Genetic Circuits

BIOL-UA 525

In this discussion-based class we will build a bottom-up understanding of the architecture and function of genetic circuits by analyzing simple cases in bacterial cells. These will include genetic circuits that undergo oscillatory, switch-like, and excitatory dynamics. Our central strategy for understanding these genetic circuits will be to use computational techniques to model their dynamics and to compare our theoretical results to experimental data derived from primary scientific literature.

Format: Lecture

Prerequisites: BIOL-UA 22 or BIOL-UA 9022 AND MATH-UA 121

Corequisites: None

Location: New York

Equivalent(s): None

Term(s) offered: None

Requirements satisfied:

• Major: Biology Standard Track
  • • Upper-Level Elective
      • • Reasoning Skills
        • Quantitative Skills
        • Advanced Biology
• Major: GPH/Biology
  • • Emphasis-Area Elective
      • • Genetics & Genomics
        • Infectious Diseases