| Instructor: | Prof. Terry Hwa; e-mail: office: 7222 Urey Hall |
| Time/Location: | 4-5:50pm every Friday starting Sept 23, 2022 location: Urey Hall 6210 |
| Course URL: | this page; http://matisse.ucsd.edu/courses/f22-qbio-critical-reading |
| Prerequisite: | interest in quantitative biology; consent of instructor |
Course activity:
| Date | class activity | assignment for the following week | |
| W1 | Fri, Sept 23 | Intro to critical reading and Intro to gene circuits |
study ms #1a: genetic toggle switch or ms #1b: the repressilator (work through worksheet) |
| W2 | Fri, Sept 30 | evaluation of ms #1 |
pre-read ms #2: Just-in-time transcription program |
| W3 | Fri, Oct 7 | Intro to bacterial growth Intro to metabolic regulation |
study ms #2 in small groups (work through worksheet) |
| W4 | Fri, Oct 14 | small group discussion: ms #2 | report on ms #2 due Wed Oct 19 |
| W5 | Fri, Oct 21 | Evaluation of ms #2 | pre-read ms #3: Mitotic trigger wave |
| W6 | Fri, Oct 28 | Intro to ms #3 Fisher wave and trigger wave |
study ms #3 in small groups (work through worksheet) |
| W7 | Fri, Nov 4 | small group discussion: ms #3 | report on ms #3 due Wed Nov 9 |
| W8 | Mon, Nov 14 |
Evaluation of ms #3 | pre-read ms #4: membrane voltage dynamics in moving mice |
| W9 | Fri, Nov 18 | Intro to ms #4 by Phil Tsai [zoom recording] |
study ms #4 in small groups (work through worksheet) |
| Fri, Nov 26 | THANKSGIVING (no class) small group discussion some time this week or next |
report on ms#4 due Wed Nov 30 |
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| W10 | Fri, Dec 2 | Evaluation of ms #4 with Phil Tsai |