This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of several topics that span the interdisciplinary fields of Biological Physics and Systems Biology. While complexity of biology makes is difficult to account and establish well-defined parametrized models, using simpler 'toy' models allows one to make definitive and sometimes 'unexpected' predictions. The idea is to show that many of the problems in biology can be approached through rational design of quantitatively verifiable outcomes both experimentally and theoretically. More importantly, an attempt will be made to show that experimental and theoretical evaluation of these biological systems have advanced far enough that they can now complement each other. Various topics highlighting experimental techniques and modeling approaches in systems biology for problems ranging from molecular level to the multi-cellular level will be covered. While the topics are eclectically chosen and in no way represent the breadth of work/knowledge of biological systems, the idea is to convey the sense of excitement that these studies are generating.
Performance will be evaluated on the basis of the following:
10 am to 11:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays
Class Room, Department of Chemical Engineering
08/08/19: Class begins; Lecture 1 online
10/08/19: Extra Class scheduled at 2 pm
14/08/19: There will be no class on Thursday (15/8) in lieu of Independence Day
Rahul Roy
rahulroy [at] iisc.ac.in, rahulfx16 [at] nanobiophotonics.org
ph: 080 22933115
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