Biophysics : physics of biological systems
Summary
Understand and use the results and methods of population genetics, population dynamics, network theory, and reaction network dynamics to analyze and predict the behavior of living systems
Content
Master equation, population genetics, finite populations, genetic drift, stochastic modeling, fluctuating environments
Introduction to networks, dynamics on networks
Biochemical reaction networks, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, cooperativity, autoregulation, feedback and bistability, switches, oscillations, feed-forward loop network motif, stochastic gene expression, causes and consequences of stochastic gene expression, robustness
Keywords
physics of living systems, population genetics, population dynamics, genetic networks, systems biology
Learning Prerequisites
Recommended courses
physics, mathematics, and biology at the introductory university level
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Analyze biological dynamics
- Solve the Master equation in different contexts
- Formulate dynamical equations describing biological systems
Teaching methods
Flipped classroom, lectures (online and in person), in-person discussions, discussions of research articles, problem solving
Expected student activities
attend lectures, watch online lectures, complete exercises, read and present recent papers in the field
Assessment methods
40% homework, 60% final project
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Biophysics : physics of biological systems
- Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional