| Instructor: | Prof. Terry Hwa; e-mail: office: 7222 Urey Hall |
| Time/Location: | 4-5:50pm every Friday starting Sept 29, 2023 location: Urey Hall 6120 |
| Course URL: | this page; https://matisse.ucsd.edu/courses/f23-qbio-critical-reading |
| Prerequisite: | interest in quantitative biology; consent of instructor |
Course activity:
| Date | class activity | assignment for the following week | |
| W1 | Fri, Sept 29 | 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, Oct 6 | small group discussion: ms #1 (no class) |
report on ms #1 due Friday Oct 13 |
| W3 | Tues, Oct 17 (3:30-5:30 pm) |
class evaluation of ms #1 |
pre-read ms #2: Just-in-time transcription program |
| W4 | Fri, Oct 20 | Intro to ms #2 bacterial growth & metabolism |
study ms #2 in small groups (work through worksheet) |
| W5 | Fri, Oct 27 | small group discussion: ms #2 (no class) |
report on ms #2 due Wed Nov 1 |
| W6 | Fri, Nov 3 | class evaluation of ms #2 | pre-read ms #3: Mitotic trigger wave |
| W7 | Fri, Nov 10 | Intro to ms #3 Fisher wave and trigger wave |
study ms #3 in small groups (work through worksheet) |
| W8 | Fri, Nov 17 | small group discussion: ms #3 (no class) |
report on ms #3 due Sat Nov 25 |
| Fri, Nov 24 | THANKSGIVING (no class) | ||
| W9 | Mon Nov 27 | class evaluation of ms #3 | pre-read ms #4: microbial community assembly |
| W10 | Fri, Dec 1 | small group discussion: ms #4 (no class) |
report on ms #4 due Wed Dec 6 |
| W11 | Fri, Dec 8 | class evaluation of ms #4 |