BEE 5600

Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In this class you'll learn about mathematical models of biology that you can use to build engineered organisms. We will cover how to make back of the envelope calculations about biological systems, study the mathematics of metabolic networks for producing commodity chemicals and pharmaceuticals, learn how to approach building a new mathematical model of a biological system, and study mathematical models of gene regulation.

Prerequisites BEE 2600, BIOMG 3300 or equivalent, MATH 2930 and MATH 2940, or permission of instructor.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Learning Outcomes

• After this class students should be able to weigh the ethical arguments for and against developing a biotechnology.
• After this class students should be able to search biological databases and condense the results into a mathematical representation.
• After this class students should be able to Install python code using the Unix command line and make calculations using condensed biological data.
• After this class students should be able to present the results of computer calculation and interpret them.
• After this class students should be able to use computer models to understand modes of gene regulation.

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