BIO-511 / 6 credits

Teacher: McCabe Brian Donal

Language: English

Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.

Remark: Inscription sur dossier d'application, merci de vous inscrire sur ISA qu'après avoir reçu l'accord de la section. iGEM lab can only be taken by students who validated iGEM as a bachelor project


Summary

An interdisciplinary EPFL student team will design and build genetic circuits with novel functionalities. Students learn to develop a project and carry it out to completion in a concrete manner. Their creativity and critical thinking are highly encouraged.

Content

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Discuss the definition of synthetic biology and how this discipline enables the engineering of biological systems
  • Develop a project/idea and generate a roadmap on how to execute this project
  • Conduct independent experiments in a research lab
  • Organize themselves to finish a research project
  • Present and defend a research project in front of a panel of international judges
  • Operate in a multidisciplinary group having acquired both leadership and team spirit-oriented skills
  • Assess / Evaluate project and to contribute to this project in creative fashion
  • Discuss synthetic biology, clarifying its pros and cons

Transversal skills

  • Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
  • Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
  • Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
  • Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
  • Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
  • Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
  • Make an oral presentation.
  • Write a scientific or technical report.

Assessment methods

Written report and oral presentation.

In the programs

  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
  • Subject examined: IGEM lab
  • Labs: 6 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: IGEM lab
  • Labs: 6 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Fall
  • Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
  • Subject examined: IGEM lab
  • Labs: 6 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: IGEM lab
  • Labs: 6 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks

Reference week

 MoTuWeThFr
8-9     
9-10     
10-11     
11-12     
12-13     
13-14     
14-15     
15-16     
16-17     
17-18     
18-19     
19-20     
20-21     
21-22     

Related courses

Results from graphsearch.epfl.ch.