MB 5131 QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY
This course explores the quantitative understanding of biological regulatory networks by considering (1) their experimental analysis, (2) their depiction by creation of explicit physical models, (3) reduction of the physical models of mathematical models, and (4) the use of the mathematical models to provide mechanistic understanding and drive new and more effective experiments.
The course deals mostly with strategy of modeling process and analysis of simple reactions (first- and second-order chemical reactions, diffusion, equilibrium, and steady-state systems) and their combination into small signaling modules, with some underlying techniques for working with quantitative data. This course is a prerequisite for Quantitative Biology II.