Dynamics of Biological Systems
CATS
15
Duration
10 weeks
Teaching methods
You will learn by a mixture of lectures, tutorials and in-class programming assignments
Assessment
1 x In-module test
1 x Open book assessment
INS Modules
Dynamics of Biological Systems
This module will introduce students to the "systems dynamical" nature of cells. We will introduce the student to this system level view of the cell and explain the experimental and mathematical approaches used to achieve a system levels understanding of cellular function. The module will also outline how a detailed understanding of system dynamics enables researchers to engineer novel biological systems for the first time, in a synthetic biology approach.
After completing the module, you will be able to:
- Learn about dynamic responses/behaviour of cells in terms of metabolism, gene regulation, and signalling.
- Learn about experimental approaches for acquiring quantitative and single-cell data of cellular systems.
- Learn about building computational/mathematical models that can allow hypotheses to be devised from acquired quantitative data and guide new data collection experiments.
- Writing biochemical reactions from pathway diagrams or ODEs.
- Acquiring quantitative thinking skills for cellular biology.
The study of non-autonomous dynamical systems can shed new light on biological systems. On this module, you will learn how our understanding of cells and cellular pathways can be enhanced by considering them as entities that can change their behaviour both in space and time.