PHYS 847/492 - Quantitative Biology
Instructor: Eldon
Emberly Office: SCB9684
Phone:
3701 e-mail: eemberly_at_sfu_dot_ca
Syllabus
Lecture Material:
Review of Molecular Biology
Random Polymer Results
RNA notes
RNA 2ndary structure prediction
RNA folding game
Protein folding notes
Protein folding game
Network mechanics
Molecular motors
Equilibrium Binding: Promoter
regulation
Genetic Switches: Stability
analysis
Biochemical oscillators: limit
cycles
Gillespie Algorithm
Class Questions/Readings:
Random polymer problems
(Sept 11 discussion)
RNA papers discussion
(Sept 18 discussion)
Paper 1
Paper
2
Protein papers discussion
(Sept 25 discussion)
Paper 1
Paper
2
Gene regulation
discussion
(Oct. 9 discussion)
Paper 1
Paper
2
Biological oscillators
discussion
(Oct. 23 discussion)
Noise in biochemical systems
(Oct. 30 discussion)
Spatial
patterning: Min system
Information
optimization: morphogen gradients
Problem Sets:
Assignment #1 Due Oct 2
in class
Hamiltonian Paths Generator Script
Paper detaling algorithm
Data for PCA: 2D
data 5D data
choose 'Save As'
Assignment #2 Due Oct 30
in class
Assignment #3 Due Nov 27
in class