S23: Reading in Quantitative Physiology

Instructor: Karen Oegema & Terry Hwa;
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Time: Friday 10 – 11:50am
Location: Urey 6120
Course URL: this pagehttps://matisse.ucsd.edu/courses/s23-qphysiology
Prerequisite: interest in quantitative physiology; consent of instructor

Course activity:

Date class activity assignment
W1 Fri,
Apr 7
Intro to worm phenotype screening by Karen Oegema
read ms #1: Gene function profiling during embryonic development.
W2 Fri,
Apr 14
Group discussion on assigned reading (ms #1) with Karen
W3 Fri,
Apr 21
Intro to drosophila development by Michael Perry read ms #2 Transcriptional dynamics during Drosophila development
W4 Fri,
Apr 28
Group discussion on assigned reading (ms #2) with Michael
W5 Fri,
May 5
Intro to microbiome research
by Karsten Zengler
read ms #3 Design of a complex gut microbiome
W6 Fri,
May 12
Group discussion on assigned reading (ms#3) with Karsten
W7 Fri,
May 19
Intro to bacterial spores by Gurol Suel
read ms #4 electric potential and dormant spores 
W8 Fri,
May 26
Group discussion on assigned reading (ms #4) with Gurol
W9 Fri,
Jun 2
prepare for group project
(no class)
W10 Fri,
Jun 9
group project presentation