
• Dec 02 - Presentation II: Design of a synthetic biological System