[bioundgrd] 6.129/20.129 Biological Circuit Engineering Laboratory (BioCEL)

[Joyce Roberge]

6.129/20.129 Biological Circuit Engineering Laboratory (BioCEL)

Interested in synthetic biology? Want to build circuits in living cells? Curious on how to design yeast that compute?

Synthetic biology is an emerging engineering discipline that aims to design new functions in biological systems. This course aims to give students a hands-on experience building and modeling synthetic circuits from the ground up to implement artificial biological systems. We will use the model yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a host chassis for engineering biological circuits. Students will have the opportunity to work at the cutting-edge of synthetic biology by designing, building, and testing their own novel systems with a variety of potential applications.

Successful completion of this course should prepare students for independent synthetic biology research. Undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds welcome. Course enrollment is limited. This course serves as an alternative to 20.109 for Biological Engineering students.

Prereqs: 18.02 and 7.01x, or equivalent courses
Units: 2-8-2
Offered: Spring 2015, MW 12-5
Engineering Design Points: 12
Instructors: Timothy Lu, Ron Weiss
Designations: CI-M, Institute Lab





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