BEE 5600

Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

In this class you'll learn about upper level introduction to cutting edge topics of interest to biological engineering. We will connect relevant themes and concepts from the BEE curriculum to recent developments in areas of cellular and molecular engineering, learning how to make relevant and lasting connections between the fundamental concepts (biological systems, genetics, metabolic networks) for producing commodity chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and study mathematical models of gene regulation.

Prerequisites background equivalent to: BEE 2600; BIOMG 3300; MATH 2930 and MATH 2940; or permission of instructor.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2024SP, 2023SP

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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